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If your monitorвЂ™s size permits, use the side-by-side page layout option that lets you see adjacent pages at one time. To remind yourself of these requirements, write them on a sticky note and attach it to the bottom of your monitor when working with BookSmart. You can find detailed specifications on image size and resolution in BlurbвЂ™s FAQ section. On the other hand, Blurb accepts images down to 150dpi but depending on how large theyвЂ™re used these lower resolution images may not print as well as youвЂ™d like. Tip: Placing larger images will not improve the final product but can make uploading slower and may cause scaling artifacts. Put all of the image files in a clearly labeled folder so you can easily find them later in the layout process. The biggest photos you can use, a full-page picture in a 13x11вЂќ book, should be no larger than 3900x3300 pixels. Step 2: What resolution should the files be? BookSmart works with JPEG files and the books are printed at 300dpi. I started working on вЂњHow I Photograph CarsвЂќ using Adobe PhotoshopвЂ™s Bridge to locate and assemble all of the images I wanted to include but you can use any image browser software. Step 1: Begin the process by collecting all the images you want to appear in the book.

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Where Blurb differs from similar вЂњprint on demandвЂќ sites is that they provide free layout software, called BookSmart, that lets you produce the entire book off-line using professionally designed page templates that let you blend multiple images and even text to produce a professional-looking book without requiring any book design experience. Since a 68-page book costs the same as an 80-page book, you can create a bigger book with more photos for the same price.

A 41 to 80-page book is the next bracket so it pays to stay on the high end of the page count before moving into the next, more expensive category. All of the previous prices are for a 40-page book and you can publish up to a 440-page book, moving up in 40-page increments. The most important thing to know about pricing is that books are priced by page count but not by the page. The Book Pricing section currently shows the cost for four different styles of books including Square (7x7вЂќ) starting at $12.95, Standard Portrait (8x10вЂќ) beginning at $19.95, Standard Landscape (10x8вЂќ) starting at $19.95, and Large Format Landscape (13x11вЂќ) beginning at $54.95. All these choices means there are lots of different permutations and combinations, so youвЂ™re sure to find one that fits your goals, aspirations, and budget.ДЄs I wrote this, Blurb raised their prices, so I recommend checking the Book Pricing section of the website for the current rates. A new option called вЂњHard Cover, ImageWrapвЂќ wraps photos around the hard covers, kind of like a built-in dust jacket. DonвЂ™t laugh, the number of famous authors who have gone through this is legion.Д«lurb lets you create books in four sizes, including photography books that can be produced in hard cover with a dust jacket or softbound versions. Blurb lets you do that without suffering the indignities of receiving enough publishersвЂ™ rejection slips to wallpaper your bathroom. You can use Blurb or any of many other services to publish the Great American Novel but IвЂ™ve always wanted to publish a coffee table book. POD is short for вЂњprint on demandвЂќ and ( is only one of several different websites (see вЂњSelf Publishing OptionsвЂќ) that let you produce books in quantities as few as one. ThatвЂ™s why after every photo book publisher I spoke with rejected my book вЂњHow I Photograph Cars,вЂќ I decided to do it myself. The first shots at books like this may be given to вЂњnameвЂќ photographers but you can happily self-publish your own book of landscape images or any other subject, and maybe even sell several hundred copies, making a few bucks in the process. The chance of any publisher seriously looking at a unknown photographerвЂ™s book on landscape photography featuring classic locations such as Arches National Park or Yosemite-no matter how good they may be-are slim and none. To book publishers this means whoвЂ™s making the photographs is more important than where. Even though I am author or co-author of 30 books produced by several different book publishers, some of my recent books has been self-published and the reasons for doing so are the same reasons that IвЂ™m going to suggest you try self-publishing.Д®xcept for photographs made on the moon, everybody has been almost everywhere and photographed just about everything.

I canвЂ™t help you with that first goal but I sure can with the second. Most photographers dream of accomplishing two things in the publishing world: The first is having their work featured in a national publication such as Shutterbug, National Geographic, or maybe Playboy and the second is showcasing their photography in a coffee table book.

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