Jack G.

I've made 18 different photo books using the old AdoramaPix site, most the maximum number of pages with around 600 pictures and text narratives of trips we have taken. I really love the quality of their books, BUT, a while back they changed the software used on their site, migrating away from an Adobe base, and I haven't made a book since the one I started before the change that was transferred over to the new software, although I've tried to continue editing it so I can print it, I just get too frustrated after a short time and give up. The new system seems to save every move you make as you make it, so when I type a text box the display is about 8 to 10 characters behind my fingers which almost makes it impossible to think/type. Then, when I go to adjust the position of a picture or text box, I grab it and move my curser and about 4 to 6 seconds later the picture/text box jumps to a new position, which is likely 1/10 inch or so from where I want it. Click grab it and move slightly and wait 4 to 6 seconds for the box to shift, but a little too far... repeat. I've gone on other sites and none are as easy and powerful (from design perspective) as the old AdoramaPix, and I can tell by pictures that the books won't be as nice (too thin pages), but after resting a few months to relax from the frustration and then making another try, I'm done with them. I'll settle for a book of lesser quality over spending many hundreds of hours waiting for things to jump to where I want them.