Top 5 Places to Print Photo Books – Photo books are such a fun and beautiful way to get those photos off your phone or computer and on display for your family to enjoy! Come find out the top 5 places to print photo books!
Hello! Suzanne O’Brien back again, as promised, to share a few of my favorite companies that allow you to print your family stories with ease. A few months ago I wrote about Creating Meaningful Photo Books and highlighted my belief that “done is better than perfect” when it comes to completing our memory keeping projects. That same tenet applies when choosing a company to print your work – just pick one and move ahead. You can always try something different next time!
Read on to discover 5 of my current favorite self-publishing options along with the top 3 reasons they earned my business…
- Clean & simple design aesthetic – great cover options
- Quality of materials – paper feels awesome and is 100% recycled
- Other product offerings – I’m a big fan of their post cards and other print product
**Blurb is offering 50% off photo books with code FANTASTICFIFTY starting Thanksgiving day (11/23) through Wednesday, November 29th!
2. Blurb
- Design flexibility – their Booksmart software allows for the most template control I’ve found in a consumer-friendly product
- Low cost
- High page count – books can have up to 440 pages with standard paper and 240 with their heavier paper weights, great for those longer stories you want to tell
3. Montage
- Ease of use – unique template selection software allows you to create an album with amazing speed
- Layflat album at a relatively affordable price
- Limited text and template flexibility makes this a perfect choice for simple stories
4. Moleskine
- Modern font choices – so many good fonts it is hard to choose
- Paper quality – the ivory soft matte finish is simply lovely
- Signature “moleskine” notebook features – the first page “please return to” message and the back page signature expandable pocket folder (perfect for storing memorabilia) open and close the book with a unique style
- fabric cover + spine – adds a simple but luxurious texture
- contemporary templates – focus stays on the photos in these elegant layflat albums
- 8.75″ panoramic square size – makes a statement without overwhelming
Bonus
If you love the idea of putting together a beautiful photo book but would like to start with something bitesize project you need to check out Chatbooks!
Create customized, tiny photo books using your Instagram images. This is such a quick and easy way to get those photos off your phone and printed out for your loved ones to enjoy!
**Chatbooks has some great Black Friday Savings! Use code JOLLY for 20% off all chatbooks orders.
Use this link and try your first book free –> CHATBOOKS
Want to see a bit more before you make your decision? Each photo above links to additional images of the books. Interested in mobile-friendly printing options? Stay tuned for a future post detailing my favorite options for getting those photos off of your phone and into your home!
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Thanks for sharing all of these wonderful photo book printing sites! I really need to get better about making these for my family to enjoy!
This is so helpful! The only publisher I’m familiar with is Shutterfly. I’ve been wondering about other options. I’ll be sure to look into those 5 you posted. Thank you!!
Thank u, I have been looking for a reputable photo book company. To shorten the story and save everyone from hearing me go on a total irate rant, Shutterfly has now lost my 2nd attempt at my daughters 1st year book. I have been working on it since before she was born and have put God knows how many hours into it. They offered me free shipping if I was to start it over again ?. I have been dealing with them for over a month now to try and get it recovered and have never dealt with such poor Customer Care. I even got to the customer support “manager”. She was supposed to get back with me within 24 hrs and I finally got her to call me back after a week of me phoning her. Sorry for the rant! ??for this furious mama
Love this! Super helpful – thanks, Suzanne!
I’ve purcased Picaboo’s layflat books and have been very pleased with their books. With their frequent coupons I think they’re a very good option. I’m curious why they didn’t make the list. I’ll have to compare them to your top five. Thanks for the list. It is very helpful!
Love this. Which website is the one in the top left corner from in the first picture?
Thanks Eva! That was a “magazine” I designed in inDesign and published via Blurb.