Perfect bound books can go up to 440/220 pages depending on the paper choice and the lay flat up to 110 pages. Score: 4/5 Perfect Bound Topīlurb offers the same two binding options as Mixbook. Luxurious flush mount books are not present in the range. Lay flat books can have a max of 100 pages. The lay flat pages are really thick since there is a sheet inserted between the pages for rigidity. The lay flat books are printed as double spreads and stuck together creating a seamless flow of images. The perfect bound books are glued at the spine and can go up to 400 pages. Mixbook offers 2 binding types: perfect bound and seamless lay flat. These are all good quality, nice covers, my scores are based on the options provided and availability throughout the range. The Flush Mount Albums have an extra cover, the Luxe. You can also add hot and foil stamping to the deluxe cover. The latter two can be chosen in leather and linen in a wealth of colours. Photobook WW offers 4 main cover types: Softcover, Hardcover, Debossed and Deluxe. It’s a good basic range but other covers like linen, die cut or acrylic would make these books more high end. The covers all look nice but the most expensive book, the lay flat, can only come with the Matt Hardcover. Mixbook offers Softcover, Matt and Glossy Hardcover and Leather cover with Dust Jacket. Also, Photobook WW is one of the few companies to offer XXL sizes like 16×12″. Not all sizes are available for each book type but you have a wider selection. Shutterfly offers 7 sizes but again, only 5 of them are available for all books and only one portrait size. The sizes cover a range from small to very large but it’s still a very basic selection. I cover both programs in more depth (with screenshots and videos) so you can make the best decision for your book and know exactly how to use the programs.Blurb has 5 basic sizes and 1 mini book available only in the smartphone app. If you want to go even deeper and learn how to use BookSmart or BookWright for your next photo book, I hope you’ll sign up for my Intro to Photo Book Design Workshop. So when it comes to giving a recommendation….I have a hard time telling you to use one versus the other.īut I know this can be a big sticking point for some so I’m going to provide a few considerations to help you make your decision. But they didn’t put everything that I love from BookSmart into their new program. I’ve put off giving you my thoughts on BookSmart or BookWright for a while – partly because I’m mixed.īeing completely honest and transparent here, there are some advantages with their new program BookWright that I love. And that’s how I feel when it comes to which free downloadable Blurb software you should use for your next book. Finally, you can even use a plug-in for Adobe In-Design to create stunning custom layouts and print with Blurb.Īs Barry Schwartz writes in the Paradox of Choice, sometimes having more choices makes it difficult to actually choose any. You can use their downloadable free programs, BookSmart or BookWright. ![]() You can use the Book Module within Lightroom so you’re using only 1 program to organize, edit, and print your photos. You can make a book entirely online with Bookify. One of the reasons I love using Blurb for photo books, is the variety of ways to make a photo book.
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