A is for Apple

…because all A-Z’s start with Apple?  KoodibooKs can be viewed and bought online on Apple computers but you currently need a PC to create them.

A is also for…AutoFill – Getting started can always be daunting so AutoFill gets your photos into a KoodibooK in no time and then you can tweak it to suit your own tastes.

Author – That’s you! It’s nice to be associated with something special, so go on… let everyone know this is your hard work!

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Books – KoodibooK is all about books, books and more books – yours, your family’s, your friend’s, and even other people’s who simply like what you like.

Buy – Buy your photo books from the biggest and best photobook manufacturers via KoodibooK.

Borders – Sometimes a border on your photo can make the world of difference so give our range of borders a try.

Backgrounds – We’ve got a range of backgrounds for your pages with lots more in the pipeline. You can always use your own images as a background if you prefer.

Bookshelf – This is the home of all your books. Just click on the bookshelf to start another KoodibooK or load up one you’ve worked on before.

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Choice – KoodibooK is all about giving you the widest choice – from where your photos are, to where you can publish, to who you want to print them.

CeWe – KoodibooK allows you to create some great CeWe photo books. CeWe is Europe’s largest photobook manufacturer with 15 factories.

Categories – KoodibooKs that are made public are categorised to make it easy for others to find your work… Just select the one which comes closest to describing yours.

Community – The community of KoodibooK users are the most important people to us. We love to hear from everyone so please tune into our blog and twitter feeds!

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3D – KoodibooK brings a unique 3^rd Dimension to the world of self-publishing. This is nothing like page-flippers you may have seen before so be sure to see it for yourself!

Designers – Calling all Designers… if you have some great layouts and designs, why not make them available for others to use? We have a KoodibooK design marketplace coming soon!

Decorations – We have a few already and great plans for decorations and embellishments which you can add to your KoodibooKs to make it special.

Description – Every KoodibooK should have a description which will appear alongside the title so people can find out what it’s all about

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Effects – KoodibooK has some amazing effects (like blur, sepia, black and white, sharpen, etc.) which can be used with your photos to get that extra special look

Enhanced – In the future we’ll be extending the FREE photobook software with a paid-for ‘Enhanced’ version which has some extra special bells and whistles. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to use the Standard version for FREE and we’ll keep investing in developing it!

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FREE – You can create amazing photobooks and publish them for all to see for absolutely nothing! Yes, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Facebook – KoodibooK’s facebook integration is simply amazing, allowing you to build books from your own albums and those your friends have given you access to.

Facebook Application – You can easily share your KoodibooKs with your friends on Facebook using our unique Facebook App

Feedback – We welcome your feedback on all things KoodibooK. The feedback button on the website give easy access to get in touch, to share your ideas, frustrations, issues or praise.

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Google, Bing and Yahoo – All the major search engines can be used to find images (but be careful! Do make sure you have rights to use them)

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Hours and hours of enjoyment can be had with KoodibooK – all for FREE!

Happiness –You’ll have trouble not smiling when you flick through that KoodibooK you published and relive the memories.

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iPhone – Our iPhone application is nearly ready and will allow you to take your KoodibooKs with you anywhere.

iPrinciples – iPrinciples are our development partner (www.iprinciples.com) who specialise in the ‘magic of software’ (they make cool software like KoodibooK).

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Jpg – KoodibooK reads most of the common formats of images including JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, etc.

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KoodibooK – The KoodibooK name is a palindrome (which makes our transparent business cards really cool!) and the name came from reversing ibook – imagine a mirror going down through the letter ‘i’.

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Library – The KoodibooK Library is the area of the web site where you can view public books

Logo – The inverted capital K at the end of the logo is because most companies start with a capital letter and the reflection around the letter ‘i’ would be an inverted K.

Long Tale – Whatever your niche market, you can make regular KoodibooKs to serve it well. Why not create a regular fanzine or magazine for your hobby and get others who are interested to contribute with content and stories?

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Memories – Capturing your memories on your camera is only the first step. KoodibooK allows you to take them much further by letting them tell a story.

Microsoft Office – If you use Word, Powerpoint, Excel or Publisher you’ll soon be able to publish straight to KoodibooK.com from inside Office.

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New – KoodibooK is brand-sparkling new and is still carrying a “Beta” label. We know KoodibooK isn’t perfect yet. Nevertheless, we’re working to improve it day-by-day and welcome your thoughts on how to get it “just right” for you.

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Open – KoodibooK is open for business after two years of development and we’re so excited we could burst!

