Book options are too limited

I greatly welcome the book making feature in LR4, but have found it too limited.  There should be more options for page sizes.  I'd like to make 8.5 x 11 pages, since I can print those myself.  I'd sure like more printers than just Blurb.  I'd like more freedom for adding text and graphics to the page.
FotoFusion by LumaPix is still the best bookmaking software out there - great flexibility.  But I was really hoping LR4's book making software would make me forget about FotoFusion.  But not yet.

jerelo wrote:
Imagine if a public library claimed they couldn't possibly provide access to all the books because it would overwhelm you. So instead they give you one hundred of the most popular books.
Show me a major public library that just gives you a list of all the books they have. Every one I know of gives you a search engine, and in some cases a list of popular titles in various categories. Apple does do that, though their search function is certainly weak.
We should have the ability to search with date range, exclusions, author, keyword - just like an advanced search in a library catalogue.
That I can't disagree with. Apple still has a "Power Search", now hidden, which provides some but not all of those capabilities:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/advancedSearch
Why they removed it from the interface and how long it will continue to work I don't know. You can express your interest in having that back, with additional features, via Apple's feedback page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
Regards.

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