blog books

Over the years, my blog has turned in to my way of cataloguing and remembering all of the little details of our daily lives. It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day that you forget to remember the small things that happen. Starting in 2012, I started turning my calendar year of blog posts into a books to act as keepsakes for the year.

In 2012 I used blog2print. It was easy to do, but I wasn't as impressed with the quality of the photos in the book but it wasn't too expensive either. It is also the biggest book.

In 2013 I used Blurb. It turned out to be the cheapest option and the photos turned out well because I customized the whole book. It did take me about 10 Downton Abbey episodes to make (Chris asks me "are you even paying attention to the show?!"), so it was very time consuming. This is my favorite book, though.

For 2014 and 2015 I used Into Real Pages. It was quick and easy and I liked the formatting that they do (each month is sectioned off). They also create a page of QR codes at the end from any links (videos/etc) from the blog. It was the most expensive option (the company is in the Netherlands), but I really didn't have time to customize everything because I made both books at the same time. I did email them and they gave me a 25% off coupon, which was nice!

 I'm so glad I have these books around our house. We don't have photo albums anymore, but this is a good alternative, I think.