Ok, Mother's day is coming up, and I have been wanting to do a photobook for my mom with pics of her and all her grandkids now for several years. I have a lot of pics (300ish) I would like to include. My question is, which company is best for a large book, that could include lots of pictures, that won't break the bank, but is still good quality? Shutterfly? Snapfish? Never had a photobook created before. Thanks in advance for all the advice and a heads up on any promos.
I've never made one quite that big (300 photos), but I've had success with Shutterfly. They often run promos for free books -- 8x8, I think, which regularly run $29.99. I'll see the codes posted here; in fact, there was one that expired earlier this week. If you have iPhoto, the books you can order through it are really nice, too.
I've used a few different companies, and in my opinion, the best quality is shutterfly. The book prices are for 20 pages, and then you will page for each extra page beyond that.
blurb.com all the way! Their quality is fantastic! Go ahead and pay for the Hardcover Imagewrap - you won't regret it.
I also recommend blurb. Wonderful quality. I have done several large books with them including my wedding album. I made a smaller wedding album for my MIL on Shutterfly. It looked like I had printed it on my own computer in comparison. I used the same pictures in both books so it was a very good comparison.
shutterfly is the way to go. I only order when there is a free code out there. I work on the books and save them so they are ready. I have done over 25 of them. You pay shipping only. coke rewards also offers 8x8 book for 200 points (also various other shutterfly offers) for shutterfly!also, sometimes they offer free books after you enter codes.
I like shutterfly too, great customer service, great print. You can find gift cards on ebay and I just wait for a good sale. I have done photobooks with nearly 1000 pictures....
Blurb or mix book all the way! Great quality and reasonable. Snapfish- ok. Shutterfly...Never again! They are cheaper for a reason. I have used shutterfly a few times with limited quality of the books. The last order I placed (4 weeks ago), I have had to call their customer service 3x because of errors in the book (same one 3 times...REALLY?!).
Subscribing to this, since I'm curious about the same thing. I've never printed one though. I think I remember seeing posts on here before about a company that occasionally has specials where you can print up to 100 pages (instead of the normal 30), but for the same price. I can't remember what company it is, but I'm sure someone here will remember. If you have a lot of photos, 100 pages for a book would be great.
