It's been awhile since I've printed a book with Artscow - been busy trying new photo book companies as well as new products from companies I've tried before. This is a review of the Deluxe line which is a more recent offering and wasn't available when I first tried the company. You may or may not be familiar with Artscow - the company is based in Hong Kong and they print all … [Read more...]
Inkubook PhotoBookGirl Giveaway Winners Announced! (Ended)
Check out this CURRENT INKUBOOK BOGO DEAL! Buy One Get Your Second Copy (or another different book of lesser value) FREE! Thanks to all who entered the Inkubook Giveaway! The three (3) lucky winners of the Inkubook prizes each worth $34.95 each are: Nadia P. Michael P. (we had a redraw) Isabela L. C. Heather W. Here's what our winners said they would be doing with their … [Read more...]
How to Find the Perfect Photo Book on Photobookgirl.com
Cleaning House It's inevitable. You dust your bookshelf, the dust returns. You wash the dishes and another glass appears in the sink. We've all heard that cleaning your house is an exercise in futility. Similarly, cleaning up the massive database of over 300 photo books (all entered by hand by the way!) can be pretty tedious, but we try to do our best to keep information as … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Own Baby Guest Book – Photo Book Baby Makes His Debut
Unsurprisingly, I started this post yesterday evening and didn't finish it until noon today! That's what motherhood is all about huh? :) ______________ Ah, just got done watching the documentary Babies with my mother-in-law. If I didn't already have my little PhotoBookBaby, I seriously would have been hearing my biological clock ticking! Those babies were so adorable and … [Read more...]
Winner Announced in Blurb Giveaway & What’s Up in PhotoBookLand
Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day weekend! As for us, my hubby and I have been adjusting to our new full time role as parents and our days and nights are quite mixed up (or should I say that my baby's days and nights are mixed up!) But we're hanging in there and trying our best to keep up with the outside world. In terms of "Photobookland" I just finished a guest book … [Read more...]
Blurb Review of Softcover Photo Book & GIVEAWAY Ends 9/1/2011! (ENDED)
***GIVEAWAY! One Week Only!*** BLURB GIVEAWAY! See below for details. Ends 9/1/11 11:59pm CST Skip directly to enter Giveaway Thanks to everyone for the lovely congratulatory messages I've been receiving since becoming a mom just two weeks ago! It's been hard to get the chance to post, but I have so much to talk about with you all! I've been hard at work planning all my … [Read more...]
How To Sell Your Photo Book Online – An Interview with Photographer Dan Lo
Since starting this blog about a year and a half ago, I have a whole laundry list of topics that I've been meaning to write about - one of them is about publishing a book for sale online and another is a series of interviews with fellow photographer friends - both amateur and professional and anywhere in between. With this post I get to touch upon both … [Read more...]
MyPublisher Super Gloss Paper Giveaway – WINNERS Announced!
Thanks to everyone for a great response (almost 400 entries!) Here are the randomly drawn TEN (10) very lucky Photobookgirl.com readers who have each won a 20-page Classic Hardcover Book (11.25×8.75) with linen cover and FREE SUPER GLOSS upgrade. If your name is below and you haven't received an e-mail from me - please check your spam box. Please respond and confirm through … [Read more...]