How to Order

Ordering a book requires decisions about the interior design (page layout) and the external appearance and construction of the book.

Step 1: Decide on the shape – square, portrait or landscape.

Step 2: Decide on the binding style – sewn or glued.

Step 3: Design your book – Choose one of the options below:

A: To lay out the book yourself download the PhotoBook Design Tool software.

B: To design the book yourself using PhotoShop, Indesign or other design software, you must follow the submission guidelines.

C: To have a PhotoBook Press professional designer lay out your book, put your images in sequence in a folder and follow the FTP upload instructions. You can also send us a disk of your images or your prints or negatives to be scanned.

Step 4: Choose finishes – cover materials, end papers, foil stamping and accessories.

Step 5: Submit your order using the Style My Book Tool. New customers can create an account at that time, and existing customers can login to their account and access their orders and saved books.

A knowledgeable PhotoBook Press staff member is available throughout the process to answer all your questions.

Call us toll free at 1.888.333.6950 Monday to Friday 9 am to 6 pm CST to discuss your book with one of our experienced and friendly staff. We can even take your order over the phone if you prefer.

from John’s blog The Color of Wind

….take a look at a place like PhotoBook Press.
yes, the books are more expensive.
yes, actual people will tell you how to optimize your images for their press.
want proofs, no problem.
worried about pressing the button and not being able to get your book back to fix the obvious typos you just discovered? don’t.
they assemble, they proof. you approve a PDF.
nice.

John Alfano
Los Altos, CA