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Digital Photo Book Printing Companies

The best places to create photo books online

Here are 3 quick reviews of my favourite digital photo book printing companies.

Creating photo books online is a hugely popular thing to do now. Storing photos in a personalised book is an ideal solution to a range of situations. It's a fun thing to do with personal, family pictures, as well as an impressive and professional way to present shots from a wedding or other event.

Digital photo book printing companies are constantly trying to outdo each other: bringing down prices, increasing the range of options, improving quality, making the creation process more fun and so on.

I've sampled a fair few digital photo book printing companies and used their products for lots of different purposes. So I've decided to help you make sense of the options by reviewing 3 of the best places to buy photo books online. Here goes...

What Are Photo Books For?

Photo books are essentially a cooler, easier, neater, better version of the good old photo album. Photos are printed as part of the pages themselves - just like on a proper coffee table book. You can also add your own text and customise the whole design.

So no more glue / scissors / photos sliding out place / hours of effort! Online book printing is a godsend for so many different things, such as:

Family photo albums
Wedding photo books
Everyday pictures
School yearbooks
Baby memory books
Holiday memories books
Work/college leaving presents
Professional photographer portfolios
Scrapbooks

The list goes on and on. But what are the best digital photo book printing companies? Well the following 3 are my favourites. So read my reviews and check out their websites to decide which would be the best one for you.

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1. MyPublisher

MyPublisher are a company who like to do things well. They seem to put a real emphasis on high quality, a bit like Moo.com when it comes to cards. They've just about become by number 1 choice for photo books as a result. Plus they don't hammer you with a frightening price! The whole process of designing a book on their site is really fun and well thought out too.

Size Options:

2.75" x 3.5"
5.75" x 7.75"
8.75" x 11.25"
11.5" x 15"

What are the books like?

MyPublisher photo books are, in my experience, stunning! One of the first things that strikes you is how nice the paper is: really thick with a bright glossy finish. They use archival papers, which means that the colour will never (pretty well!) fade from them.

The front covers are beautifully produced, and are available in several different versions: Chunky hardcover, soft cover, book jacket, linen and leather.

So you can design photo books for all sorts of different purposes. But the really great customization features are, of course, for the book's pages. Arranging images in a layout is made easy by a 'drag-and-drop' system. Writing your own text is equally simple, and can be done in almost limitless different fonts.

Meanwhile, there is the option of choosing from pre-designed scrapbook templates...600 + of them! So MyPublisher are not only one of the best digital photo book printing companies when it comes to quality, but customization too.

How much do the books cost?

The cost of books depends on the size and number of pages. Each size is available with a minimum of 20 pages, with costs at this number of pages ranging from $2.49 to $59.80.

You can add extra pages to any book at a cost of between $0.49 and $1.99 per page, again depending on the size.

Check out MyPublisher now...

Quotable Quote:

By furnishing this already crowded world with a duplicate one of images, photography makes us feel that the world is more available than it really is.

- Susan Sontag

2. Photobox

Photobox are known as one of the most trusted online digital photo printing services. I think they are about the best option for anyone who has not made a photo book before because their website is so easy to use. The customising and design process is a breeze and the finished item, in my experience, is always top notch!

Size Options

A3 (28.5 x 37cm)
A4 (22 x 28cm)
Square (20 x 20cm)
Square (29.5 x 29.5)
Small (13.8cm x 18.3cm)
Mini (7 x 9cm)

What are the books like?

Well, there are several options for the style of cover: hard, soft, spiral binding (opens flat), plastic. You can personalise the image and text on the cover of your book, as well as on the spine.

The hard covers are amazing, really professional and smart! They can be either glossy or matte. Personally I prefer the matte - I think it's more like real coffee table photo books - but that's just preference.

The paper quality is excellent: 170gsm gloss. For an extra $4.75 a heavier, even higher quality paper can be used.

There are dozens of themes to choose from when customizing the book. Some aren't that great but most are actually quite nice and one or two look really stunning.

How many pages are available? 26 - 100. So you need at least 26 photos and the price obviously rises in proportion with the number of pages.

How much do the books cost?

The price of books with 26 pages - across all sizes and styles - ranges from $9.50 to $63.50. This increases with more pages.

To be honest, this is about par for digital photo book printing companies. It's rare to find somewhere that deviates much from these sorts of amounts. So Photobox offer top-notch products and service for average prices.

Check out the Photobox website now.

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3. Vistaprint

Vistaprint are amongst the best online photo printing companies because they offer a wide range of products at very low prices. But when it comes to photo books they don’t sacrifice any quality for cost. After all, people only buy photo books online to have somewhere special for their pictures! Vista Print gets this so they can be relied on for very decent quality photo books.

Size Options

10.2 x 14cm
14 x 19cm
21 x 21cm
21 x 28cm
30 x 30cm

What are the books like?

You can choose from a customisable hard cover or soft cover. There is also the option of a spiral binding (so the book opens out flat).

Plus, Vistaprint offer some really beautiful photo books with plain leather or linen covers. These don't, of course, have any photos on them but they look amazing and would be absolutely ideal for a family album.

There are a huge number of design options for customising the pages of your book.

How many pages are available? 20 for some sizes, 26 for others.

How much do the books cost?

The price of books with 20 or 26 pages across all sizes and styles ranges from $9 to $40. Extra pages cost more.

These prices are really, really good compared to other digital photo book printing companies. Even those leather and linen bound books can be snapped up for $40!

So check out the Vistaprint website now if you want a single photo book for a great price.