Book Creation At Its Finest
Below is a list of several applications that you can use to create highly customized photo book layouts. Prices can vary on many of the products listed. If you need more assistance with choosing your creation software, Contact Us.
Careful When Creating
Like all on-demand printers, we're not able to review everything about your file before printing. This is why if you find concerns that were caused by the files you uploaded then we aren’t able to reprint or refund those orders. It's also why we try to provide you with as much information as possible to optimize your PDF!
Here are some crucial settings to remember when creating your PDF:
- Use the "Print" or "Press" settings for the maximum printing quality.
- Make sure all fonts are embedded
- Make sure you use sRGB colorspace
- Two page spreads should begin with page 2 since our pages start on the right
- Keep in mind the Cropping And Bleed for your project
Commonly Used Software
Book Designer
Platform: All (Web Based)
Summary: Web based creation. Drag and Drop your images into our beautiful user created templates!
Price: Free
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Apple Photos Book Printing
Platform: Mac
Summary: Create photo books using your Apple Photos Library in 6 book sizes with many custom Apple templates to choose from.
Price: Free (Native Photo Book creation disabled as of Photos 4.0)
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Apple Aperture
Platform: Mac
Summary: Complete customization control. For very advanced creation.
Price: $299 (Discontinued)
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Affinity Publisher
Platform: Mac and Windows
Summary: Competitor to Adobe InDesign, no subscription required for continual use.
Price: $49.99
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Adobe InDesign
Platform: Mac and Windows
Summary: Complete customization control. For very advanced creation only.
Price: $20.99 a month with Adobe CC subscription
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Swift Publisher
Platform: Mac
Summary: Easy to use desktop publishing software for creating booklets and prints.
Price: $19.99
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Other Software Options
Book Machine
Platform: All (Web Based)
Summary: Web based creation. Limited layout capabilities.
Price: Free
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Adobe Lightroom
Platform: Mac and Windows
Summary: Non-destructive photo editing. Book creation in unique sizes.
Price: $9.99 with Adobe CC subscription
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Apple Pages
Platform: Mac
Summary: Apple Word Processor with surprising layout and desktop publishing capabilities.
Price: Free
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Adobe Photoshop
Platform: Mac and Windows
Summary: Ideal for Photo Manipulation and can be used for project creation and photo book creation.
Price: $9.99 a month with Adobe CC Subscription
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ACDSee
Platform: Windows
Summary: Image organizer and photo editing.
Price: $149.00
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Scribus
Platform: Mac, Windows and Linux
Summary: Open source desktop publishing
Price: Free
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MyPublisher
Platform: Mac and Windows
Summary: Support only for PDFs downloaded from their website.
Price: Free (Discontinued)
We can help you create apple photo books using a variety of different software.
PDF Conversion
Have a file but it’s not saved as a PDF? Need help embedding the fonts in a PDF? The following list of programs will help you get your file print ready!
Adobe Acrobat Standard DC
Adobe Acrobat Standard DC software is the simple way to create and share more secure and reliable Adobe PDF documents. Generate Adobe PDF files that accurately represent the original document, and take advantage of robust tools for sharing and commenting on electronic files.
Price: $12.99 a month
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FoxIt PDF Creator
Over 325 Million Users. Small, Fast, & Feature Rich PDF Reader. Free PDF Creation / PDF Conversion. Protects Against Security Vulnerabilities.
Price: Free
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neevia docuPrinter LT
This is a PDF printer driver that can be used to create high-quality and searchable PDF files from any Windows application. You can also convert EPS and PostScript documents to PDF using the drag and drop feature, combine documents into a single PDF file, etc.
Price: $19
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Adobe Photoshop
Platform: Mac and Windows
Summary: Ideal for Photo Manipulation and can be used for project creation.
Price: $9.99 with Adobe CC subscription
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ACDSee
Platform: Windows
Summary: Image organizer and photo editing.
Price: $149
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