We received the 58-page book we ordered from MyPublisher this morning at 10:00 and everyone who has seen it has loved it.
The most difficult part of the process was sorting 4,700 photos down to the 130 we finally used. Next, I thoroughly read the online help from MyPublisher and prepared the photos before placing them in order and desired size within the layout of the book using the free software MyPublisher provides.
Shortly before midnight on June 14th, I started the upload process of the 685MB file. The software used to lay out the book is also the same package that is used for ordering and uploading the book. After entering my credit card information and selecting the type, color, and quantity of the book, the upload begins. Turns out that the upload won’t be all 685MB as just before the file begins transferring, the files are resized based on the placement and size requirements as needed by the layout I chose, so the final upload was about 84MB.
Near 1:00 a.m. on June 15th, I received a confirmation e-mail that my account had been created, and then shortly after that, I received another e-mail that confirmed my order. The auto-responder e-mail informed me that the book would be finished within four business days.
Saturday, June 18th, while we were away, another e-mail was delivered, this one giving me my FedEx tracking number and stating that my order was finished and shipped. I checked with FedEx on Sunday, June 19th, after we arrived back home and had opened the e-mail. FedEx confirmed that they did, in fact, have the book and that it was already at the Phoenix sort facility, with expected delivery on Monday, June 20th, at 3:00 p.m. The book actually arrived at 10:00 a.m. today.
The book was lighter than expected. The delivery box was adequate to protect the book as long as it was shipped overnight with FedEx instead of with the Postal Service. Inside the box, the book is protected by a plastic envelope.
Opening the book and seeing the first image, it became obvious immediately that we were going to like this service. With a couple of page turns, nervousness gave way to honest excitement that our money was well spent. Sure, the colors and shaded areas ‘could’ have been better printed, but without doing a proofing page and this being a ‘one-off’ book publishing service, we find the overall quality and experience of using www.MyPublisher.com to be absolutely fantastic.
The cost for this type of 12 x 16 Deluxe Large Format Book with 20 pages printed on ten sheets of paper is $59.95. We printed 58 pages with a total of 130 images, with each additional side costing $2.99. The total cost for our book was $170 plus $20 for overnight FedEx shipping. We will use this service again.