![]() The pictures are not nearly as sharp and clear on the regular paper, so I’d recommend springing for the glossy paper. I’ve ordered one of my five with regular paper, and I regret it. Or you can get lay-flat pages, which are awfully nice, I must admit.Īnother choice you’ll make is between regular paper or super glossy paper. You can get regular pages, which curl like this: Once you make your book, you’ll get hit with a lot of upgrade options during the checkout process. So, by choosing to do these books, I’m not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. ![]() I do feel like I have more creative control when I’m scrapbooking, but on the other hand, it’s not like I was getting any scrapbooking done recently. This is definitely faster than traditional scrapbooking, and the books take up a lot less space than scrapbooks, so that’s a plus. You can get pretty fancy, but so far, I’ve been leaning toward a more minimalist look. There are lots of different templates and page layouts, so even if you haven’t got a good sense of how to arrange photos on a page, you could definitely do this. I’ve gotten a little better at using it as time has gone along, so my later books look better than my first. The My Publisher software, which is free to download, is pretty easy to use, and it allows for quite a bit of customization. So, I thought I’d let you all know what I think so far. In the last six months or so, several My Publisher photo book daily deals have popped up, and I’ve snagged them almost every time.īefore this, I’d never made a photo book except by scrapbooking, and now I’ve done five. It's an interesting concept in publishing that can present your photos in hardbound albums and other printed formats for prices similar to blank albums in a bookstore.(This is an unpaid review of My Publisher, by the way!) It installs desktop icons without asking and leaves items behind when it's uninstalled but is otherwise a polite performer. We really like the custom book-jacket-maker feature, which you can use to replace a lost or damaged jacket or create your own custom book covers.īookMaker is freeware certified for Windows versions up to Vista, but we installed in Windows 7 with no trouble. Clicking an image calls up an Image Toolbox that allows various adjustments. The wizard-based guide walks you through each step of creating your book. There's also a full Help menu that includes links to chat and Web-based assistance. Opening BookMaker's interface includes a Quick-Start Guide in the left-hand panel but also initiates an optional but helpful quick-start video. While we didn't go so far as to purchase any of them, the examples displayed on MyPublisher's Web site appear attractive and well-made and offer an alternative to traditional prints at a comparable cost. ![]() The choices range from paperback PocketBooks editions costing 10 bucks to coffee-table-style hardcover books that are three times more expensive, as well as calendars, postcards, and greeting cards. MyPublisher's BookMaker is a free photo album maker with a twist: You use it to create, organize, and edit your photo album, and then order online one of several printed photobook options at various prices, which are custom-printed and shipped to you.
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