bits & pieces for a mid-week post
[ this made me smile ]
[ winners ]
Speaking of smiling ... here are the 3 randomly-chosen winners who will receive a free digital Project Life book, printed & delivered to your home when you're ready. If you are one of these 3 lovely ladies, send an email to customerservice@beckyhiggins.com and we'll hook you up.
1. Jamie in Wichita, Kansas
2. Rosa in Fort Kent, Maine
3. Aprile in Pekin, Illinois
[ digital update ]
So glad that so many of you are creating a digital Project Life book! We understand that there are a few technical issues and we wanted to let you know that we're working on those. Specifically ...
1. UN-DO. I know, I know, I know. We really do need an un-do button. I could not agree more. I assure you that Ziblio is checking into adding this feature.
2. VERTICAL PHOTOS. If you have tried to upload a vertical image and it's looking stretched or otherwise not right when you go to add it to your book ... the fine folks at Ziblio have figured out what has happened and they are fixing that as I write this. So expect that to be straightened out soon.
3. PHOTOS GETTING CUT OFF. If you are dragging your portrait images into the square frames and some of the image area is off the frame, this is how you fix that: Click on the image, go to edit photo and pan (move) the image into the center viewing area. You can also zoom the image in this feature.
NOTE: If you haven't played around with the "edit photo" button, you should. It's kind of hidden in the toolbox, but once you know about it, it's so simple to use and you'll want to use it all the time.
4. CROP TOOL. Do you want to re-shape the image frame? This can be done by placing an image that is larger than the frame and using the crop tool to re-shape it.
5. ENLARGING YOUR VIEW. When working on your digital PL book, you'll notice the "big screen" icon in the top right corner of the window. Looks like this.
Click on that. If it still happens to not work, there are a couple of things you can try: 1) Increase the resolution on your monitor (like 1440 x 900) and then choose the big screen option in the book or 2) Choose full screen in your browser (F11) to see if that helps.
[ ordering multiple copies of your digital book ]
Q: Is there a discount if I order multiple books?
A: Yes. If you would like to order 3 or more books, you receive 10% your total order. If you pay before March 31, 2010 this 10% discount is in addition to the current 20% off promotion. That's 30% off your entire order with the purchase of 3 or more books. Contact Ziblio (support@ziblio.com or 877.209.1560) and they will help you with your order.
FYI: Digital printing is different than offset printing in that we do not receive quantity discounts with additional copies from the printer. All books are at the same cost, no matter how many copies are ordered per order. This is because with digital printing and on-demand book making, every order is treated as individual items.
[ winners ]
Speaking of smiling ... here are the 3 randomly-chosen winners who will receive a free digital Project Life book, printed & delivered to your home when you're ready. If you are one of these 3 lovely ladies, send an email to customerservice@beckyhiggins.com and we'll hook you up.
1. Jamie in Wichita, Kansas
2. Rosa in Fort Kent, Maine
3. Aprile in Pekin, Illinois
[ digital update ]
So glad that so many of you are creating a digital Project Life book! We understand that there are a few technical issues and we wanted to let you know that we're working on those. Specifically ...
1. UN-DO. I know, I know, I know. We really do need an un-do button. I could not agree more. I assure you that Ziblio is checking into adding this feature.
2. VERTICAL PHOTOS. If you have tried to upload a vertical image and it's looking stretched or otherwise not right when you go to add it to your book ... the fine folks at Ziblio have figured out what has happened and they are fixing that as I write this. So expect that to be straightened out soon.
3. PHOTOS GETTING CUT OFF. If you are dragging your portrait images into the square frames and some of the image area is off the frame, this is how you fix that: Click on the image, go to edit photo and pan (move) the image into the center viewing area. You can also zoom the image in this feature.
NOTE: If you haven't played around with the "edit photo" button, you should. It's kind of hidden in the toolbox, but once you know about it, it's so simple to use and you'll want to use it all the time.
