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Lay-Flat Premium
Mounted spreads with no gutter. A photo can cross the middle.
A lay-flat book is built the opposite way round: each spread is printed as one flat sheet, mounted to board, then hinged to its neighbours. Nothing is lost in the middle, so a single image genuinely can span two pages: the reason wedding and landscape work belongs here and nowhere else. The pages are stiff enough to turn with one hand.
Digital press, 300 dpi. Printed on a digital press by our production partner, with photos placed at 300 dpi. Compare the three processes
By enquiry for now. None of our production partners makes this edition as described in our sizes yet, so we do not sell it from a button. Tell us about the book and we will tell you honestly what we can make and what it costs.
What you get
Built like this
- Each spread printed as one sheet, mounted and hinged: opens at 180°
- No gutter: a face can sit in the centre of a spread and stay whole
- Rigid pages that hold their shape after a hundred openings
- Panorama trim sizes open to a full 26 inches
Specifications
| Printing | Digital press, 300 dpi |
|---|---|
| Binding | Lay-flat (mounted spreads) |
| Cover | Photo wrap or linen, by enquiry |
| Paper | Mounted board pages, specification by enquiry |
| Lay-flat | Yes: mounted spreads, opens at 180° |
| Dust jacket | None |
| Archival | Standard longevity, fade-resistant inks |
| Page range | 20 to 120, in twos |
| Best for | Wedding albums, panoramas, professional client albums |
Inside it
Spreads that open completely flat
Each spread is printed as one sheet and hinged to its neighbours, so an image can cross the middle without being bent into the spine.
Every size
Lay-Flat Premium in every trim size
Shown at this edition's fewest pages. Each extra page adds a flat amount, scaled by the size.
6 × 6 Mini
6 × 6 in
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8 × 8 Square
8 × 8 in
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8.5 × 8.5 Square
8.5 × 8.5 in
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8.5 × 11 Portrait
8.5 × 11 in
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A4 Portrait
8.27 × 11.69 in
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11 × 8.5 Landscape
11 × 8.5 in
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A4 Landscape
11.69 × 8.27 in
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10 × 10 Square
10 × 10 in
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12 × 12 Square
12 × 12 in
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13 × 10 Panorama
13 × 10 in
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Extra pages: $2.40 per page at 8 × 8, scaled by the size factor. Nothing else is added.
Price it now
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Also consider
The other editions
Softcover
Real press printing at the price of a photo order.
Classic Hardcover
The book most people mean when they say "photo book".
Linen Hardcover
Woven linen and foil, for the book you do not want to look printed.
Photographic Lay-Flat
Real photographic paper, developed in chemistry. No ink, no dots.
Archival Heirloom
Cotton rag, pigment inks, leather and a slipcase. Made by enquiry.
Giclée Atelier
Twelve pigment inks at 1200 dpi on Hahnemühle rag, hand-bound in a clamshell.
Make the book this year, not next year
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