My Publisher out of business
Feb 11, 2017 11:41:07 #
I am in the same boat as you. I have used MyPublisher.com for many years and have had them print many photo books for me. I have tried other companies including Shutterfly and Blurb but none compare to MyPublisher.com on the quality of paper (I always upgrade to their best paper) and their Lay-Flat pages. I dread having to find another company to print my books. If you find one comparable, please let us know.
Feb 11, 2017 11:55:43 #
I loved My Publisher for its ability to let you download its software on your computer, make the book and upload to MP site, compared to other similarly priced companies where you have to upload your pictures to their site and then make books on their site.
Lightroom lets you make books, and send it to Blurb. Similar concept. MP had deals almost all year. At some point, Shutterfly bought MP. If you go to Shutterfly site, MP will be listed on their site as their product as well. It is to be seen if Shutterfly will continue MP's idea of letting you download standalone software as an option when MP officially goes down.
All suggests are very good. I have used Snapfish as well. Equally good.
Lightroom lets you make books, and send it to Blurb. Similar concept. MP had deals almost all year. At some point, Shutterfly bought MP. If you go to Shutterfly site, MP will be listed on their site as their product as well. It is to be seen if Shutterfly will continue MP's idea of letting you download standalone software as an option when MP officially goes down.
All suggests are very good. I have used Snapfish as well. Equally good.
Feb 11, 2017 12:05:12 #
Jacqui Burke wrote:
I travel a lot and do most of my photography while... (show quote)
There are a number of printing companies out there, including Walgreens and WalMart, but if you're wanting a print-on-demand publisher, Lulu.com prints both paperbacks and hardbacks. They print large format books routinely. Although CreateSpace.com, a subsidiary of Amazon, does color printing of paperbacks, I've not been impressed by their color output quality except for their paperback covers, which are not bad at all. If you decide to use CreateSpace, I recommend that you publish the book as color, even if your images are in black and white, because the output quality appears better on the "color" paper. CreateSpace does not print larger than 8.5x11.
Feb 11, 2017 12:15:42 #
Preachdude wrote:
There are a number of printing companies out there... (show quote)
I know Lulu very well - they are here in Raleigh and a former customer of mine for digital storage and do great work. Just one caveat whoever you use: be sure to carefully proof your work, especially formatting, and look at a proof copy before printing in mass. A friend of mine had her novel published, and sent the word document to the publisher without either viewing a proof or selecting the correct view in Word. She had a hundred or so copies published, and there were long empty spaces between sentences that turned a 300 page book into 600 pages and looked silly.
Feb 11, 2017 15:06:00 #
Feb 11, 2017 15:14:26 #
u1003074 wrote:
Bay Photo is the best. They even have an optional 6 color printing along with the stay flat pages.
How many have you used to come to that determination? What printers and paper do they use?
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Feb 13, 2017 10:36:08 #
Thanks all for the suggestions. I have narrowed my next book project down to Mixbook, Collage.com, Whitewall, Snapfish, or Bay Books. These are the only companies that offer a 100 page large landscape shaped book with lay-flat pages. Adoramapix gets great reviews on printing quality but they allow only 70 pages in the lay-flat format. That's just not enough for a 2 week adventure filled trip. Mixbook offers downloadable software like I'm used to with My Publisher. Has anyone on the UHH used this company?
Feb 13, 2017 10:38:24 #
TriX wrote:
I know Lulu very well - they are here in Raleigh a... (show quote)
I agree -- proofing is essential! For text proofing, even if you use a superior proofer like "WhiteSmoke," nothing can replace having someone other than yourself proof your work. It's expensive to hire a professional to do it, so try to find a friend who is good at it who will do it for lower cost or free. Proofing the format almost always needs the involves the author of the book, and for picture books, the author absolutely MUST examine a proof carefully. Otherwise, you have no one to blame but yourself for disasters big and small.
Feb 13, 2017 11:35:34 #
Feb 16, 2017 17:20:14 #
Hi UHH! I'm Meghan with PrestoPhoto and a forum member pointed us over here to help if we can. MyPublisher took us off guard too, so we're trying to do our best to fill in. An engineer has whipped up a special PDF processor for downloaded MyPublisher PDF's to convert full wrap covers and dust jacket end flaps.
We could really use help just by uploading some the MyPub Digital PDF files from the their website to ours, so we can see how our PDF processor handles all the different sizes and formats. Here is a direct link for comparison and how to upload https://www.prestophoto.com/create/mypublisher-printing
My biggest piece of advice is to make sure you login to the *mypublisher website* and download digital PDF's of *all* your "My Projects" to your desktop. It's probable those will be inaccessible at some point down the road, and you might need a reprint. We don't have the large 15x11.5 nor lay flats but with enough cheers, maybe I can convince the production line for at least for the XXL size. ;-) I'd be happy to answer any other questions. Thanks!
We could really use help just by uploading some the MyPub Digital PDF files from the their website to ours, so we can see how our PDF processor handles all the different sizes and formats. Here is a direct link for comparison and how to upload https://www.prestophoto.com/create/mypublisher-printing
My biggest piece of advice is to make sure you login to the *mypublisher website* and download digital PDF's of *all* your "My Projects" to your desktop. It's probable those will be inaccessible at some point down the road, and you might need a reprint. We don't have the large 15x11.5 nor lay flats but with enough cheers, maybe I can convince the production line for at least for the XXL size. ;-) I'd be happy to answer any other questions. Thanks!
Apr 5, 2017 20:57:35 #
I'm in the same boat. Love My Publisher. Have tried Shutterfly, Apple, Aperture and Mosaic books. None compare to quality and price of my publisher. And I don't think shutgerfly is going to offer what my publisher did. At least they haven't yet. I do like Artifact Uprising. I haven't done a larger book with them yet but I like the small book I tried out. Need to see if they have a layflat that isn't too thick. All the lay flat options elsewhere are for very thick pages. I hope you find something you like and post about it.
Apr 5, 2017 21:14:04 #
TriX wrote:
Another vote for Bay Photo - their work and custom... (show quote)
It seems to me that good customer service would have been to notify you before they printed it that the file was not adequate for a print that large and ask if you have a bigger file.
Apr 5, 2017 23:18:14 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
It seems to me that good customer service would have been to notify you before they printed it that the file was not adequate for a print that large and ask if you have a bigger file.
Good point. I think part of the reason may have been that I use their economy/pro service (no color correction, etc.), so they may assume I know what I'm doing when I submit a print, but I'm just guessing.
Apr 5, 2017 23:26:48 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
There is a bookmaker module in Lightroom. Without clicking on the Send link, it looks like http://www.blurb.com
I recently used Lightroom's Book module and Blurb to make a book of my granddaughter's first year. I took two images from each month, one serious pic, and one comical. They did a really good job and the price was very reasonable. They often have 40% off specials right on the website. Laying out the book in LR was quite easy.
May 2, 2017 16:12:03 #
I'm totally in the same boat and LOVED MyPublisher. I need a new product that will do 100 pages in lay flat style and has downloadable software. Surely someone will fill this gap!?!
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