Originally Posted by
Manfred M
Dan - I think the important thing to remember is that Adorama (and possibly Blurb, especially outside of the USA) don't do their own work and contract it out.
Change of suppliers means the services that are offered change. I'm told that in Canada, Blurb uses one supplier and this supplier uses HP Digital Printing machines (nicely said, these are large, fast laser printers). These Indigo machines were developed by an Israeli company of that name that HP bought some 20 years ago.
I've heard some people like Shutterfly (who are out of the USA) and one pro I know uses a company called Photobook Canada. They have contracted out their print work to a company in Malaysia and both the shipping costs and turnaround times are good and the prices are better than Blurb in Canada. I have no personal experience with any of these companies. I ordered some sample papers from Blurb a number of years ago, but never actually got around to making a book.
One suggestion that a couple of regular photo book makers suggested is to order a small book first as the manufacturers often print either darker or lighter than you want and you have to adjust your work to suit.