tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post6190788594243779897..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: My Blog-in-a-book has arrived!HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-78709724093847453312012-03-12T00:45:46.780+00:002012-03-12T00:45:46.780+00:00WAY cool! (Wow!!)WAY cool! (Wow!!)Shyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-72260365226856321772012-03-10T22:03:56.946+00:002012-03-10T22:03:56.946+00:00Pampas2Palms, Ian: self publishing is all about ch...Pampas2Palms, Ian: self publishing is all about choosing the right company with the right type of software for your liking and level. Some companies have software for entry level where everything is taken care of, you need to use their templates and you won’t be able to change much yourself, other companies have software where you need to know a lot about picture editing and text editing. The company I use, Blurb offers both, and within those two types you can do as much or as little as you like. You can use their BookSmart software which gives you a lot of freedom, but not total, or you can use for example Adobe InDesign and save as PDF and have total control. For my Blog book I used BookSmart and ‘sluped’ my blog from the Internet, then edited manually every post afterwards. Be aware that if you want your photos the same size as you have them online you will need to swap every photo for a higher resolution manually, as the low resolution you probably have on your blog will not print well enough. Lot of work, but worth it, or you can do as I did, let BookSmart resize all the pictures to smaller size and just add a few larger versions here and there. <br />For my other books, typically coffee table books with lots of photos I have designed every page as full bleed pictures in Photoshop, including page numbers, saved as PNG and then just used BookSmart to save as a book. You could use InDesign and do the same if you wanted and get a slightly better print quality. <br /><br />I am just about to self publish my book number 6, if you want to have a chat about self publishing, just get in touch, you can find my email address through my website, on the contact page. Link to my website just under members on the left hand side.<br />Cheers!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-80360698881462126592012-03-10T09:53:04.607+00:002012-03-10T09:53:04.607+00:00Helene - exciting! I'm fascinated by the idea ...Helene - exciting! I'm fascinated by the idea of self-publishing. Tell me - how much freedom do you have with the use of pictures and layout?Pampas2Palmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262404180921658468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71693067786598950342012-03-08T12:55:18.613+00:002012-03-08T12:55:18.613+00:00What a great project! The book looks like it turn...What a great project! The book looks like it turned out beautifully!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-20126132868747884792012-03-06T23:07:44.607+00:002012-03-06T23:07:44.607+00:00Thank you all for your kind comments, and please, ...Thank you all for your kind comments, and please, if I can be of help when you go ahead with your own books, just ask :-)<br />Christine: I’ll be sure to let you know where to send your application, as soon as I have found out myself, I tried Google but they weren’t their usual helpful…..didn’t come up with anything constructive on this topic!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-48507537060937190142012-03-06T19:31:16.827+00:002012-03-06T19:31:16.827+00:00The book looks stunning. When you find our where t...The book looks stunning. When you find our where to send in those applications can you let me know so I can submit my request? <br /><br />:) :)Christine @ The Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-78127778311764168272012-03-04T23:20:07.579+00:002012-03-04T23:20:07.579+00:00Congratulations, Helene! That is quite an accompli...Congratulations, Helene! That is quite an accomplishment! Someday I hope to do something similar, and I hope it will be OK to ask for your advice? Beautiful book!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65155434609331010382012-03-03T23:22:36.073+00:002012-03-03T23:22:36.073+00:00Hi Helene, I love your blog in a book! It looks gr...Hi Helene, I love your blog in a book! It looks great. I have to apologize as I just accidentally hit the delete instead of publish regarding your comment on the Japanese garden post. I was working on my Nook--blame on fat fingers I guess, the screen is small! I'm so sorry, I can't believe it just deleted without even asking again if I wanted to delete. Thanks for stopping by my post. Jeanninegardenenvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183468651416567720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-41852604902789735612012-03-03T20:55:27.758+00:002012-03-03T20:55:27.758+00:00Looks good your blog-book, I took a peek via the ...Looks good your blog-book, I took a peek via the link. I will keep this in mind for the future, maybe I will be up for creating a book of my own :-)gone tropicalhttp://www.myrtleglen.com/bloggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-26861481093886446042012-03-03T14:57:02.079+00:002012-03-03T14:57:02.079+00:00Wow, how satisfying is that, and it looks so very ...Wow, how satisfying is that, and it looks so very good. Not that I think my blog is worthy of such attention. Blogging and updating the website is very addictive and enjoyable, only just taking second place to my real gardening. ps have you noticed how difficult blogger have made the word verification? or is it just my old eyes.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.com