Photo books

[angelmia]

Shutterfly or My publisher?

[allison]

I used Picaboo (www.picaboo.com) and loved the outcome! I really liked that I could have one photo on the entire page, edge to edge. I also liked that you could pick different colors for backgrounds, including black. It's free to download their program and the most recent book I got I also got a smaller, soft cover book for free. I guess it was some special they have...

Just another suggestion!

[BTB]

I like Shutterfly, but haven't tried others. They let you do the full-page photo thing, edge-to-edge, which I agree can look pretty cool. :) But importantly, for me, the user interface was really easy. Adding captions was a breeze. Decently priced, and IMO good quality.

[Janey]

BTB - Do you think that Shutterfly quality is good for a mother's wedding album? I meant to do it for mother's day gifts, but got so frustrated by MyPublisher & Imagestation's software that I got frustrated and gave up.

[Myra]

Slate just reviewed this: http://www.slate.com/id/2143039/

[ruledbymercury]

I've used SharedInk.com with success. I've also ordered several custom calendars from them.

[Janey]

Myra - Thanks so much for the article link! I only wish I could email the guy and ask him to add Shared Ink, My Publisher, et al to his reviews.

[pyjammy]

I've used Shutterfly, Imagestation, and MyPublisher and have been happy with all three so far. I design albums for other people, and most of them choose to print their books with MyPublisher. I must say, their Mac plug-in for iPhoto is outstanding and much better than the bookmaker software.

Either way, I always design the pages in Photoshop and then use the full-bleed option for printing.