Photo Book Experiences

The photo book reviews done on this site rates the software that each photo book publisher/printer offers for you to make your photo book. This do not capture the quality of the photo books that you receive or the reliability and efficiency of the help that they provide.

The Make Your Own Photobook site visitors can help each other by submitting their experiences making and ordering their own photo books. This goes one step further than the reviews and is an important source of information for you when deciding which company you will use to make your photo books.

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Mixbook delivered low quality photo book
I was initially very excited when I came across Mixbook.com due to the easy to use software and versatility they offer; however, when I received my order ...

Smilebooks, Windows 7, and Smilebooks Customer Service
I just upgraded my desktop computer to the Windows 7 operating system. I then downloaded and installed the latest desktop version of Smilebooks software....

My Publisher vs Digilabs Photobook vs Smilebooks
My Publisher
I made 2 photobooks - landscape only (years 2006 and 2007). Cheapest and fastest to use of the three. Image quality and pages not the best....

MyPublisher review by needlecraft enthusiast.
The MY PUBLISHER software was easy to download, effortless to use and the color quality was outstanding. Over ten 2 for 1 offers provided my club members ...

Storybook Creator Plus is great
I use Storybook Creator Plus by Creative Memories and love their product. The quality is high, and you have the flexibility to create something very unique....

MyPicTales Review
I have used quite a few different photo book websites, and so far, MyPicTales has been the best all around. I have done 3 books with them so far, and ...

SmilesBooks Rocks!!!!
One of my friends turned me on to SmileBooks. I travel a lot for work and my company is pretty cheap so I don't have a wireless card for my laptop. I love ...

PhotobooksEtc
I made a bunch of Christmas gifts at PhotobooksEtc.com and they turned out really nice. Good quality, fast shipping and good prices. I like the fact ...

MyPublisher and software crashes
I recently did a software book through My Publisher and their new software has a glitch where it can crash and cause you to lose your entire book. This ...

SmileBooks Photo Book Review
I ordered a photo book from SmileBooks and I am very happy with it. The quality of the book and the pictures is extremely good. I liked how intuitive and ...

Artscow review
I just made a photobook using Artscow.com and, despite their great prices, I do not recommend using this site for the following reasons:

1. I signed ...

Viovio prices and quality Not rated yet
Their products are high quality. I did have a problem with one of my books and their email customer service was superior and they replaced the book very ...

Photo Book Publisher SparklesPhotoIdeas User Review Not rated yet
I wanted to create several books for Christmas and looked at the different sites out there. I am very picky about quality - I am a journalist from Brazil ...

Spring Break 09 on Picaboo Not rated yet
I made my book with Picaboo. It was simple and quick. Product was fine - pages were a little thinner than I would like, but the printed page came out as ...

MyPublisher versus Smilebooks and a few other publisher/printer reviews Not rated yet
My photo books are mostly nature chronicles from various expeditions (India, Antarctica, Africa, etc). The other type of book I've done is vacation travel....

Smilebooks Wedding Photo Book Not rated yet
Just got my daughter's wedding photo book back from Smilebooks and was I pleased! After spending two days researching on the i-net they were my first choice ...

Picaboo is better than MyPublisher Not rated yet
I make a lot of photo books and Picaboo's customer service is far superior than MyPublisher. Both make nice photo books, but if you ever need support, MyPublisher ...

SmileBooks.com - so easy my 7 yr old uses it Not rated yet
The team at www.SmileBooks.com have done a wonderful job in creating high quality photo books that are so easy to create, my 7 year old makes them ... for ...

Snapfish Not rated yet
The site was very user friendly. The book and print quality were both good.

I do wish there were more options as far as designs go. I would like something ...

SmileBooks Not rated yet
I used SmileBooks to create a hard cover photo album of a recent trip out west. The result was amazing. My pictures looked fantastic. I created my own ...

Simply Beautiful Not rated yet
My best friend asked me to be the godmother of her son. I was so honored and wanted to get her and her husband a gift for asking me to be the godmother....

Snapfish vs. Shutterfly Not rated yet
Lately, I've been obsessed with making these online photo books. In the last month or so I've created two online books. Before creating these online books ...

Patty Gale's Shutterfly Photo Book Review Not rated yet
Everybody has someone on their Christmas list who is challenging to buy for. After a while, even if they are close family members, sometimes you just ...

Agust - Redondo Beach, California Not rated yet
MY PUBLISHER:

I've had two hard cover books published and am very pleased. I like simple modern style books, and don't need a lot of text, so it was ...

Shutterfly Photobooks... Not rated yet
I have had many photobooks printed through Shutterfly and am now totally hooked on photobooks. I spend so much time at Shutterfly that I was asked to ...

PhotoWorks Does the Job For Me Not rated yet
I have quite a long history with Photoworks from the time they were known as Seattle Film Works. While other photo book publishers definitely provide ...