Drawn to Art - the life and art of Peter Stephenson

Are you an artist who would like to put together a professional looking portfolio? Or a family member who would like to publish a "life in art" book for an artist? As mentioned in my previous post, there are some excellent self-publishing sites you can use to produce and sell a professional looking book. Recently I used blurb to put together a book about my artist father who worked as an illustrator for the Courier Mail newspaper in Brisbane. You can preview this book here http://au.blurb.com/b/4031969-drawn-to-art

Drawn to Art by Editor Anna Casey | Make Your Own Book

The software is free to download and there are numerous templates for page design. There are also useful walkthroughs and design tips on the site. Once uploaded you have a couple of weeks to order at least one copy, and then you can list the book for sale or promote it within a private group of friends. They can preview it on the site before deciding to order a copy. There are also ebook options. As with all self-publishing, the price is not cheap as chips, but there are volume discounts. I would be interested to hear any comparisons of other services for self-publishing.