So timely...I'm in the beginning process of creating a photo book and was beginning the investigation into each of these companies. You made my job much easier and less stressful!! Thanks so much for your exhaustive research.

I really appreciate you taking your time to make this video and to go in so much details. You've made me understand the inner works of these photobook companies and made my ordering decision easier. Thank you for providing us such valuable information.

Good presentation.. thank you. A lot of material to cover. Thank you for putting it together.

Awesome comparison video. Thank you very much for the details on every company.

Great reviews! I've been looking for a comparison video exactly like that. It helped a lot.

thanks for all the work on this. It was very helpful

Great video looking at getting my first book and your videos are the best I've watched on photo books

Thank you so much for your thoughtful review!

This was VERY, VERY helpful. Thank you!

I had a lot of questions on this subject, this is a very helpful start. I'm going to "Like" then watch all your other videos. Thanks.

That’s a really good review thank you!!!

this video was so so helpful! thank you 💗

THANK YOU! Appreciate this content.

Thank you for this video. Very helpful.

Great review!

Thank you for this very thorough comparison of the various photobook companies. I just finished my first one on Blurb and am familiar with Shutterfly but not the two others. I will have to check the others out.

Thank you !! I’m currently creating my wedding album and your video was very helpful !

Thank you so much for this! My trying to make a children’s book using my digital illustrations for my baby cousins who are all under 5 years old. I think I’ll check out mixbook and photo book for what I need especially when it comes to thicker pages that can stand up to babies and I really like that there’s covers for that extra protection

Thanks for the helpful breakdown! I have only tried Blurb and have been happy with the books, but have not heard of Photobook WW. Will check them out.

a FANTASTIC run down of all 4!! VERY helpful! I have gotten 3 Mixbooks and they are nice. Ive seen a friend's Shutterfly photobook at is was very nice as well. Since I will lbe looking into SelfPublishing my children's book Im writing and illustrating for a friend, It sounded like Blurb would be best choice.... I will be creating the pages in Photoshop Elements and then uploading the spread as one image. Thank you for your help

Great comparison. Thanks!!

Oh wish I'd seen this a few days ago, very informative thanks you! just sent something to Blurb, will see what results are!

Thank you for doing this!

Thank you! Huge time saver on my part as I am giving a workshop on how-to use Blurb (as that is what I have used for over 10 years) but I wanted to give participants a good matrix comparing popular companies. (I will give you credit of course).

Very helpful! Thank you.

Thank you for this review.

So helpful! Thank you, hoping one of these companies can ship me my photo book intime, but your tips were exceptionally helpful in making a decision. Very grateful

Omg I'm only 5 mins into the video and I am in LOVE with how you are analysing this! I just found youtube gold wooohoo

Omg I am sooooo overwhelmed!! Lol. I don’t know who to go with! This video was very helpful though. Thank you! 8)

well explained! thanks

Thank you Guru :) subscribed !!

Super helpful video! I just wish you indicated somewhere on screen which brand was currently being discussed (e.g. currently talking about shutterfly) because I found myself forgetting as the video went on.

Thank you for all the information! IF you had to pick one photo book for wedding prints which would you go with? I watched a couple of your videos. Im leaning toward lay flat mix book!

Great presentation!

Thank you much!

I like how your neutral about what people should choose, rather you focus on the pros and cons and stress the importance of each person choosing based on ones needs and circumstances, thanks

Your videos are very helpful. do you have any experience with bonusprint photobooks? if yes, would you please make a video about this one too?

I'm so happy you exist :)

Thank you !

Thank you for this very useful comparison. I’ve just made my first photo book with a European company CEWE - end result was good but I have nothing with which to compare. I use a lot of text - my books are family history books with photos to illustrate the text - sometimes an entire page of text.. Would you say one of the companies you reviewed is better for text? also I like the idea of the inside of the cover/s having a theme or a background or a photo. I have bought souvenir books with this feature but cannot find a provider to do this for non-commercial books. Ideas? Finally. CEWE only keep your order for 6 months…it is in an mcf file format - not sure how to store a digital copy of my book - is there a provider that has got this sorted?

Tx for thorough review- Do you have a spreadsheet comparison between companies - i.e. page count, covers, bindings, etc.? Also, I recommend that you label video screen - what company you are discussing so if one missed it, at the first mention, one can still tell what one you are discussing.

Great presentation, thanks. RSW

Excellent

A Photobook America warning between using Photobook online editor and their offline Photobook Designer app. When using the online editor, they block use of placing items on the inside front and inside back covers. But the offline Designer app allows printing on inside front and back covers. So if you use the offline app, and you don't want to place photos on the inside covers (who would?), you will lose 2 pages in the page count whereas you will gain 2 extra pages of use if you lay your book out with the online editor. Not sure why the two programs don't match, but they don't!

I appreciate the examination of the various options offered by each company. But it would be nice to have a comparison of the quality of each company's product.

It's been 2 years since you created this very useful video and I wonder if your assessment has changed? Nothing stays the same and perhaps one company has gotten better while another has lost its edge? Your thoughts?

Great!

