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Softcover
Real press printing at the price of a photo order.
The Softcover exists so price is never the reason a book stays on a hard drive. Same press, same inks and same colour management as every tier above it; the difference is a laminated card cover instead of a board case, and a glued spine instead of a sewn one. It lies reasonably flat, survives a coffee table, and costs about what a set of prints used to.
Digital press, 300 dpi. Printed on a digital press by our production partner, with photos placed at 300 dpi. Compare the three processes
What you get
Built like this
- Premium colour printing on coated photo paper; the stock for each size is named when you pick it
- Perfect-bound spine, printed and titled
- Full-bleed pages: photos run to the trim edge
- Cheap enough to order five and hand them out
Specifications
| Printing | Digital press, 300 dpi |
|---|---|
| Binding | Perfect bound (softcover) |
| Cover | Matte laminated card cover |
| Paper | 80# White, Coated (8.5 × 8.5 in, 8.5 × 11 in, 11 × 8.5 in) Gloss, 150 gsm (8.27 × 11.69 in) |
| Lay-flat | No: conventional bound spine |
| Dust jacket | None |
| Archival | Standard longevity, fade-resistant inks |
| Page range | 32 to 120, in twos |
| Best for | Trip recaps, class projects, giving copies to everyone |
Inside it
How the spreads sit
Sewn and glued, so the book opens well and stays open, but keep faces out of the very centre of a spread, or step up to a lay-flat edition.
Every size
Softcover 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
Not made in this size
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8 × 8 Square
8 × 8 in
Not made in this size
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8.5 × 8.5 Square
8.5 × 8.5 in
$31.24
32 pages
8.5 × 11 Portrait
8.5 × 11 in
$35.50
32 pages
A4 Portrait
8.27 × 11.69 in
$36.92
32 pages
11 × 8.5 Landscape
11 × 8.5 in
$35.50
32 pages
A4 Landscape
11.69 × 8.27 in
Not made in this size
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10 × 10 Square
10 × 10 in
Not made in this size
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12 × 12 Square
12 × 12 in
Not made in this size
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13 × 10 Panorama
13 × 10 in
Not made in this size
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Extra pages: $0.55 per page at 8 × 8, scaled by the size factor. Nothing else is added.
Price it now
Your exact price, before anything else
Your price
$0.00
No account needed until you order.
Also consider
The other editions
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.
Lay-Flat Premium
Mounted spreads with no gutter. A photo can cross the middle.
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.
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