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@Aria: How much is Adotamapix? I'm not seeing pricing info on their site.

@Aria: Thanks!

I’ve looked at all the options listed so far, and I think I’m going to go with Adoramapix. They offer a layflat 8x10 in high gloss paper, which will probably be the closest to MyPublisher. They also offer three different cover types (picture, leather or linen). They have themes available (travel, family, wedding, etc) which is neat. The pages are more stiff than I prefer, but it checks every other box on my list. I’m hoping I can wait for a 40% coupon to bring the price down. Thanks, guys! I’ll try to remember to report back on it when I get it in January.

I just wanted to update to say that I received a 20 page album with glossy pages from Adoramapix, and I love it! Some thoughts:

- the photo quality is superb (MUCH better than Shutterfly, which I was disappointed with last year)
- the glossy pages are very similar to the super gloss I used with MyPublisher--but they also have lustre and other options if you prefer a different finish
- the cover is well made (more sturdy and professional than MyPublisher)
- placing text on the spine is not intuitive, and it could be a bit of a guessing game as you don't know exactly how thick the spine will be depending on the number of pages (mine turned out okay, though)
- I like that you can have the logo removed for $2
- the layflat pages without a gutter are fantastic
- they have a very similar landscape size to MyPublisher's old standard sizes
- I decided to do a 10x10 square album instead, and I love that size!
- they have themes (travel, journal, etc.) that you can customize with text if you're into that
- color correction is on by default, unless you turn it off while doing the ordering process; I didn't realize this and would have turned it off if I had known, because I have had poor results with color correction in the past with other companies. With that said, the colors all turned out fine and true to the photos I uploaded, so I'm on the fence about what I'll do for future orders.

The only real drawback I've found is that their albums max out at 76 pages (vs. 99 pages with MyPublisher). And the pages are slightly thicker, so you're going to have thicker albums taking up more space on your shelves than with MyPublisher.

As far as pricing, I had coupons for free shipping and 20% off, so the cost of my 20 page album was about $60. Since they don't run nearly as many promotions as MyPublisher, I'll have to build our year book album in January and then keep checking back for sales.