Thank you for this side-by-side comparison! I've watched it a couple of times now. I have used Shutterfly several times, and feel comfortable, and happy with the results. I started a photo book, only to find they only go up to 110 pages, and I have a 218 page book I want to print. So I chose Blurb, since they have the InDesign plug-in available. I downloaded it, and started a new 10" x 8" book. So far so good. Until this ... Their 10 x 8 template is only 9.5 x 8. I've contacted them via the Help button, but have not heard back. Their 8 x 10 template is actually 8 x 10 as advertised. Have you ever noticed this? I have a 218 page 8 x 10 book built in InDesign, any ideas what to do? Thanks for any help in advance, Rick

This was such a great comparison! Thank you for all the work you put into this. For Photobook WW (America) how much do they charge additionally for the Flush Lay-Flat Canon dreamlabo printer upgrade? Is the difference between the regular HP printing and the Canon dreamlabo printing noticeable and worth it in your opinion?

Thank you

Hi! At 9:53 could you please tell me which book that is you purchased Blurb softcover is it 120 pages? Looks like more thank you!

THIS VIDEO WAS AWESOME! Thank you!

This was super useful!! How do you go about publishing/selling a photo book?

So, Blurb for my kickstarter photo book project? I'll check PBWW aswell due to the better printing quality. Thank you very much for this amazing video. It was very useful! One thing that would had been useful to add would be the worldwide shipping and ease of work.

Very helpful video. However, the rating graph top right of screen doesn't match up numerically to the points earned by category. Must be cumulative but very confusing.

I think I have asked you this before but I forget. lol! How is the security with these companies? If I upload the pics, will they be erased or are they going to keep them in their databases? Thank you

More details on each editor would also be helpful. We used Shutterfly for our first book and learned the hard way you have to save as you go. Mixbook autosaves, what about the other ones?

I have a request from you how can I order your products.

How do I Bind synthetic photo book?

Can someone do a TLDW. Which is better?

Mans collected all self-publishing infinity stones

Didn’t blurb have an exclusive site for fine art books only at some point?

Summary: PhotoBook :) Thank you 🙏

I love your videos! Does it drive you crazy that all the photo books in your bookshelf are every size and shape under the sun? lol Comes with the “Photo book Guru” territory I suppose.

This is great information, Thank you... but did Photobook America close their doors??? I went to the site and it looks not like a site...

Thanks for the comparison on the photobooks. I was wondering whether any photobook producer has an option to load a photo as a background that can be reduced in opacity and then able to layer other photos on to of the background photo. This provides a great theme for the book. Cheers Tony

Which phonebook do you recommend for photos only? I want to make a birthday photo album- NO TEXT. Thanks so much

Hey there! Thank you for all your valuable content. You are appreciated! One question please - is there a place to get bulk photo book orders for a discount? Like 100 or more photo books?

I have about 25 pictures that I want to put in a small simple book. I am finding this might be too complicated for me to do. Overkill for a simple basic book. Can you tell me the best way to make a small simple book? Best/cheapest company for this small project?

Are the discounts a one time use only? Or can you use the discounts repeatedly? I was interested in creating a book for the purpose of selling on Blurb.

No mention of costs ?

I’ve recently digitized all my old family photos. I’m thinking about making a photo book as a gift for some family members. What worries me is that the old photos are dating back to late 70s and 80’s so some of the pictures don’t look great. Wonder what it will look like printed on a book like this

I will need acid free paper for my book. Is that only offered from Photobook America?

Does Photobook has swatch kits, that I can order?

Your presentation choices sadly make it very hard to visually identify which company you are talking about at any given moment.

Which one if any gives the option to leave off their logo, and without paying a fortune to do so?

Use blurb because I can do it directly I LR RAW files. Do not need to convert to jpg

What happened to Snapfish?

I have one from mixbook i dont find its good, 3 from Photobook Canada, I ordered most from shutterfly..I find shutterfly is the best....

Worth mentioning that overseas postage is astronomical.

U kept saying Photobook Worldwide ...is that Photobook America?

You didnt say anything about the quality of the photos! It doesnt make any difference if the book is lay flat or not, matte or glossy I want the memories to look good in whatever book I choose. I will say that Blurb pictures look better in print that Mixbook. I use to use shutterfly but Blurb Magazine is the best bang for your buck.

Hi

Dislike no 5 is from me. On editing, blurb only 4/5 even it offers you anything possible? Are you serious or you are missing the point?

In 2024, do you still think Photobook is better than Blurb?

Ah yes, the obligatory millennial pre-apology for stating an opinion. CLASSIC.

I use Blurb for about 10 years, now. I published total of 8 large photo Art books through Blurb. I found Blurb's design software (BookWright) very easy to use, with just about every possible option you need to put together a professionally looking book. I don't really understand "quality" of paper. If I order highest quality paper, and then compare it with their lowest quality paper - they both feel the same to me. My very first B&W Art Photo Book I published in 2012 - is slowly changing colors. White's are turning yellow to light brown. Go figure. Besides that, there are few things I don't understand : 1. Why is Blurb so damn expensive ??? Unreal. My Photo Art books go for up to $178.00 a book. Such a price greatly limits my sales. My friends publish Art books in China and So.Korea,. For just about same book, with much (much) thicker pages, as well as overall quality - they pay only fraction of my cost. 2. Why does Blurb charges so much for (slow) shipping? If they shipped via USPO / 3-day priority mail (for 8x11 magazines) - shipping would be 60% cheaper and mags would arrive in 1-3 days. 3. Blurb is nowhere to be found. Wanna call Blurb to discuss an issue with your book? Good luck ! Blurb is a true internet company, that don't wanna talk to anybody. Not sure how they get away with it. Frustrating, just to say the least.

The printers that Photobook uses vary from location to location. The information on their American website is confusing. I was told today that this location is using either the HP or the Konica/Minolta printer.