Printmyphotobook is a photo book printer that has more to offer than is seen at first glance. If I was not trying out the photo book software to review it, there are some things I could have easily overlooked-- so this Printmyphotobook review may be especially helpful to casual users.

PrintMyPhotoBook Software Review

Since I did my first Printmyphotobook review, they released version 3.6 of their photo book software -- there were no functional differences that I could see while using the "new" software.

Printmyphotobook has only plain backgrounds offered in the background tool, but if you are an expert, you can add any image as a background and then overlay it with as many pictures as you want. This is shown in "The Way It Works" - a description of the process and steps to make your photo book. This is very helpful, but their other forms of help are some FAQs and the ability to send an email to get your question answered -- without a promise to the length of time it will take.

I was impressed with the calendar layout option. Now you can easily make an appointment calendar for a special someone - you can add pictures to the calendar pages.

I think the favorite option is a double page layout -- I have seen it before, but you need to do some manipulation to achieve the same thing with other programs.

The photo book software is available for both Mac and Windows.

Their Photo Book Options

One thing that is confusing is the types of bindings that are used in Printmyphotobook. If you go to the binding page it says there are three types of binding. They only list two types that are available. One has one option under it, and the other has four options under it. This doesn't add up to me. They do have a staple bound booklet, hardcover book with a few options and spiral binding.

Printmyphotobook's minimum size book is a generous 36 pages. Remember when looking at the price list that their book size is almost twice that of other publishers. Updated: August 13, 2010

Printmyphotobook Photo Book Review

PrintMyPhotoBook Comparative Photo Book Software Review

Background Themes	No themes, but you can choose from over 30 plain colors or create your own.
Layout Variety	Wide variety up to 9 images a page, but more pictures can be added. Has a nice double page layout and calendar page option.
JPG as a Background	Yes
Digi-Scrapbooking Friendly	Yes
In-book Editing	No image editing
Text - variety and Full Page	Numerous fonts available, and you can change the background color of the text box. Unlimited text.
Embellishments and Corners	Can add a wide variety of frames in many colors and widths.
Full-Page Bleed	Yes
Final Grade	A

For an explanation of the Feature Set Review

Photo Book Sizes

The prices given are based on a 36 page book with printing on both sides of the pages. Additional pages are available for an extra charge. The price given is the lowest price for that size category.

Hardcover
5.9x8	34.99
7.3x7.3	34.99
8.3x11.7	41.99
10.6x8	41.99
11.6x11.8	89.99
11.6x15.7	114.99
Softcover
5.9x8	27.99
7.3x7.3	27.99
10.6x8	34.99

For a more detailed pricing, please visit Photo Book Covers and Sizes

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