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I have to say that I am happy.

I did one book so far, and it had some minor problems on the proof copy.

Customer support was excellent, the new copies came back and are perfect.

And color wise I am quite happy (I have a calibrated monitor)

I think Blurb is not yet a mass-production company, and the paper they use could be more "photographic", but so far, so good.

I am absolutely OK at sending the book to people

CIao, Marco. 

Had the streak too. New print got rid of it, contact customer support.

 Also, the images are not dull at all.

My WILD guess is that some of their printers are much better than others.

On my first copy the colors were not as brilliant as in the other two copies I ordered.

I hope Blurb will start testing and correlating all their suppliers, because when everything is properly setup the quality is definitely there 

Hi everybody,

just sharing my experience.

I have received my first book.

It uses a full black background and hence white text.

The text is extremely crisp, even on the cover

In the pictures, the blacks are really black.

 I have a calibrated monitor (Monaco Optix) and I have to say that, when accounting for the fact that the paper is not Luster (I prefer that to the glossy paper ), color rendition and contrast are there.

Yes, if you look from really close you will see the print reticle, but from normal viewing distance you have to look for it.

I have seen worse in "real" books.

 I have shown the book to anyone I know, and received very good comments on the quality, even from photographers.

I am showing it soon to some pros, to geet their feedback.

I wish there was a wider choice on paper, maybe even with little heavier stock, and maybe with different finishings.

Ciao, Marco.