Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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