Writing this Turning Pages review was just a little strange. Why? Because this is a photo book printer whose software ranks high in our Feature Set Review... and yet the software is so slow to use that you forget how much can actually be done on this site!

While I found the site easy to navigate, the wait time for loading backgrounds, layouts, borders and artifacts was annoying. Every time I switched from backgrounds to layouts, I had to wait for it to reload. Going from one page to the next even required time for loading data. Don't even get me started on the time it takes to load the finished book.

Creating a Turning Pages Photo Book

As stated above, the actual software for Turning Pages photo books was simple and easy to use. Navigation is clear and its easy to follow the step-by-step process.

It's also easy to delete a photo from your project using the trash bin, but if you have it on a page and change your mind (and who doesn't do that) the process to remove it (but still save it in your project) is a bit more tedious and time consuming.

Your Photo Book Options

Along with photo books, calendars, posters and prints are also available at Turning Pages. The photo books are sewn, hard cover bound and printed on archival quality paper. Books start with 24 pages and can hold up to 88.

Our Conclusions

In short, if you have a lot of time on your hands and nothing open on your computer, you might want to give Turning Pages a try. After all - they did do well on the Feature Set Review, which means their sotware has a lot of features and capabilities.

Given what the software can do, this Turning Pages review would be much more positive if they found a way to speed up the process.

Turning Pages Photo Book Specifications

Paper Weight	100# Matte Paper
Max. # of Pages	88
Mac Compatible?	Not Available

Updated: May 11, 2010

Turning Pages Photo Book Review

Comparative Photo Book Software Review

Background Themes	At least 20 themes in each book size, but a wide variety of choices you can use.
Layout Variety	There are an adequate amount of set layouts, but you can add, delete and move pictures for any layout.
JPG as a Background	Yes
Digi-Scrapbooking Friendly	Yes
In-book Editing	Some picture editing capability.
Text - variety and Full Page	Yes, and has a nice text editor
Embellishments and Corners	Wide variety of corners and artifacts
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 24 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
5x7	19.95
8x8	22.95
10x8	24.95
10x10	34.95
12x12	39.95

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

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