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Recommendations for photobook printing?
So I've only managed to get two photobooks printed ever. Was very happy with them, but now I find out that the company (Inkubook) is closing. So I would love your suggestions for somewhere that prints awesome books.
I need somewhere that ships internationally, and can print at least 10x10. I also had 200 pages in each of the books I printed, so somewhere that will let me add a lot of pages too . I've googled a bit, but would love to hear where you all print yours |
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I mostly print at Shutterfly... but have tied Arts Cow (which I didn't like) and my last book as been at MixBooks - http://www.mixbook.com/photo-books I think they only have 8.5x8.5 and 12x12
When I was looking to print the big florida book - I was going to go Viovio, but they couldn't tell me exactly as to when I was going to get my book. (I needed it by a certain date). So I chose to go with Mixbook - I was very happy with them and they very quick about my product. I did had a page in my Florida book that the paper was creased before it was printed on. I emailed them and they shipped a replacement to me at expressed shipping. This is also a good blog... she will have coupons listed and has reviews on different photo book companies... http://www.photobookgirl.com/
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I was really sad to see they are closing too
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I just asked megan turnidge this the other day because i'm interested in starting to do some photobooks
she said in order of preference: AdoramaPix Blurb Viovio Shutterfly |
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I love Shutterfly
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I second Adorama. Their books are drop dead gorgeous because they use real photo paper (a thicker non-floppy kind) and the prints are just stunning! And they do ship internationally!
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I've only ever used Shutterfly as I had coupon code for it. But I do love my book. I can't wait to see what others say.
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Thanks for the recommendations ladies. Off to check them all out now!
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I print at Pixum, which is Europe-based (Germany). They ship Europe-wide through their international page and I've been most happy with their product. I always choose the "photo paper" option (the way Adorama offers, with lay-flat binding) and I love the result.
ETA: Now I think about it, the photo paper book has a maximum of 84 pages (I normally divide thick books into more parts)... The normal ones (digital print ones) can have more, but I hae no idea about the quality as I never tried those.
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Last edited by adrianka; 01-06-2013 at 03:04 AM. |
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I've done 14 books with viovio.com & i love them. They hold 160 pages, they do a 10x10 size.
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I did a big Blurb book (112 pgs) and was very very happy. I did a 12x12 hard cover with premium matte paper. It's been almost 2 years and the book has held up very nicely to repeated use. It was super expensive though (about $100 a book) which was a huge downside for me. I could only afford to buy the one book to give to my grandparents as a gift. I also loved it that Blurb allowed me to share the purchase page with relatives so they could purchase their own books if they wanted to (it was a family photo album from my Dad's childhood).
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Oh, I just wanted to check out Blurb's international shipping and discovered they have a reasonable priced German site, too. Good to know! Though I don't think I'll do my PL with them. I will probably prefer a 10x10 size and that is not available. Plus doing a book with over 100 pages in 12x12 is of course freaking expensive. The Viovio 10x10 looks like a very affordable alternative.
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I love viovio too!
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I usually print with Shutterfly... I used viovio.com last year and didn't really like how I had to make my book. (I can't really remember the problem, but I know I was annoyed. lol).
Shutterfly currently has a 50% off 12x12 books until Wednesday, Jan. 9th. I'm doing marathon scrapping in hopes of getting my 2012 photo book all wrapped up by then. Only downside, I have too many pages for one book, so I'm going to have to split it up to a part I and part II. I've decided that might not be that big of a deal if I can print twice a year vs having to wait until January. I love getting a book in the mail. |
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I have been raving about Blurb for a while now. I have 2 books printed there. They're great and sturdy (stiched binding, which I love) but now that I've seen other books with thicker paper and the lay-flat technique, I must admit that they look so much better (and more vibrant)... And I agree Blurb is expensive, I always waited for a 30% discount coupon which they usually send out in their newsletter around holidays. Too bad Pixum has a max of 84 pages, I would have loved to get my next book with them.
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Thanks for all the suggestions. After looking at them, I think it will be either Blurb or Viovio, because the others work out more expensive with the number of pages I want to include. I just need to decide now whether I want to print 10x10 or 12x12! Has anyone printed 10x10 with Viovio? Just wondering what the cover is like, as there's no option for imagewrap on this size. |
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I had to quick finish my son's second half of 2012 so I could get it printed before their store closed!
I've checked out mixbook and that's going to be the next place I order from. Glad to here you were happy with it Rebecca!
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I'm looking for a printer too for an 8x8 photobook with just over 100 pages possibly
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What I do is to divide books into volumes, but I can see it's not the perfect solution.
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Last edited by adrianka; 01-06-2013 at 05:58 PM. |
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I have only printed on and it was at Shutterfly. I didn't love the binding. I just didn't look like it would hold up well.
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I just got my disney album in the mail yesterday from viovio. It's 10x10 and I went with linen... I had a hard time deciding between leather and linen and also couldn't decide what to put in the cut out!
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