My first book from Aperture

I was curious about the book feature in Aperture and decided to give it a try. My previous experience with books is with WHCC, so I will use them as a comparison.
It was extremely easy to make the book. Apple designed this process very well and it is easy to go from book view to edit mode and back. It is also easy to change page layouts, swap pictures, etc. To create a book from WHCC, you must download a template from their website and make it yourself in Photoshop. This is much less user friendly.
The pricing was fair for what you get. I ordered the 8.5x11 20 page softcover book for $20. I can't remember the last time I paid sales tax for an online purchase, but Apple charged it. Shipping was $6 which I also found to be fairly expensive. I ordered the book on 9/24, got shipping notification on 9/28, and received it on 10/2. This is a little slow for my tastes, but I wasn't ordering at the last minute so it didn't really matter. WHCC processes all orders the same day, includes shipping in the (higher) tax-free price, and gets it to your door in 2 days. That is a much more satisfying experience.
I was completely satisfied with image quality. The images in the book were just as I saw them on the screen. Color reproduction was accurate. The book was of family photos that I will be giving away to a family member. It was more than adequate for this purpose. If I were to rate the print quality of WHCC products at 10, this book from Apple would come in at a 9.
This was a good first experience for me. I won't stop using WHCC because I love the quality of their products, but I certainly see myself creating more books in Aperture.

Thank you for posting about the books.
I placed an order for a book yesterday (also using Aperture 2.1) and am expecting it any day now. I'm happy to hear things went well.
I hope I will be able to post a similar entry as yours soon (i.e. happy customer).

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