I spent yesterday creating a book for the Photography Book Now competition. The book is called The Faces Of Asia, A series of spontaneous portraits taken on the streets of Bali, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and India. The pictures were taken on our travels through Asia from Dec.’06 to Feb.’07.
I created the book using Blurb.com’s slightly clunky but easy-to-use BookSmart desktop app. Blurb has a funky little flash preview, so go take a look.
The book is super simple, 128 pages, one portrait per page. I designed it as a 8×10 portrait format soft cover. I personally think Blurb’s prices are a little high, printing on demand is definitely still a luxury. The book runs $42, which is way too high. I’m not really expecting anyone to be able to afford a book at that price, but if you want a book, it’s there for the taking.
nice - did you get a copy yet? hows it look?
also, can you print it elsewhere later (like does it keep your layout transferable)?