Comments on: THE 400 PAGE BLURB BOOK http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/ Wed, 09 May 2012 21:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adrienne Randall http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Adrienne Randall Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:13:12 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-782 Hi, I read about your book on Twitter. What a wonderfull idea and beautiful book! Such a perfect present. I also tried Blurb to the max, several times, making yearbooks of my family. You can see pictures on my blog. http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2008/02/blurbfeestje.html (a 440 pages book, with a dust jacket, also not so much breathing space for the picture lay out) http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2007/08/joepie.html a softcover Blurbbook, of 280 pages My most recent book, 440 pages, with the imagewrap cover: http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2009/12/daar-werd-aan-de-deur-geklopt.html And right now I'm loading pictures of december 2009, to finish my book of last year. Can't wait to see it! Jolanda Hi, I read about your book on Twitter. What a wonderfull idea and beautiful book! Such a perfect present. I also tried Blurb to the max, several times, making yearbooks of my family. You can see pictures on my blog. http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2008/02/blurbfeestje.html (a 440 pages book, with a dust jacket, also not so much breathing space for the picture lay out) http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2007/08/joepie.html a softcover Blurbbook, of 280 pages My most recent book, 440 pages, with the imagewrap cover: http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2009/12/daar-werd-aan-de-deur-geklopt.html And right now I’m loading pictures of december 2009, to finish my book of last year. Can’t wait to see it! Jolanda

]]> By: Todd Spoth http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Todd Spoth Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:22:09 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-494 Hey TJ, We did not have a spine wrap like you are referring to. We designed the spine to match, but it was created and designed as a separate element than the front and back covers. Im not sure there is a way to do this. You may have to break the image up and align in Booksmart. It also depends on the number of pages as there are restrictions. We weren't able to get premium paper because of the amount of pages. Hey TJ,

We did not have a spine wrap like you are referring to. We designed the spine to match, but it was created and designed as a separate element than the front and back covers. Im not sure there is a way to do this. You may have to break the image up and align in Booksmart. It also depends on the number of pages as there are restrictions. We weren’t able to get premium paper because of the amount of pages.

]]> By: tj ponds http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-493 tj ponds Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:24:00 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-493 how did the spine come out i cant really tell if you were able to wrap those graphics around to the spine, i cant get anything to wrap around the spine of blurb books and i really wanna know how how did the spine come out i cant really tell if you were able to wrap those graphics around to the spine, i cant get anything to wrap around the spine of blurb books and i really wanna know how

]]> By: Todd Spoth http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-471 Todd Spoth Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:25:20 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-471 Amanda, Glad you found this post. I have books with both the standard and premium papers and I honestly cannot tell the difference. If I sat down with both and combed over them I may be able to tell, but for the most part standard is fine! Don't be discouraged, producing a large photo book is fun, especially when your book comes in! Make sure to keep me updated when you get it done. -T Amanda,

Glad you found this post. I have books with both the standard and premium papers and I honestly cannot tell the difference. If I sat down with both and combed over them I may be able to tell, but for the most part standard is fine! Don’t be discouraged, producing a large photo book is fun, especially when your book comes in! Make sure to keep me updated when you get it done. -T

]]> By: Amanda Pfeifer http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Amanda Pfeifer Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:15:41 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-469 I am so happy to come across your blog, and this post! I am working on my own photobook for 2010 with all my favorite images, and daily journal. I am aiming for a photo a day, taken from the project 365 idea. Blurb offers premium paper, but with a page limit of 160 pages. I was so discouraged, because I thought I wanted premium only paper! your post has me thinking Standard paper might be ok! I am so happy to come across your blog, and this post!
I am working on my own photobook for 2010 with all my favorite images, and daily journal. I am aiming for a photo a day, taken from the project 365 idea.

Blurb offers premium paper, but with a page limit of 160 pages. I was so discouraged, because I thought I wanted premium only paper! your post has me thinking Standard paper might be ok!

