Best/easiest way to edit scanned negs for book?

[winger]

I inherited a box of old family negatives and have scanned most of them. I'd sorta like to make a book through Blurb (or such) with a number of the ones from my great-grandparents' honeymoon through Europe in 1912. I haven't edited the scans at all, yet. I have CS5, PSE11, Lightroom5 (and iPhoto, if that counts). I think there's a way to get a Blurb book ready right from Lightroom as well as something through iPhoto (though I don't know where iPhoto ones get printed and I doubt it's Blurb).
What's the "best" way to edit the images and create the book? If there is one. The 1912 folder has about 96 shots in it - some of which may not make the cut. I tried to get decent detail in the scans, but they probably could all stand some improving and not the same in each. The negs are (all?) 3 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches and a mix of vertical and horizontal.
I haven't used LR at all, yet, but I know I should learn how to use it sometime. Do I need to just bite the bullet and set aside a bunch of time to do each one by itself?
Any thoughts on whether Blurb's software or LR is easier and will allow me to keep the whole image without cropping?

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I inherited a box of old family negatives and have scanned most of them. I'd sorta like to make a book through Blurb (or such) with a number of the ones from my great-grandparents' honeymoon through Europe in 1912. I haven't edited the scans at all, yet. I have CS5, PSE11, Lightroom5 (and iPhoto, if that counts). I think there's a way to get a Blurb book ready right from Lightroom as well as something through iPhoto (though I don't know where iPhoto ones get printed and I doubt it's Blurb).
What's the "best" way to edit the images and create the book? If there is one. The 1912 folder has about 96 shots in it - some of which may not make the cut. I tried to get decent detail in the scans, but they probably could all stand some improving and not the same in each. The negs are (all?) 3 1/4 inches by 5 1/2 inches and a mix of vertical and horizontal.
I haven't used LR at all, yet, but I know I should learn how to use it sometime. Do I need to just bite the bullet and set aside a bunch of time to do each one by itself?
Any thoughts on whether Blurb's software or LR is easier and will allow me to keep the whole image without cropping?

what would you want to see or find in such a book?

 

[toyotadesigner]

I don't know if blurb can process PDF files, but I am creating my books with Scribus (open source software, free), Scribus features a very clean and hassle free PDF output. No need to convert the images to CMYK if you can use PDF/X-3. Just check the printer if he will process PDF files.