I searched for Blurb and the latest was 2015, so I am starting a new topic. I produced two drafts (one color and one BW) as a test, and then ordered a single print of a 11x13, 150 page monogram in BW. I produced the BW images in Nik Silver Effects Pro and / or Lightroom using the BW button, not simply reducing the saturation sliders. I made a pdf of the book and it looked pretty good. High contrast and pretty sharp images. So then I ordered one print to test it again before ordering a few dozen to use as gifts. Really poor print quality. And what surprised me is the color. The blacks are black and the whites pretty white. But all the mid-tones seem pink. It is like their printer leaked some warm tone ink in to the process. I contacted the help desk and am waiting for their response.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

I used the BookWrite software not the LR version even tho my images come from LR. BW has more flexibility. When you order a book you have options to get an ebook version or a pdf version. I got the pdf because the font I like is not licensed for ebooks. So the pdf was made by Blurb also and it is pure Black and white. The printed book has the pink or magenta issue at all the middle gray areas. Any image with a subtle atmosphere like fog, clouds or water show the color.

I heard back from customer support. They want me to send them photos of the bad pages. The pink is so subtle I am not sure it will show up in a photo of a printed photo.