

Mixbook's minimalist layout makes it very easy to use. If you add or delete something from your project, Shutterfly will tell you that the price of your project has changed. Shutterfly frequently runs sales, so you should be on the lookout for promo codes to apply to your personalized photo-book purchase to save some money. How much it costs: Without sales tax, and taking advantage of a holiday discount at the time of publication, an 8-by-11-inch 20-page hardcover photo book would cost about $27 before shipping and tax. You can also use premade embellishments to spruce up your pages. Any photo you upload has to be in JPEG format. You can add print-quality photography from your computer, or photos already uploaded to Shutterfly, Facebook or Instagram. Basically, you can upload photos of your favorite moments and have expert help in making a personalized coffee table book in no time. You'll be able to arrange your photos, which will go into preselected slots of the template you've chosen. You can customize how the expert chooses your photos, how images are sequenced and the amount of design elements you'd like. You can also choose Shutterfly's Free Designer service, which lets you upload from 50 to 800 photos for Shutterfly experts to select the best images so your book isn't repetitive or blurry. Shutterfly's easy-to-navigate site can help you assemble a photo book with over a dozen occasion templates and book sizes, and it offers tutorials and ideas to help you start entirely from scratch. Shutterfly/Screenshot by Shelby Brown/CNET

We'll update this periodically as new services become available and existing services expand their offerings. Here are the best photo-book services to check out online.

Can it be done on mobile, or is the site desktop-only?.What are the cover and page style options? (Matte, glossy, standard, etc.).What to consider before ordering a photo book Putting a custom photo book together can be a relaxing hobby to take up. We tested a few of the best photo-book services to see how easy they are to work with, though we haven't actually gotten any books made yet, so we can't compare the quality of the final products. But for me, nothing can replace cherishing family photos in a book on my lap.Ī number of reputable options from photo-book services are available online to help you compile a photo book project that can be mailed right to your door. The days of dropping off film canisters at a 24-hour photo counter and carefully arranging the prints in a physical album may be in the past, thanks to the digital era.