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Publishing – “Publishing yourself” is what KoodibooK is all about. Tell the world your life story… tell your family how much you love them… whatever it is, publish it with KoodibooK!

Photo Finder – your computer, pen drives, cameras, Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa, SmugMug, Bebo, MySpace, Photobox, Pikeo, Google, Bing, Yahoo with many more to come.

Print On Demand – PoD is simply about printing one-off copies as and when you want them. There are no “print runs” with KoodibooK; you just print what you want, when you want.

Privacy – At KoodibooK we are absolutely committed to our privacy policy and to ensuring the information you give us is kept as securely as we can.

Public or Private – Your publication can be just for you or for the world to see. And we have some more options up our sleeve as we roll out more capabilities.

Portfolio-Yes KoodibooK can be used to make excellent portfolios!

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Quality – Everything in KoodibooK is about high quality from the user experience of the application to the final book in your hands. Please let us know if you see anything that isn’t top notch!

Quick – We’ve tried to make using KoodibooK as easy as possible so you can finish your book incredibly quickly if you want to. Feel free to take as long as you like and enjoy the experience of making your KoodibooK if you prefer!

Questions? We have a range of frequently asked questions on the web site which may help you in the first instance

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Register – While you don’t need to register to make and view KoodibooKs, you may want to in order to publish, rate or comment on books. The good news is it’s really easy and we promise to respect the information you provide.

Recipe books Do you have a long-standing family recipe? Why not make a personalised cookery book with scrumptious menus and tempting pictures to share with your friends and family? If Jamie can do it so can we!

Rating – KoodibooK.com allows any registered user to rate your public KoodibooKs so the quality can be recognised and the best of the best surfaced for others to view. You can rate other’s books too!

Rectangles – Rectangles can be added to your book pages to outline images in many interesting ways, especially if you combine it with a mask – well worth a play to see the possibilities.

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Spreads – Spreads are mentioned a lot in KoodibooK, so what are they? They’re essentially two side-by-side pages which, when opened flat, can have an image placed across them both.

Sharing – Sharing your KoodibooK is what it’s all about! In the living room, on your phone, on the internet – whoever and wherever you are, we have a way to let your family, friends, colleagues or customers share in your creations

System requirements – KoodibooK will run nicely on most recent PCs which run Windows7, XP or Vista. Our download page on the web site has more details.

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Templates – KoodibooK offers a good selection of page templates which can give you a professional result with little effort. And you’ll soon be able to create templates yourself.

Themes – Various themes are included in KoodibooK to make it easy to get a common feel to your book. Examples include comics, seasons and special occasions with lots more on their way to you.

Text – Image-only photobooks are nice, but why not add captions and paragraphs of text to describe the people and places on each page? You can choose from loads of fonts, colours, sizes and spacing to tweak it to perfection

Title – Every KoodibooK needs a title that captures the essence of your book and tempts your readers to pick it up and get flicking through those pages.

Twitter – It seems like everyone is tweeting these days and KoodibooK is no different. Why not tweet with us. Go on follow @koodibook

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Up-to-speed – We’ve designed KoodibooK to be easy to use but you can get up-to-speed even quicker by reading the Getting Started tutorial.

Undo – Even the best make mistakes so don’t worry, you can always get back to where you were before by using the undo (and redo) features.

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Viewing – Whether it’s the perfect 3D preview mode or our internet browser-based viewers or the iPhone, you can always see your work wherever you are.

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Weddings – Weddings are great occasions and a KoodibooK can be the perfect way of remembering them. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a friend who is ‘good at taking photos’, KoodibooK is going to help you create an outstanding wedding photo book.

Wow! – This is the reaction we often get when we show KoodibooK to people rather than telling them about it. You have to see it for yourself and make your own mind up if “Wow!” is for you!

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eXpress Yourself – whether it’s eXtreme sports or amazing eXpeditions there’s a KoodibooK for that! And what’s more you can take it with you on an ipod Touch or iphone to show your friends next time.

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Yearbooks – Whether it’s a graduation, the end of a hard school year, your local kids football team or company annual report, there are always special memories to keep forever, and KoodibooK has a great answer with personalised yearbooks.

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Zooming – If you need to zoom in to get the detail right or zoom out to see the bigger picture you have complete control in KoodibooK.

Zoo – Like A for Apple, Z is always for Zoo!  All those animal snaps will make such a great photo book that the Zoo may even want to buy some of your KoodibooKs for their customers!

Photo credits:

The Apple by Arkivbild,  3D by Sssamantha, Bangkok food by meendee & Zebra by Vincent3fx