Try an alternative option and see if it works better. It could be a bug or a corrupted installation, but the browser itself might be the issue. You can uncheck the box next to Browsing history if you want to hang on to your visited websites. Select All time from the dropdown menu next to Time Range. Open up Chrome, then hit Ctrl + Shift + Del. If that doesn’t fix it, try saving the file in a different format. Next, try renaming the file from scratch and uploading again. It’s unlikely that your operating system has allowed it, but sometimes an error can occur, so get rid of them if they crop up. Make sure the filename doesn’t have any special characters in it, like, /,, ? and *.
Double click on your download and follow the wizard. Redownload the program, right click on the Start Menu, go to Apps and Features, find Backup and Sync from Google and click on it, then click on Uninstall. If none of these tips work, try reinstalling Backup and Sync.
Make sure you chose Restart rather than Shut Down if you’re on Windows 10, as this ensures your computer fully turns off (counterintuitively, Shut Down maintains certain system information, thanks to Windows 10’s Fast Startup feature). If that fails, try restarting your computer. Then restart the program and try uploading again. Right click on the Google Drive’s cloud-shaped icon in your system tray, then click on the three dots to get to the options, then click on Quit Backup and Sync. In this case, start with restarting Google Drive’s Backup and Sync process. Sounds like the next service to try is Shutterfly.Switching it off and on again is a tech support mantra for a reason, as it fixes so many problems. Will probably need to pick some of my favorite 2017 images and assemble books across a variety of services to really nail this one down. I was a little too aggressive with placing photos into the Blurb book – some of my layouts have photos that are too small.
The BookWright software failed to upload my book the first few times, so I panicked because it was 110 pages, but a computer restart fixed the problem. Other comments: Blurb customer service is really good I just had to send a photo of the damage and they immediately sent me a coupon for a reprint. I looked at my parents’ Mixbook Layflat as well and I still prefer the old MyPublisher books, maybe I’m just used to them. It’s possible I got worse at photo editing this year, but hopefully not (I’ve been using the same camera for 4.5 years and the same workflow for even longer than that).
It was better, but the photos don’t jump off the page in terms of clarity and brightness like the MyPublisher book. My original Blurb book (Standard Layflat Matte) had a stain on the cover so I was able to order a new copy with the Proline Pearl Photo paper. Nothing compares to the layflat glossy MyPublisher book.
We’ll see how the books turn out! I’m excited to get them sent off and printed.įollow-up a few weeks later: I haven’t been super happy with the printing results. I added bunch of templates (from their website) and combed through them looking for good 4-8 photo layouts with no text to add to “My Layouts.” I ended up spending a few hours putting together some custom layouts myself by making some slight changes to their templates. I downloaded Bookwright (their desktop software).
In looking around it seems like exporting to PDF and then converting wasn’t a good option either (I also couldn’t find the right settings on the website). I got my hopes up since I saw there was a Lightroom Blurb plugin (and clunkily laid out a few sample books), but it doesn’t support layflat for 13″x11″. I’m using Blurb to make my big photo book. One thing that’s nice is that once you’ve uploaded all your photos, you can edit your book from anywhere, which is something I haven’t been able to do before (since all my photos are most easily accessible from my desktop computer at home). Unfortunately they only have a layflat option for their smaller books, not their 13″x11″ book. The web UI for laying out photos is snappy. I was always a huge fan of MyPublisher I’ve been making annual photo books (usually their classic size, but a big 14″x11″ layflat for my wife) with their software for about 12 years. Just putting this out there in case it’s useful for others.
12.11.17 Finding a substitute for MyPublisher