]]> By: RECENT TRAVEL PHOTOS 1 OF 4: OKTOMAT – TODD SPOTH - HOUSTON PHOTOGRAPHER / COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISING / SPORTS / ANNUAL REPORT / MAGAZINE / DOCUMENTARY / MULTIMEDIA - HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA - 832.265.3486 - INFO@TODDSPOTH.COM http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-338 RECENT TRAVEL PHOTOS 1 OF 4: OKTOMAT – TODD SPOTH - HOUSTON PHOTOGRAPHER / COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISING / SPORTS / ANNUAL REPORT / MAGAZINE / DOCUMENTARY / MULTIMEDIA - HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA - 832.265.3486 - INFO@TODDSPOTH.COM Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:17:53 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-338 [...] wanted to start this post off by thanking everyone that took the time to check out the previous blog post about the huge Blurb book we created for my grandmother. A record number of viewers checked out the blog and I am still [...] [...] wanted to start this post off by thanking everyone that took the time to check out the previous blog post about the huge Blurb book we created for my grandmother. A record number of viewers checked out the blog and I am still [...]

]]> By: Jolanda (the Netherlands) http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Jolanda (the Netherlands) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:43 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-321 Hi, I read about your book on Twitter. What a wonderfull idea and beautiful book! Such a perfect present. I also tried Blurb to the max, several times, making yearbooks of my family. You can see pictures on my blog. http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2008/02/blurbfeestje.html (a 440 pages book, with a dust jacket, also not so much breathing space for the picture lay out) http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2007/08/joepie.html a softcover Blurbbook, of 280 pages My most recent book, 440 pages, with the imagewrap cover: http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2009/12/daar-werd-aan-de-deur-geklopt.html And right now I'm loading pictures of december 2009, to finish my book of last year. Can't wait to see it! Jolanda Hi, I read about your book on Twitter. What a wonderfull idea and beautiful book! Such a perfect present.

I also tried Blurb to the max, several times, making yearbooks of my family. You can see pictures on my blog.

http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2008/02/blurbfeestje.html (a 440 pages book, with a dust jacket, also not so much breathing space for the picture lay out)

http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2007/08/joepie.html a softcover Blurbbook, of 280 pages

My most recent book, 440 pages, with the imagewrap cover:
http://jojo-co.blogspot.com/2009/12/daar-werd-aan-de-deur-geklopt.html

And right now I’m loading pictures of december 2009, to finish my book of last year. Can’t wait to see it!

Jolanda

]]> By: Amanda http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Amanda Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:13:59 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-320 Also, randomly, here's an interesting blog post from the Penguin blog today, about the challenge of marketing books with fat spines. :) http://thepenguinblog.typepad.com/the_penguin_blog/2010/07/the-curse-of-the-thick-spine.html Also, randomly, here’s an interesting blog post from the Penguin blog today, about the challenge of marketing books with fat spines. :)

http://thepenguinblog.typepad.com/the_penguin_blog/2010/07/the-curse-of-the-thick-spine.html

]]> By: Carol http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Carol Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:46:57 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-316 Hi, What a wonderful idea. I've been rescuing negatives for years and should scan them all. My scanner won't do negatives though :( I have managed to do a few at college from when I did photography at school in 1978. My school friends on Facebook loved seeing them. I must invest in a new scanner so I can do a Blurb photo book like yours. I'm the family historian and have created books of my family research (that I got printed locally - I should redo them on Blurb - it's on the list!), but these only had scans of photos not from negatives. I recently did a Blurb book, my first one, one of my artwork and waiting for it to be delivered. Carol Sydney, Australia Hi,

What a wonderful idea. I’ve been rescuing negatives for years and should scan them all. My scanner won’t do negatives though :( I have managed to do a few at college from when I did photography at school in 1978. My school friends on Facebook loved seeing them. I must invest in a new scanner so I can do a Blurb photo book like yours. I’m the family historian and have created books of my family research (that I got printed locally – I should redo them on Blurb – it’s on the list!), but these only had scans of photos not from negatives.

I recently did a Blurb book, my first one, one of my artwork and waiting for it to be delivered.

Carol
Sydney, Australia

]]> By: Amanda http://toddspothblog.com/2010/07/09/the-400-page-blurb-book/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Amanda Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:27:28 +0000 http://toddspothblog.com/?p=943#comment-315 Forget cost...how would you CARRY a 1000+ page photo book? Definitely nothing in our sights at that size, guys. Sorry. I'm enjoying this conversation, though! Amanda Forget cost…how would you CARRY a 1000+ page photo book? Definitely nothing in our sights at that size, guys. Sorry.

I’m enjoying this conversation, though!

Amanda

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