As I have never printer a book before, I really needed to do my research. On different occasions I went to the library and also spoke to my tutors about different set books and had a feel and got an idea of the sort of thing that I wanted my book to be like. In regards to paper I think satin/silk would be best as it will give the images an extra polish feel but won't be too shiny so won't lose quality of images - and where as a lot of people who I have spoken to have gone for hardback I thought about going for paper back, as somethig different that will stand out. A book that has been a great inspiration to me throughout my project has been Caroline Saulnier by Rankin! Size wise it is slightly bigger than the size I am going for (280 by 240) but I'm regards to the layout of the images it is incredible! With there being quite a lot of negative space on the pages throughout the book, this really keeps the focus on the makeup which is exactly what I wanted my book to be like.
By speaking amongst my classmates, many of the girls who are making books/magazines have gone with Indigo printers who charged a bombor a printers on London Road which I haven't heard great stuff about. I did my research and tried looking into printers just outside of Southampton and I came across Diguru printers based in Eastleigh. After speaking to them via email and getting quotes on how much it would cost to print my book I have decided to go with them as they only have a turn over of a week - I am aiming to send my book of for print on this coming Tuesday 22nd which means I shall receive my printed book on the 29th. They quoted me £145 for one copy which seems alright and for 3 copies £195 which I am quite pleased about as I really wanted 3 copies - one for me and one for both of my parents!
By their website and at how quick they are at responding to emails they seem like a good company to go with and I haven't heard of any complaints - I'm excited to finally get my book sent off to print, now for just all the fiddley work inbetween on inDesign!!
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