Photobook Quality: Photobook Shop vs Snapfish

chocsyrup on 22/02/2025 - 10:37

I'm looking at putting together a photobook of a recent holiday*. I don't think I've created a photobook (or any photo products) since making calendars in the early days of Snapfish, so I imagine things might have changed a bit. I can see recommendations for photo prints and for canvas prints, but can't seem to find much about photobooks. I'm hoping not to spend forever putting together photos only to find there is somewhere better.

I can currently get a 100 page A4 landscape from Photobook Shop for $35 (+10 shipping). Which seems like a great deal and is what I'm leaning towards.

Snapfish seems to always be on special (not really sure how much a book would be through there, as they quote on a 20 page).

There might be others that are around the same price (on frequent special) that I've missed?

I'd love some recent opinions about photobook companies: quality, price, software.

  • No, I'm not going to force people to look at it. I just want to have a hard copy so that I can see the photos more often than if they were on my phone.
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  • soan papdi on 22/02/2025 - 12:46

    Maybe you can print the same 10 pics and make one book with each provider, see which is better. FWIW Snapfish books are good, not used the other one. Would it not be cheaper if you buy empty albums and print the pics and arrange them as you want? You can even write notes on the sides etc, personal touch

  • poboy on 22/02/2025 - 13:07
    +2

    I recently printed a 100 page photo book using photobookshop. I was happy with the print. Assuming you take clear photos with the required clarity- they will come up well.

  • aussieplip on 22/02/2025 - 14:10
    +1

    I have used momento who were great, but it appears as though Photobook shop has taken them over so will probably be using them in the future. Glad to hear they are good

  • samyall on 22/02/2025 - 14:35
    +1

    I use Photobook Australia and I am happy with the image quality. Their software has improved a lot and I found that their AI placement tool was actually pretty good - it grouped images well.

    I'd just say remember you get what you pay for - 100 pages for $35 isn't going to look as good $200+ for 80 pages (my most recent holiday photobook). I want my photobooks to last for a very long time though so I get the better paper and printing process. At the end of the day $200 to help you remember a $5k holiday is not bad value!

  • chocsyrup on 23/02/2025 - 10:48

    Thank you for the feedback!

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