Frequently Asked
Questions
What
is Heritage Makers?
What
kinds of projects can I make?
How much do
projects cost?
What
are the advantages of Heritage Makers over traditional scrapbooking?
What do I
need to publish a book?
Do I
need my own software?
How long
does it take to publish my book?
What if
there are mistakes in my final book?
How do I
get started?
What is Heritage
Makers?
We are storybooking. Story is at the heart of all we do.
Stories provide a way for us to
discover the rich heritage of which we are a part. With Heritage Makers
unique online publishing process those stories can be preserved forever
in custom hardbound books and projects.
What kinds of
projects can I make?
In addition to several sizes of storybooks, you can publish greeting
cards, postcards, calendars, and posters. Click here to see
the complete
product catalog.
How much do projects
cost?
Projects range in price from $1.45 to $129.95. There
are monthly
specials for pre-purchasing your publishing costs that are only
available through
Consultants, so contact me
to receive my monthly e-newsletter. Shipping is calculated
when you
submit your book for publishing, and is approximately $8 to either
Canada or the US.
What are the advantages
of Heritage Makers over traditional scrapbooking?
There are several advantages to publishing over traditional
scrapbooking:
* Quick, easy and
affordable
* Several people can contribute to the book, each from their own home
* Can order multiple copies
* Reprints of book available anytime,
* each project is archived forever in our system
* Easy start-and-stop. No supplies to set out, no mess to clean up.
* Premier Membership with digital art content gives you hundreds of
kits
and collections at your fingertips with no downloads and makes digi
scrapping easy and fun
What do I need to
publish a book?
- A
broadband or high-speed Internet connection
- Adobe Flash plugin version 9
or better
- All
pop-up blocking software disabled or set to allow
www.heritagemakers.com, preview.heritagemakers.com and
blog.heritagemakers.com
- Javascript enabled
- Java applets or Active X
controls enabled (for photo uploading)
- Screen resolution of at least
1024 x 768 (32-bit color quality recommended)
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or
greater (Windows)
- Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or
greater (Macintosh or Windows)
- Photos
- Text
- Heritage Studio account
Do I need my own
software?
No. Heritage Makers has its own online web-based publishing
software with Drag and Drop interface - select from a Template Book for
quick and classy books or a Blank Canvas for
maximum creativity. If you have already designed your own
digital
layouts and need a place to print and bind them, you can with Heritage
Makers. Images need to be saved as
jpg files. Software design programs which are compatible with Heritage
Makers include Adobe Photoshop Elements, Microsoft Digital Image Pro,
Scrapbook
Factory. If you can save it as a JPEG, you can put it in our books!
How long does it take
to publish my book?
Once you have submitted the project for printing, there is a
10
business day turnaround for books and 1 business day for
cards and posters plus shipping time to arrive on your
doorstep.
What if there are
mistakes in my final book?
Heritage Makers will reprint without charge any book with a
manufacturing error. Any mistakes or changes by the author
will
be reprinted
at ½ price.
How do I get started?
- Be sure to place your order
through a Heritage Makers Consultant. That's me!
- Decide on the book
size you
want.
- Pre-purchase your book
credits.
- You will then receive an
account number and you will activate your account from my website (I
have
the instructions on how to do this that I will give you upon ordering).
- Take the tutorials on the
website. You may call me with ANY questions that you have. We are in
this TOGETHER and I will make sure you are happy with all your
projects.
- Start creating your Heritage
library!
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