Thanks for the detailed response.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/20/2010 8:21 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 10/20/2010 1:52 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Care to summarize the top n where n is a number of your choosing that is as
>> large as it makes sense to be? Obviously MyPublisher must be in the top few.
>
> Star ratings:
> Adorama - 3.5
> Aperture - 4
> Blurb - 3
> Kodak - 4
> MPix - 2.5
> MyPublisher - 4
> Picabo - 1.5
> Shutterfly - 3
> SmileBooks - 3.5
> Snapfish - 2
>
> Rating categories:
> Cost, minimal hardback
> Cover options
> Spine text
> Endpaper
> Paper options
> Time to complete
> Print time
> Print quality and color
> Design options
> On or off-line creation
> Creation experience
> Standout features
>
>> Are there useful rating criteria other than image quality and price?
>
> Rating categories:
> Cost, minimal hardback
> Cover options
> Spine text
> Endpaper
> Paper options
> Time to complete
> Print time
> Print quality and color
> Design options
> On or off-line creation
> Creation experience
> Standout features
>
>
>> Worthwhile to hunt up a copy of the November PopPhoto?
>
> It may show up on their web site. There are 4.3 pages of text and
> illustrations, in addition to the comparison chart.
> I'd by one, I suppose. They long ago went to different covers for
> subscription and newsstand editions, so I don't even
> know what one would cost.
>
>> Perhaps more importantly, would you try someone other than MyPublisher on
>> your next purchase?
>
> That depends a lot on prices. I'm quite happy with the MyPublisher binding,
> paper and print quality. Their pricing
> drives me nuts, with what seem to me to be high regular prices, but lots of
> email specials. I just picked up another two
> copies at half price near the end of our trip. On the other hand, their
> prices on the same size books seem to be
> comparable to the other top rated ones in the PP comparison. So I need to do
> more price checking.
>
> I find the Adorama floating pages that have no center curve and can do full,
> two page spreads without missing the middle
> very interesting.
>
> I guess I would consider both Kodak and Adorama for a new book. I'd like to
> try both on the existing book, just to see
> how they do. But I don't like the cost for experiments when what I have is
> excellent already. Also, I seem to recall
> that Adorama has a smaller page limit. Haven't checked Koduck.
>
> Informative Moose
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