Book Project, is lulu the only game in town?

[Sportera]

I have started a book project of my New Orleans work. I have about 50 images and some text. I was prepared to send it to Lulu for printing but I thought I should ask here if there was any other self publishers I should look at.

My book is 96 pages currently, image on one page and the title on the opposing page, and a few pages of text. I also have designed a dust jacket.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Sam

 

[blaze-on]

This was just posted a week or so ago...

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[Sportera]

Yeah I saw that thread but was hopeing to get a little more info. Anyone use anything else. I did a ruff copy only 20 images on mypublisher but wasn't really happy with the results.

 

[agGNOME]

Hey Sam,
How's it going? Here are some ideas that you may be interested in looking into, or may help you get started. Good luck, your work is certainly worthy.

1)Check out these local companies (besides being local they have done some photography books):

Pelican Publishing Company
1000 Burmaster Street
Gretna, Louisiana 70053-2246
http://www.pelicanpub.com/

CAPITOLA ART PRESS
1412 Dauphine Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
504 948 3499

2) Fotofolio publishing, based in New York:
http://www.fotofolio.com/contact/

3)Check out this book: "Smart Self-Publishing" (may help)

4) Other self-publishing companies. May provide info and ideas:
http://www.about-books.com/services.htm
http://www.morrispublishing.com/default.asp?ref=gglewb

hope you're doing well, take care.......Cameron

 

[Sportera]

Cameron

Thanks, for the info, and the compliment! We still have to meet one of these days.

 

[agGNOME]

Yeah, I was there last weekend trying to get together with someone for a portrait and picking up some rodinal. For a while I've been lost in some other world, and looking for work; eventually I'll make it back. I do want to get together sometime.