Originally Posted by
Manfred M
No problem with Blub. If their ICC profiles are CMYK and are working with a SWOP (Single Web Offset Press) paper, that is fine. That just means Lightroom is not the appropriate tool to create these books. Stick to the "K" channel for your sharpening work and submit a CMYK file to the. This requirement suggests to me that Blurb is essentially running an operation similar to what any offset press printer would do.
Duggal's approach suggests that their target market is strictly the amateur photography side, so I would avoid them as they are not a provider that I would want to work with. From what you.
I don't know anything about Saal, but their approach suggests that their target market is the knowledgeable photographer.
Regardless of which supplier you use, I would suggest you create the smallest (i.e. least number of pages) book that they make and have them print your images. That will let you gauge how you have to prepare your images for print. If you are very lucky, you will get it right the first time, if not you might have to do test prints a few times to nail down your process.