Okay so it’s not a “good” book…I’m sorry about that. I was just trying to figure out this whole online publishing thing. Apparently if you give some websites high-res PDFs, they will ship you a nice full-colour printed book. No foolin’! I’ve been lurking on some of the “publishing” sites for some time now and I finally decided just to drop $30 and try one. Lulu.com had okay wares but I didn’t like their content creation system, nor their design. Blurb.com looked much more “designer-friendly” and sold me on the whole “PDF to Book” system.
“Oooh! InDesign Templates!”
As the title suggests, “PDF to Book” tells me a few key details. First, I will be supplying a PDF. But to what specifications? And thus, the rabbit hole opens. Perhaps I—like 99% of my fellow “humans”–only read like three words and click on the most suitable link. It sickens me sometimes when I fall into the behaviour patterns of a “user” and I forget to read things. Six PDF uploads in I finally figured out the whole convoluted sizing system. My templates kept exporting at the wrong size, then I realized I had the wrong export settings. The “designer” in me weeps…then reads the darn readme files (RTFM, I hear you!), and I finally put it all together.
And thus, the product
So this is just a first test run, I am still waiting on my order. Who knows what it will end up looking like. I know I submitted high-res CMYK PDF files, and they looked at least okay when I sent it to them. I will update with the results in about two weeks or so. For now, BUY THIS BOOK:
