https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:05:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1379540 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:34:30 +0000 LuLu Mom 1379540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stick with Shutterfly, it's the easiest for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1379443 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:01:49 +0000 NurseMommy 1379443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: this is what I ended up doing. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1379243 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:37:11 +0000 sunny 1379243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually have no problem with Shutterfly's quality. I have books from 2008 and they still look great. </p> <p>I pretty much wait for the free codes or $20-30 off codes and then order when I have one of those. They have them several times a year so I have never paid more than $8-15 for each book including shipping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1379082 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:42:04 +0000 autumn865 1379082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: that's really strange it won't upload the pics! I'm working on my 2013 album and I've uploaded over 200 pics for it the other day. I've sometimes found it to be a bit slow or weird uploading or even some days working on the book but usually I take a break and when I go back its working fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1379002 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:24:40 +0000 autumn865 1379002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make one big photo book a year with all the good pictures in it. I use Adoramapix because I like the thick paper, the lay flat pages for panoramic photo spreads and just their overall quality (which i find to be very good). They are fairly expensive ( I paid $250 ish for a 50-60 page 12x12 leather bound book) but they look pretty on the bookshelf in our formal living room so I would say its worth the price! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378724 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:21:06 +0000 Chillybear 1378724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>another option might be in import from an external service ie flicker, facebook </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378717 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:19:20 +0000 Chillybear 1378717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: In the past i've had to make multiple galleries/albums in order to finish a photobook for some reason the applet just doesnt take to uploading lots of photos at 1 time or for uploading some and going back and uploading more into the same album i think on more than 1 occasion i had to make a new album for it to show up in my photobook... like i said i found it buggy but i managed to find work arounds </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378679 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:09:09 +0000 pui 1378679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: I don't have much experience with Adoramapix's online editor, because I usually design the layouts myself in InDesign (more control and as a graphic designer I'm very particular lol). That means I normally only upload a few images (my completed spreads) to Adoramapix... sorry I am not more helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378675 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:07:35 +0000 NurseMommy 1378675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: @pui: I'm going to reiterate what I asked Mae because I haven't heard back from Adoramapix yet on FB or email (I'm antsy!): </p> <p>I've been trying to make our wedding album on adoramapix and even though I have 204 photos in my album, it won't upload more than 100 to my project gallery. Have you ever encountered this issue? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378614 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:46:38 +0000 pui 1378614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm super picky and Adoramapix is the best I have used. They have lay-flat pages included, so if you want to put a ton of photos per page that would be a good addition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378610 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:44:52 +0000 Chillybear 1378610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Adoramapix by far.... i do think their book applet is a little buggy but the quality of their books is amazing plus lay flat pages! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378597 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:39:32 +0000 MrsTiz 1378597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Shutterfly!<br /> @Alivoo01: I do the Standard size which is 11x14 I think? I did that for our wedding album so all the rest will be the same size! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378584 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:37:13 +0000 jedeve 1378584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the free books on shutterfly. I should keep my eye out for one so I can do LO's first year! Our wedding book is blurb and it is beautiful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378564 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:31:07 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1378564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have used a few different sites because I tend to use what has the best deal. I have used shutterfly, blurb and mypublisher and liked them all. Mypublisher was my least favorite, but I had a free credit. Blurb is really fun because it is more like scrapbooking, I enjoyed using the program a lot.<br /> Shutterfly was better quality than I anticipated and every once in awhile (maybe once a year?) they send out a coupon for a free photo book (up to $30). So I paid $7 (S&amp;H) total for one book. </p> <p>I know one mom who uses mypublisher exclusively and loves it. She says she buys two copies; one for safekeeping and one to keep out, and let her LO look at. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378558 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:30:06 +0000 Alivoo01 1378558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've used AdoramaPix, and love them!</p> <p>I like shutterfly for parent books. The quality isn't great, but I love that there are promotions for Free 8x8 books all the time!</p> <p>For those that do photobooks that are yearbook style (reflection of the past year or growth books for your LO's), what size do you like best? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378536 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:20:26 +0000 NurseMommy 1378536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: thanks. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378439 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:51:10 +0000 Mae 1378439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: I have not had that issue at all! I've made books with well over 100 pics in them. Where did you ask your question? I have found that Adoramapix is most responsive to questions posted to their fb page. They usually get back to you and help within a few hours max when you post it there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1378405 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 11:43:17 +0000 NurseMommy 1378405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I've been trying to make our wedding album on adoramapix and even though I have 204 photos in my album, it won't upload more than 100 to my project gallery. Have you ever encountered this issue? I have a question in to customer service but they're not responding... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1339626 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:49:23 +0000 Boogs 1339626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I adore the quality and customer service with MyPublisher. If you build your book and wait to purchase with a coupon you can get a hundred page book for only $40. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1339017 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 01:58:55 +0000 immabeetoo 1339017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like mypublisher because you upload the whole book at the end, not every picture from the start. It makes it a lot less daunting to dive in, for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1339007 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 01:38:04 +0000 NurseMommy 1339007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome, thanks everyone for the recommendations! Think I'll look into blurb and pinhole press. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1338382 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 19:28:35 +0000 blackbird 1338382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super happy with blurb over here :) I like that the page layouts are simple. I did 0-3 month, 3-6, Etc books so I didn't want to spend forever on them. I just wanted to document the time</p> <p>Plus I do high res photos with a dslr often and I want them to look good </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1338335 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 19:09:15 +0000 JessKas 1338335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've yet to get around to making our wedding album, but our photographer highly recommended Pinhole Press. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1338033 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:05:02 +0000 Mae 1338033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: really? You are lucky! I also used it as a guest book for my wedding, and it has never spent any time in the sunlight (kept in a book shelf) and the pages are horribly yellowed around the edges! I noticed it starting at about 2 years. </p> <p>@NurseMommy: My fav is the Premium Lustre paper. I've gotten a book with the proline and I don't think the difference in quality justifies the price. </p> <p>@Smurfette: It is definitely pricier than shutter fly, but i think the difference in quality justifies it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1337916 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:14:04 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1337916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in Sweden and use Shutterfly. They have/had another free promo where you only pay for shipping (came out to 13.99USD). I'm working on another book now since I got a promo from a local Swedish site that's offering free extra 90 pages (total of 120 pages). I'm going nuts just trying to sort out LO's pictures. It's not going to be pretty (4 pics to a page) and I don't have time for frills, but at least they'll all be printed and in one book.</p> <p>I'm on page 20 right now and it's only month 1! What have I gotten myself into! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1337913 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:12:57 +0000 Reese 1337913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: I am from Canada and I used mypublisher - they always have great sales and we did our wedding albums through there. People are always blown away when they see our books. I have tried many other photo book companies and have been very pleased with mypublisher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1337892 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:57:08 +0000 Smurfette 1337892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I don't like blurb, less options for page layouts. And I think it is pricer then Shutterfly. </p> <p>I yet Shutterfly and have never had any issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1337881 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:45:40 +0000 ALV91711 1337881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like picaboo and they frequently have groupons. Easy to use and the quality is good. They ship out of Canada, so it is not too bad. I've also used mixbook and it was easy to use but I didn't like the quality quite as much. </p> <p>I've done a couple this year and I'm going to start on my next and then I'll order it when I can get a groupon. Usually for about $12. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1337875 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:41:16 +0000 NurseMommy 1337875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: what kind of paper do you use on blurb? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-those-that-do-photo-books#post-1337853 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:28:40 +0000 travelingnanny 1337853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just started making photo books and I love pinhole press. They are expensive but they come out beautifully. </p>