I have something – almost obsessive – with books. When I was little, I weekly paid the library a  visit and came home with ten books (the absolute maximum), crawled under the big dinning table and started reading. And after bedtime, I secretly continued reading with a flash light hidden underneath the covers. Working for a publisher and getting paid to read books, was for a long time the job of my dreams. And still , I can’t pass a book store without going inside and buying a book. Contrary to my youth, I no longer go to the library. Instead I buy every book that I want to read. Why? I’m not sure … probably because it’s a very personal good: you laugh with it, cry with it, fall a sleep with it …. And the idea that “your” book has been in the hands of thousands of library visitors …!

So enough about my book-thoughts.

A few weeks ago I discovered Blurb, an online publisher of books. And since my mother’s birthday is coming up, the idea of making here an own personalised book was born! So, I decided that would be a very nice present (I will like it probably more than she does)!I started immediately by downloading the software … and I must say: it’s very easy. You first have to decide the size of your book and if you want one in colour or in black or white. After that you have the choice of using some starting points (lay out examples)  or starting from scratch!

I decided to use a starting point, namely the photo book. After that it is just dragging the pictures to the right place and inserting some text. And even with those easy actions, you receive help. For example when the resolution of your picture isn’t high enough, the programme tells you this!

From my point of view, the most difficult and time-consuming activity was collecting the right pictures! A process that still takes place.

To be continued…..

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