[Leica] photo-book printing

[steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)]

On Jan 9, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Jeff Moore wrote:

> 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.



the order above is from the least expensive to the most....



> 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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