Five photobook services were reviewed at our April 2009
meeting. There are many more services out there and a
Google search will find additional choices for your
consideration. The services shown here are the ones that
Joyce has tried herself. At least one sample from each
service was passed around at the SIG meeting.
Picaboo
www.picaboo.com
- Software downloads to your computer
- Lots of graphic choices
- A little pricier than others but not bad
Snapfish
www.snapfish.com
- Work on-line
- Many products
- Many choices same as Wal-Mart but more expensive
Wal-Mart
photos.walmart.com
- Great place to try a book without much financial
risk
- Work on-line
- If shipped to Wal-Mart (rather than your house), no
shipping charge
Blurb
www.blurb.com
- Software downloads to your computer
- Recommend you use the premium paper (standard is
thinner)
- Great prices for books with more pages
- Hardcover books automatically include a dust jacket
My Publisher
www.mypublisher.com
- Software downloads to your computer
- Fewer book choices
- High quality covers and vellum first page
- 20% discount through COSTCO (download software
through COSTCO)
General thoughts
- DO NOT download Smilebox no matter how cute it is
unless you like it when a program takes over your
computer and runs all your photos through Smilebox!
Check other organizations you belong to for discounts,
e.g., Sam's Club
- Once you have a project in mind, check multiple
services to check for the product you need (page sizes,
formats, etc.) as well as the price for the number of
pages your book is likely to have
- Always look at the cost of additional pages because
they can add up quickly
Make lots of books and share them
