The Premium paper I chose with Blurb feels just like the Shutterfly-paper. And when it comes to shipping within the US, I don't think it differs too much between them. So, Blurb is cheaper! BUT - I ordered two copies of that book from Shutterfly (for family) and got a 50% discount on the second book, which made them cost $119,99 each instead! Only $6 more than Blurb. Shipping from Blurb was much less, since they printed and shipped within Europe (for European customers).
The same book at Shutterfly (90 pages) was $159,99. This is the only thing I dislike about Blurb. It came to 94 pages, since they add some copyright- and logo-things. With Blurb, I chose the ImageWrap Cover and Premium Paper (Lustre finish). I simply ordered the exact same book from Blurb, as I had recently ordered from Shutterfly! I figured that would give me the best insight. So, I decided to conduct my own, very personal, survey. They also make books bigger than 100 pages! I haven't had the need for that yet, but I will as I'm working on books covering entire years and not only special occasions/trips. I heard of Blurb several years ago, but at that time they didn't make a 12x12 book.
Over the years, I've stayed with Shutterfly and the main reason has been their excellent customer service! Because I have had some problems with some of my books - like wrong color and glue on the pages - but they've always taken care of me! I've made 7 different books with Shutterfly and I'm very happy with the results!
I contacted Shutterfly, and their customer service arranged for me to have a new copy a.s.a.p. It was beautiful, but a couple of pages came loose right away. In 2007, I ordered my first 12x12 Photobook from Shutterfly in the States.
SHUTTERFLY VS SHUTTERSTOCK FULL
Living in Sweden, my first priority has always been to find a company that actually delivers to Sweden! There are a couple of businesses that do photobooks here, but I find their quality quite poor, and since I do my pages from scratch in Photoshop, I also need full bleed-pages and a square format. I've been reading so many posts all over the digiscrapping community about different places to print books, and their pros and cons!
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