A Photo Is Worth a Thousand Words
There are a lot of reasons why self-publishing photo books has become so popular in recent years.
With today's technology it's easier and more inexpensive than ever to publish any type of book, including picture books.
As for what kind of books are being published, the choices are endless.
We know that in this day of online photo sharing on social network sites, anyone can upload a picture they just took, then share it with family and friends at no cost.
So, even though the cost is minimal, why would anyone still choose to publish an actual, honest to goodness book to give to friends and family? The answer to that question has a lot to do with nostalgia and being able to give a tangible keepsake gift.
Here are a couple ideas people have for a photo book: Family Photo Book People are making books that contain pictures of family members during specific events or at different stages in life to give as a keepsake gift that will stand up to the years.
Something you can actually hold and maybe even pass down for generations.
Baby Photo Book Well it's not really a surprise to anyone that parents gush over everything that has to do with the birth of their children.
Everyone knows that if you ask a new parent about their baby, you will be buried in pictures of the little bundle of joy.
So to share the joy with family and friends, people are taking those adorable pictures of the new addition to the family and making a book.
Pet Photography Book Yeah, I know what you are going to say.
Actually this type of book has the same basic description as the last one I mentioned, so you can take the last paragraph I wrote and substitute any reference I made to a human baby with "Mr.
Snuggles" or "Ms.
Whiskers" and you'll get the idea.
Travel Photography Book Whether you traveled the world or just want to memorialize a special family trip to the beach, what better way than make a book that you can share with loved ones.
Everyone loves pictures of happy times and beautiful scenery.
The reasons for self-publishing a photo book doesn't really matter because your imagination is the only limit to what you can create.
The more important issue is that a book can be held, passed around and kept forever to easily travel back in time to those special times in life.
With today's technology it's easier and more inexpensive than ever to publish any type of book, including picture books.
As for what kind of books are being published, the choices are endless.
We know that in this day of online photo sharing on social network sites, anyone can upload a picture they just took, then share it with family and friends at no cost.
So, even though the cost is minimal, why would anyone still choose to publish an actual, honest to goodness book to give to friends and family? The answer to that question has a lot to do with nostalgia and being able to give a tangible keepsake gift.
Here are a couple ideas people have for a photo book: Family Photo Book People are making books that contain pictures of family members during specific events or at different stages in life to give as a keepsake gift that will stand up to the years.
Something you can actually hold and maybe even pass down for generations.
Baby Photo Book Well it's not really a surprise to anyone that parents gush over everything that has to do with the birth of their children.
Everyone knows that if you ask a new parent about their baby, you will be buried in pictures of the little bundle of joy.
So to share the joy with family and friends, people are taking those adorable pictures of the new addition to the family and making a book.
Pet Photography Book Yeah, I know what you are going to say.
Actually this type of book has the same basic description as the last one I mentioned, so you can take the last paragraph I wrote and substitute any reference I made to a human baby with "Mr.
Snuggles" or "Ms.
Whiskers" and you'll get the idea.
Travel Photography Book Whether you traveled the world or just want to memorialize a special family trip to the beach, what better way than make a book that you can share with loved ones.
Everyone loves pictures of happy times and beautiful scenery.
The reasons for self-publishing a photo book doesn't really matter because your imagination is the only limit to what you can create.
The more important issue is that a book can be held, passed around and kept forever to easily travel back in time to those special times in life.
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