Coffee Table Books from MyPublisher

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mypublisher.com/default.php' target='_blank'>http://www.mypublisher.com/default.php</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/logoMyPublisher.gif" /> <br /><br />"Add “Wow!” to your photos with MyPublisher Hardcover Photo Books!MyPublisher Hardcover Photo Books are a better way to store and share your photos than ordering loose prints. They are better than any photo album, they’re easy to make, and they cost less than prints pasted into a traditional scrapbook. You’ll save time and money and your friends will say, “Wow!” Standard Retail Price: Only $29.95 for 10 pages with up to 80 photos. Additional pages only $2.95 each. All MyPublisher Original Hardcover Photo Books have these great features: <br /> <br />• 9-inches high and 12-inches wide <br />• Real, high-quality, four-color offset printing. <br />• Archival-quality acid-free 100-pound glossy paper stock. <br />• Custom hardcover book binding in imported linen or leather. Choose from six different colors. <br />• Single-sided or double-side printing available."<br /><br />Looks like a great service - anyone tried it? What did you think? I can think of some great ways to use a service like this!

[Timothy Huber]

Last summer, my in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. As part of the party that my wife and her siblings threw, we set up some tables of memorabilia: her wedding dress, a saddle from when they ran a steer ranch, the traffic light he was given when he retired from his job as a traffic engineer.

On the sly, we also collected as many photographs as we could. I scanned them in and put together a DVD using Vegas: zooming and panning the photos over a soundtrack of love songs from the early 50s. We had this running in a loop on a TV at the memorabilia table, as well.

So what does this have to do with MyPublisher? I used the same photos to produce a MyPublisher book. I think it was about 30 pages in length. At the time, they only printed on one side of the page. I was extremely impressed with the end result. A beautiful hard-cover cloth binding and thick glossy pages made for an amazing gift.

Turn around was great, too. I ordered on a Monday and had the book by Thursday, I think. It's well worth it.

I'm on a project now to put together MyPublisher books for the first 5 years of my kid's lives.

Timothy

[Kent Pribbernow]

Isn't this the same service that iPhoto's integrated Photo book component is based on?

[Timothy Huber]

Isn't this the same service that iPhoto's integrated Photo book component is based on?

Yes, I believe that is correct

Timothy

[Gordo]

I was wondering if anyone has tried the new offering of "Paper Back" books. It is 20 pages, up to 80 photos and goes for $9.95.

I have had a couple of the coffee table books done and happy with the quality.

[mrkablooey]

Isn't this the same service that iPhoto's integrated Photo book component is based on?

If so, they're quite nice. :)

[mrwickham]

Great product, great service. I haven't made a pocketbook yet, but the table book makes a wonderful gift. They also have a great plugin for PowerPoint instead of using their book creation software, which I found to be slow and frustrating to use at times. Maybe I am just more comfortable with PowerPoint? Very professional looking books, now all you have to do is take the picture :wink:

One other note although it is similar to the Mac iPhoto it is a different company. If my memory is correct My Publisher started roughly a 6 months to a year after iPhoto. I have, however, been wrong before (at least that's what my wife tells me :roll: )

[Gordo]

I ordered a Paper Back book with 29 pages and 31 photos. The total was about $15 plus international shipping. I will hopefully get the book next week and be able to report back on the quality.

[Jason Dunn]

I'm planning on ordering the large-format coffee table book for a family project, but I'm realizing that 80 pictures on 10 pages isn't very realistic in terms of size. I have a feeling this is going to end up being a $99 book by the time I'm through. 8O

[Gordo]

That was about the cost with international shipping for my coffee table format books. I have had a number of comments about how nice the photos are, but $100 is reserved only for thoses special moments.

[Suhit Gupta]

$99, though a large amount, doesn't seems like a bad deal for this. I mean think of how much it would cost if you DIY. It would involve buying card stock paper, printing the pictures out on it using your inkjet printer and then have it all bound. So, cost of paper, cost of ink, cost of binding, plus your own time. Finally, there is the convenience factor.

Suhit