You can arrange your posts however you want, put your pictures where you want, etc... It was really easy to do and didn't take that much time. (granted, I just finished turning my husband's mission journal/letters into a book, so this was a piece of cake.)
The best part is, I was able to buy a Groupon to Blurb a few months ago--$60 value for $20! So, the total for my 150 page harcover book came to $60 and some change, plus about $7 shipping. And I only paid $27 for it. Awesome. (thanks Chad and Erica for letting me know about the groupon!) To anyone who might be contemplating this, it is totally worth it. Now that I have the finished product, I even think it would have been worth paying the full price if I had to. I upgraded the paper to Premium (lustre) and I think it is worth the extra few dollars too. (I think it added $6 or so to the price of my book.) The paper is nice and heavy and has a nice sheen to it. It doesn't have a glare like glossy paper, but is not dull like matte. Anyway, I am very excited about my new book. It actually inspires me to blog more. I used to keep a written journal. I was actually pretty good at it. Then I had a baby. But I still did a good job about writing every few months. Then I had another baby. Journal entires dropped off to one or two a year. Add baby number 3. My last journal entry was... January 31, 2008... 3 years ago...written just after Kelton was born. Wow. But then I started blogging. I don't really like that it has replaced my written journal, but that's just kind of the way it is. So, now that I have this nice little book, I am inspired to write more so that my "replacement journal" is accurate and not missing any of the little things that make me smile from day to day. I know it's not the same--I don't put the same details in my blog as I would in my journal. But for now, it's better than nothing, right?
So maybe you will see an increase in posts. Maybe not. But if you do, at least you will know why now.
3 comments:
I'm so mad that I had a free coupon for a Blurb book last year and didn't do it. Ah well,maybe next time.
I have been wondering about how to do that. Your book looks awsome. I too like how a blog is a little family history, with pictures included. And I always have thought that you have done a great job of focusing on all of your kids as well as family events. Great job!
Awesome! I'm plannig on doing blurb blog books too. Thanks for the info! That's so cute, too!
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