![]() Apple made a decision to trap users' hard work and prevents project editing of previous projects in Photo 4.0 on Mojave.They did allow PDF download from the website for a short while, but within 6 months, 22 years worth of customers' hard work was destroyed. Even though they had desktop software, the software refused to launch after a final date. In 2017 MyPublisher was shut down by Shutterfly, and all software was deactivated, and no edits or reprints were made possible. MyPublisher had been printing photo books since 1995, and was acquired by Shutterfly in 2013.Here are some horror stories form the Graveyard: In the list below, industry stalwarts like Kodak, American Greetings, and Polaroid have all shut down their photo book business. Unfortunately, whether a company stays in the Photo Book business has no correlation as to whether or not they will continue printing. ![]() ![]() Often people think they may be safer using a well-known company. Choose a company that allows PDF download so you can reprint a copy elsewhere.Choose Desktop Software that will allow you to continue to use your software regardless what happens to their website.At this point it is best to look to the future, and make some decisions that will prevent a company from trapping all your hard work. We have heard this sad story many times over the past 15 years, and the truth is you are likely out of luck. "I spent many hours making a photo book, and the company I was using is now out of business. How can you prevent this from happening to you? Read on and we'll try to clear this topic up. Hundreds of thousands of photo books locked out of creators' hands, and they can no longer print their photo books or even view them online. When these companies shut down, their users' hard work and photo book creations go with them. And I discovered an amazing new whiskey.Through the years at Presto Photo, we've seen a lot of photo books companies join the photo book graveyard (MyPublisher, Flickr, and Kodak Gallery to name a few). Pennyverse staffers changed every version of the book. Our narrators, Eboni Flowers and Chris Brinkley immediately re-recorded some parts of the audio and that was also available on time. Unless you ordered a very early print copy or read an ARC, you received the new version. The result of all of this is that my story was revised. I tried Uncle Nearest bourbon myself (which is ah-MAY-zing) and now Uncle Nearest, not Bulleit, features in my book and is my new bourbon of choice. This is not only non-problematic bourbon-Uncle Nearest was founded by, and is owned by a Black woman! That’s right, folks, a reader spoke up and I discovered BLACK WOMAN BOURBON!!! ![]() Julie wrote back to let me know about a different brand of bourbon called Uncle Nearest. Sooooo many publishers would have ignored something like this. I took them up on their offer to change all of this. This is after the audiobook has been recorded after all the files have been uploaded to every single retailer after books have gone to print this is also during a major seasonal release cycle (for my publisher) that involved dropping multiple books. Mind you, this is ten days before publication. My publisher had already asked whether I wanted them to remove references to Bulleit. I myself am Queer, and even if I weren’t, I want nothing to do with putting the spotlight on a homophobic brand. I immediately wrote to Julie to thank her for making me aware of my mention of the problematic brand. To make a long story short, here’s what happened next: Publications like Forbes, Slate, and the Kentucky Herald Leader all reported the story. I knew nothing about these accusations, but checked them out immediately. ![]() What Julie was upstanding enough to mention is that Bulleit has been embroiled in some accusations of homophobia, and that the collective we (me, my publisher) should be aware. Bulleit Bourbon is available at most bars I visit. In the book, I used a bourbon that I’ve treated as a staple for years. I had projected onto Sierra the drink I order when I myself go to a bar: something my local bar calls a Persian Cowboy (a cross between a Pink Cowboy and a Sidecar). Like my character, Sierra Betts, I am a huge fan of bourbon and a bourbon mixed drink connoisseur. She had let my publisher (Smartypants Romance) know that I’d mentioned a problematic brand. Ten days before the release date of Forrest for the Trees, I was passed a note written in by an ARC reviewer named Julie. ![]()
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