One of the things on my “to do” list has been getting a book together and published through Blurb. I’m not expecting to make any sort of waves with it, but I wanted to see what was possible. I’d done a few little things through Shutterfly, and while the quality was OK, the result wasn’t impressive.
Through attendance at a Blurb event a few months back, I had a coupon code good for at least a decent-sized volume. Before you can attempt to sell anything there, you have to order at least one copy for yourself (a “proof”, ostensibly). Because I was born to procrastinate, and because the coupon was set to expire on May 31, I spent a chunk of Memorial Day organizing photos in Blurb’s BookSmart software. Since I didn’t leave myself enough time to get serious about it, I used their pre-set page templates. While they’re pretty nice, the end-product ended up looking more “stock” than I like. If I do this again, I’ll put the work in to make it my own.
The Blurb software is easy to use, so the process went smoothly. It took a while because of my perfectionism, but I got a book uploaded under the deadline. I’ll continue to pick it apart and second-guess, and I’ll probably work up a second edition, but for now, here it is – 44 pages of black-and-white Los Angeles.
Browse and enjoy.
