hat's in a name? Drop the World was named for and
founded in the spirit of travel.
In fact, Drop the World was created when we returned
home from our own trip and wanted to print our
blogs. After about 2 years on the road, writing and
attempting to convey our experiences to friends
and family along the way, our blogs had evolved into
literally thousands of photos and tens of thousands
of words. What started out as a convenient way to
avoid sending mass-emails had turned into something
we were actually quite proud of.
And so Drop the World was created, existing to serve a
single puropse - turning travel blogs into books.
With the incredible support of TravelBlog.org (our blogging birthplace),
users were now able to access their blogs & photos
with the click of a button and create a book in
just a few simple steps.
We were at first unconcerned with printing non-travel books.
Our layouts replicated the look of an online
travel blog, complete with space for entry titles, dates,
and locations. But as the site grew and we received
requests for new features, we realized our next version should open
things up a bit. We wanted to keep our travel features,
but allow our users to create
photo-only albums if they wanted to. We wanted them
to be able to customize and edit each page. We wanted
them to be able to use their Facebook photos and content
from other sites in addition to TravelBlog.
With these things in mind, version 2.0 was released.
We are happy to say that our writing and photos now rest proudly
on our coffee tables and Drop the World has continued
to grow. Our site now supports millions of photos from users
in over 40 countries, and we have shipped books to
dozens of countries across the globe.
What's next for Drop the World? More import sites.
More layouts. More travel features.
More book sizes. We hope you enjoy your experience
on our site and
as always, feel free to contact us at any time.
