I’m hoping I can get cream paper selected somehow for the next attempt. Like I said, not too bad, but not as nice as the CreateSpace print is. Here is a quick photo of the first result. For whatever reason it printed in white paper, which isn’t ideal for a novel. I had used to to make up a test print of the novel with moderate success. I’ve been using BookWright for a while now. I don’t know the differences between BookWright and BookSmart, but I’m thinking that BookSmart was their original software and will eventually be retiring that. You can also make a book with two separate programs, one called BookWright and the other called BookSmart. You can use their plugin for Adobe InDesign (I don’t own that software, no go on that). You can make the book directly through their website, which I haven’t attempted. The most difficult would be making your own PDF, which I’ll avoid for the reason mentioned with Ingram Spark. They have quite a few methods to get data to them. This is a problem for novel writing because there are still hold overs from that history in their processes. With Blurb, they got their feet wet in the publishing service with photo books. So today, I’ll be talking about issue I have with Blurb as my second best option to CreateSpace. There could be other services out there, but I’ve not found any that have reasonable fees and a smooth process. It’s easy in some ways, but time consuming in others. With as much reach as they offer, it seems like a good second PoD publisher. They also mention distribution with Ingram Spark. They are reliable and upfront with any costs or fees. I can’t exactly remember for what or why (either photo books and/or my old Convention Photography book). I do really like their ebook process, so I do use them for that at least. Curiously, they offer a 6.88×4.25 inch format that might be interesting for selling direct though that format can’t be sold through their extended distribution networks. Lulu is an option, but they don’t offer 8×5 that I’ve decided on. Not to mention they have a lot of fees involved in the process, so if I messed something up it would get costly fast. It shouldn’t be that time consuming and difficult. That’s great an all, but in my case I want something simple that looks like a standard novel inside. All I have seen is a large verbose file creation guide in PDF format. The problem is that they have no templates as far as I can tell. In my attempt to find a second print-on-demand service so that there is some level of complete market coverage, I’ve been looking at the different services available. You can also download a cover template based on your final page size and that just simply works. You can download a document template that is formatted to their specifications and it just simply works. The process is relatively straightforward. She had to see the book to understand.I have my Creator Sky novel “published” with CreateSpace. "My sister called me on Christmas morning and said, 'I had no idea you made real books!'" laughs Gittens. Gittens used Blurb print a book of childhood photos and sent it to her family last Christmas. Technology aside, says Gittens, Blurb's biggest challenge is to communicate to potential customers the quality of its printing process. The project manager can limit the number of photos any one person uploads and send reminders to those who haven't contributed. BookSmart now allows one person to be the project manager and invite others to upload photos to a community site hosted by Blurb. "Right now communities are doing this the hard way, emailing photos and links to one another" says Blurb CEO Eileen Gittens, pointing to groups on Flickr and various camera enthusiast forums which have collaborated on custom publications. The latest update of Blurb's BookSmart software, which allows users to design their books offline, also overhauls its graphics capabilities and adds many new templates for wedding albums, yearbooks, and journals. Online publisher Blurb announced on Tuesday a new feature that allow groups to collaborate on the publication of a custom book.
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