4. CROP TOOL. Do you want to re-shape the image frame? This can be done by placing an image that is larger than the frame and using the crop tool to re-shape it.
5. ENLARGING YOUR VIEW. When working on your digital PL book, you'll notice the "big screen" icon in the top right corner of the window. Looks like this.
Click on that. If it still happens to not work, there are a couple of things you can try: 1) Increase the resolution on your monitor (like 1440 x 900) and then choose the big screen option in the book or 2) Choose full screen in your browser (F11) to see if that helps.
[ ordering multiple copies of your digital book ]
Q: Is there a discount if I order multiple books?
A: Yes. If you would like to order 3 or more books, you receive 10% your total order. If you pay before March 31, 2010 this 10% discount is in addition to the current 20% off promotion. That's 30% off your entire order with the purchase of 3 or more books. Contact Ziblio (support@ziblio.com or 877.209.1560) and they will help you with your order.
FYI: Digital printing is different than offset printing in that we do not receive quantity discounts with additional copies from the printer. All books are at the same cost, no matter how many copies are ordered per order. This is because with digital printing and on-demand book making, every order is treated as individual items.
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17 Comments:
How would I go about purchasing the digital for someone else? Will also send this question to customer service. thanks, congrats to the winners.
Hi Becky - thanks for answering all of the Project Life questions. As much as I like Project Life, I miss the old "Becky's Blog." Do you think perhaps you could create a separate "Project Life" website and "Becky's Blog" could be about your family, decorating style, recipes and all the other fun stuff we used to see? Thanks so much!!
I'm really anal when it comes to all my edges lining up and the spaces between elements being uniform. When importing clipart for journaling blocks or the title blocks, the elements do not come in at the same size as the existing "standard" blocks already included in the design. I'm doing my best to eyeball the spacing when I resize elements, but I'm worried that all of the items won't line up perfectly. Could you address the possibility of the software either importing different clipart at the same size as the existing blocks or having something similar to guidelines in Photoshop so we can make sure all the edges line up? Thanks!
Can I "pre-order" my book with the discount after I start it, or do I need to scrap what I've done, order and start again? (I was waiting to see if I won your contest...I did not. :( )
Thanks.
Yay! So happy there's a digital project life! Can't wait to play with it later.
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Congratulations to the winners! Hope you ladies enjoy creating your digital Project Life! Am having so much fun creating with my PL kit, thanks Becky! :)
Thanks Becky!! I am so excited to play with the digital kit. YAY!! Congrats to the winners.
Have a question regarding photos and adding more to the page. I read that we are supposed to do this and have made room on a page for an extra photo but where are the photo blocks to put there to add the photos to?
congrats to all the winners!
Love the kits that you have made available to us!!! One question - when I go in to start the digital book, a window pops up wanting access to my computer. I have been told never to let any sites have access. Can you explain this - is it safe? Thanks.
Thank you so much Becky!! I am beyond excited! I can't wait to start playing and my sons have already agreed to pick out some photos too. ;)
Becky,
I just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work. I work online and know how much goes into launching such a huge project - you guys are amazing!
Helen
I'm with Sue. I've tried to crop some pics and then it changes the template and I'm eyeballing it trying to get it back the right size. Once I click "crop" or "resize" the template part of the picture is gone forever.
Yes, need an undo button.
Also need a zoom button. The full screen isn't large enough to see the tiny writing (and I have a very large monitor).
Thanks again. Love it otherwise but will wait to work on mine more as trying to get my pictures back in the right spot and matching the size of the others today frustrated me and wasted my time.
Hi Becky, I want to know more about the international shipping, do you have any news? Please, tell us when it will be avaible. I'm from Brazil and really, really want one kit. Thanks. Camila.
The "Big Screen" button doesn't change the size by much at all. Tried everything you mentioned. Not much better.
Would it be a possibility for you to market the customized page protectors as their own separate product? I sense that a number of customers besides myself would be interested in purchasing them. Thank you for your consideration!
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