Getting the book onto blurb was a bit of a challenge because first once I was finished with everything I need to link the files up on the Blurb book creator on InDesign.
It also has the information on what Types I'm using and size.
Next when I would go to upload it would say that there was something wrong with pages 3 and five about too much information. Now I could carry uploading or cancel and find the problem, not wanting to go wrong I cancelled and back over the two pages. Finding the problem and fixing it, I went back to uploading and before sending to the blurb website I was able to get a quick preview so looking over those I kept seeing a mistake, like too many pages and also a name mistake and the worst was that I put in two the same story. So for the Forest story, I put the land story in twice, so that was a close call.
Once everything was right, I loaded it onto the website, went to cart; I added ten books. With 10 I get 10% off which was £19.53 which was the same price for nine books with no % off. Adding on shipping brought the total up to £35.53? I paid and should be getting the printed copies in 4 to 5 days.
Arrived
Opening the package the books were a lot thinner and lighter then I thought it would be, I knew I hadn't gotten a lot of pages, but it does show that I chose the right book size. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able even to call it a book.
Looking at the front and back of the book it looks excellent, the font is easy to see, the colours red, black and grey go well on the back page. The font size is just the right size to be able to read it.
The front, again the font is easy to read I like the shadow effect, it's easy to see the sky and branches.
The inside I chose the black and white, cream Uncoated and I like it, it goes well with the black writing, and I think it goes well with the theme of the book. Also, the reason I chose the cream uncoated is that in my last book I used the white and I thought about changing it and went for that one.
How the writing is placed for me is a mixed review, because I don't mind it I think it looks good, but then my mum comment on it saying that it was too near the edges for her like, which then made me re-think about. The font looks great, and the size is just right, to me, it's big enough for anyone to read and not too big that it takes up so much of the page.
The fonts used for the titles look amazing I think it goes well with the horror-themed.
Overall I am delighted with how it came out; it look's fantastic. Very pleased.
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