[Leica] photo-book printing

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

that cost ranking did not add up for me when i compared blurb to several 
high ranking printers--blurb was sgenerally cheaper in common sizes

but, i'd rather do a book than research it 

ric


On Jan 9, 2010, at 7:31 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

>> 
>> 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....
>> 
> A & I      8.2
> Asuka      7.9
> Adorama      7.5
> Apple      7.4
> Bay Photo      7.4
> Paper Chase      7.3
> Mpix      7.1
> Shared Ink      7
> White House      7
> Fastback      6.9
> My Publisher      6.7
> Blurb      6.7
> Pikto      6.3
> Embassy      6.3
> MagCloud      6
> LuLu      5.7
> Create Space      4.8
> Comix Press      4.7
> 
> An issue might be how many of them print better then the person reading the
> list.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
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