Okay. I have my work cut out for me. I began to design The 11th MAN (photography by me, story by A.G.) with InDesign yesterday. At the same time - started to look at print on demand sites. You don't (as far as I can tell) give up any rights to your work, and frankly - the process looks straightfoward. I can sell them from my site, from their site, and depending on which plan you have - there is a chance to get them into some distribution channels.
Lulu looks like it may do the trick - at least to get me started. Sizes, prices, workflow - all look clear and there really is no money up front - just my labor (what else is new).
I will do the book (yes all black and white) with four color process (which is much more expensive than grayscale) but the paper is better, as well as image reproduction of black and white.
I'm seriously thinking of doing a simpler book than the 11th MAN first with them - to get a feel for the quality and the whole process. Maybe: 50 IMAGES - VOLUME 1. I still have the Bronx Book on the backburners (3 years plus) but that I also seeing as having a lot of text.
Anyway - the more pages, the more expensive, and for me, something without a lot of text editing will be a simpler layout. I'll just model it after some photography book that I like - say Apres Paris by HCB and see how it goes.
That will get me up-to-speed with InDesign and help me determine whether Lulu is the way to go for the 11th Man which I can see will be a much more complex / creative endeavor.
If anyone out there has used Lulu for a b&w photography book - well - let me know how it came out.
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Here's a link to a photographer that has done books with Lulu.com
http://www.skylightweb.com/imagine/
Beautiful work Dave. I'll be moving to NYC soon and it's exciting to get a little glimpse into the laboratory in which I'll be working/living/taking photos.
Quickly, how did you develop the template for your blog? Specifically, the drop down links at the top of your page. As someone very new to blogs and html. any advice would be much appreciated.
Keep up the great work.
You could find a photography book titled "28mm:OFFLINE" in Lulu. I bought the book from Lulu since my four pics were in it. There are lot of B&Ws in the book.
I think that the relationship between the book and Lulu was not just selling. A letter from the editor before release would tell more details if I find it finally.
I'd like show you the book. We could meet in Bryant Park(outside the Public Library of NYC).
We've met, remember? - A Chinese guy, photographer, trying to learn English in your blog.
zeyezeyez@hotmail.com
I remember reading a review of POD places in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1043161,00.asp
Taks a look at it as well as some comments. For some reason, Lulu is not listed there.
Also take a look at this site:
http://www.sfwa.org/Beware/
Good Luck!
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