Last year I worked for a family with two wonderful children and when I left I wanted to make a photo book for them with some of the hundreds of photos I’d taken during the year. Well, things got chaotic as I packed up my life to move 3, 429 miles across the country, and in the end I simply didn’t have time to chose the photos, upload them to a suitable website, order the book, and wait for it to be delivered.
The idea came back into my head recently as I was thinking about Christmas gifts and this time I was just about organised enough to pull it off. But, man are there a lot of website offering photo books out there! So for those of you who might be looking for a quick comparison of prices here’s the little table I made while I was searching for the best deal.
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Company |
Book Size |
Cost |
Shipping |
Other Info |
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12×12 |
$54.99 $1.50/extra page |
$9.99 |
25% off order more than one. |
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8×8 or 8.5×11 |
$29.99 $1/extra page |
$6.99 |
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8.5×11 (single sided) |
$29.99 $0.99/extra page |
Not quoted |
Requires iPhoto software |
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8.5×11 (double sided) |
$29.99 $1.49/extra page |
Not quoted |
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7×7 |
$22.95 for 20-40 pages |
Not quoted |
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8×10 |
$29.95 for 20-40 pages |
Not quoted |
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11×13 |
$54.95 for 20-40 pages |
Not quoted |
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9×7 |
$24.95 $0.50/extra page or $10 for 20 |
Not quoted |
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8.5×11 |
$25.95 $0.50/extra page or $10 for 20 |
Not quoted |
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11×8.5 |
$29.99 $1.99/extra page |
$8.99 |
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8×6 |
$19.99 $0.99/extra page |
$7.99 |
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| Qoop | 8.5×11 | $29.99 for 20 pages
$.99/extra page |
Not quoted |
These are the sizes and prices for hard cover books, most of these sites also offer soft cover books at a cheaper price. The deadline for Christmas ordering is coming up so if you want to put Santa’s name on a photo book you better get a move on!
And if you’ve used any of these services, please share your impressions in the comments.
