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I did the same thing for my photos from my trip to Italy with the blurb software that Flickr offers. I was so pleased with it that I'm planning to make lots more. They also offer cheap paperback options that would make great gifts or party favors.

I'm glad to know (and see) that these photo books actually look great. I'm going to make one very soon.

nothing compares to seeing your pics printed

These books from Apple are incredible. I received one as a gift for Xmas that is a keeper!

I know a lot of photogs that use those as proof books. It's amazing what stickers cover up.

Apple uses MyPublisher.com to print them, or something along those lines. You can download a free bookmaker from MyPublisher.com and order the books a little cheaper, but you do somewhat sacrifice on layout choices. Also, always search for discount codes online. They usually have some sort of promotion going on that can significantly help. Usually there's at least a buy one, get one. Get one for you, get one for your mom.

for smaller projects, i love qoop's mini-books. i've used them to document road trips, concerts, and special events, which i pass out to fellow participants. the smallest books start at just under $4 apiece, which is not bad for souvenir.

could you take some photos of other parts of it? the way the cover is treated, where do the apple logo appear on it, how big, how many times? do they still have the pages in there that look like that brushed steel texture?

i've thought about doing this for my graphic design portfolio once or twice. since i have all the pages designed for my large book, i figured out how i would do it for these. i was just going to make the files i have for each page into a picture and do it as a full bleed. then i don't have to succumb to their page layouts, since i took days and weeks to lay it out, and i can have other design elements as well.

so i never got around to that, but would still like some more details since i thought about doing a 1 year book for my wife and my 1 year anniversary.

Working on a PC and we've been using mypublisher books for the past 5 years (they function as baby books for our kids). I don't think the other online photo sites compare at all!

Is AT part of Apple's advertising scheme?

I've printed two books via iPhoto and they were great.

We did this with our wedding photos for our parents and they LOVED it.

Wow, thats.... awesome! Where was I when they started this?

I've had great photo book experiences at Shutterfly.com. I especially like the photo books with customizable covers. The photo books really bring your pictures to life, and the quality is amazing. I always make one after my vacation while it's still fresh in my mind. You can also share your book online with your friends.

i have used heritage makers for digital scrapbooking. while on the pricey side, i was beyond pleased with the final outcome.

I am a Mac user and have been for a long time and feel the iphoto books are cool, i have made some myself.....but......I found that blurb.com beats apple on price AND design options.
The quality of the prints are the same and you don't need a mac to do it.
But...if you have many photos in your iphoto collection, it is easier to create pages right there on the spot as opposed to uploading them to blurb.
Bottom line, look at blurb.com before hitching your star to the iphoto wagon.

This is a great way to create your portfolio especially if you are an interior designer or a graphic design artist! :)
Do you have to have a mac to do this, or can you do it on a PC?

iPhoto is great. Has anyone tried Photoworks.com? I used them once for a wedding I shot last year and thought it was pretty good quality and decently priced.

what is the cover like? softback? matte? gloss?

any pics would be awesome...

Kodakgallery.com does this as well. I want to say about the same price...