PoD Services For a Baby Photo Keepsake Book

December 28, 2015 12:59 PM

I would like to create five copies of a keepsake/memory book with text and photos of our daughter's first year. What are my best options - quality, price, design options, interface - for creating such a thing here in Canada, what are the pros and cons of various service providers?
posted by Alvy Ampersand to Grab Bag (3 answers total)

I have used Blurb many times for these kinds of books, and I've found the quality great. Also, you can order as many copies as you need, as well as in different sizes. Best yet, for $10 (I think), you can also download and distribute copies of an e-book version as well. My mum-in-law loves being able to whip out her iPad and show people our wedding photobook!
posted by shazzam! at 5:37 PM on December 28, 2015

I use Shutterfly for this. They ship to Canada and before the holidays they even had a deal for free shipping to Canada, although I had to pay taxes upon delivery. I would describe the interface as not-terrible. They have some cute built-in designs, but ymmv. I have been ordering calendars and photobooks from them for several years and I have always been happy with the quality.

If you go with them and are not on a tight timeline, you can finish your book but wait to order it, keeping keep an eye out for sales. They offer holiday discounts for basically every holiday imaginable.
posted by keeo at 9:11 PM on December 28, 2015

Thanks, folks!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 8:21 PM on January 3, 2016