you can email mpix customer service and have them send paper samples. each sample has the same image on it so you can see the color variations.
I am ordering my first book soon, so I can't say about the book, but I hear mpix books are awesome. !
Kelly
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My motto: well said by several very smart MPIXERS...
"Self-imposed limitations can be as crippling as debt. Photographers who have convinced themselves that clients won’t pay what is a reasonable price for their photography, often are merely projecting their own self-limiting values, but this can be a critical business mistake. A businessperson must be confident that he or she is providing value to clients, and that clients, in turn, will exchange that value for their hard-earned money. If this confidence is lacking, it is difficult to become successful in business......." because if you do EVERYTHING else right you are still DOA if you don't see the value of your work
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