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Subject: [Leica] photo-book printing
From: jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:34:55 -0500

Awhile ago, someone on the LUG posted this blog entry about an
ASMP-sponsored comparison of on-demand photo-book publishers:

  
http://sharpernewyork.blogspot.com/2009/07/print-on-demand-book-test-results.html

>From the above article:

    Printer Overall Rating

    MagCloud 6
    Create Space 4.8
    Comix Press 4.7
    LuLu 5.7
    Apple 7.4
    Adorama 7.5
    My Publisher 6.7
    Blurb 6.7
    Pikto 6.3
    Shared Ink 7
    White House 7
    Mpix 7.1
    Bay Photo 7.4
    A & I 8.2
    Embassy 6.3
    Fastback 6.9
    Paper Chase 7.3
    Asuka 7.9

It bugged me that the list wasn't sorted by... anything I could discern.
So I ran it through a sort, and have annotated the top ones with what
appear to be the correct web addresses.

Some appear to be the snippy sorts of folk who require you to prove your
professional working photographer status before they'll work with you,
others don't.


8.2 A & I
  http://www.aandibooks.com/

7.9 Asuka
  http://asukabook.com/

7.5 Adorama
  http://www.adoramapix.com/PhotoBooks.aspx

7.4 Bay Photo
  http://www.bayphoto.com/catalog/pp_books.htm

7.4 Apple
  http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/print-products.html
  http://www.apple.com/aperture/resources/printproducts.html

7.3 Paper Chase
  http://www.paperchase.net/index.php

7.1 Mpix
  http://www.mpix.com/Product.aspx/customhardcoverbooks

7 White House
  http://www.whcc.com/products/books-albums/press-printed-books/

7 Shared Ink
  http://www.sharedink.com/

6.9 Fastback
  http://www.fastbackbooks.com/

6.7 My Publisher
  http://www.mypublisher.com/

6.7 Blurb
  http://www.blurb.com/

6.3 Pikto

6.3 Embassy

6 MagCloud

5.7 LuLu

4.8 Create Space

4.7 Comix Press



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