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Publish Beautiful Photo Books
By Mark Baard

April 16, 2007

Two new photo management applications friendly to Mac users will guide you through the image uploading and layout processes. For about $30 and up, they'll mail you a book of your memories, with as much quality as anything you will find on the discount table at Barnes and Noble.

The photo book samples I received from MyPublisher (mypublisher.com) feature work by professional photographers, so your results may vary.

MyPublisher recently released a Mac version of its BookMaker software, and you can download a plug-in for iPhoto from the company's website.

Another service, Panraven (panraven.com), works entirely through your Web browser -- so there is no software to download. Panraven, which will be launched in May or June, promises not only paper-and-glue photo books, but online, multimedia, digital scrapbooking that can have multiple contributors.

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