Keepsake printer like Shutterfly or MixBook — but for mostly text?

October 3, 2024 3:10 PM

For my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, I want 2 or 3 copies of a keepsake-level hardcover book. Similar to something you'd get from Shutterfly or MixBook et al. But in this case it'd mostly be text, with a few supporting photos. Difficulty level: Simple layout UI, no design files needed. It doesn't seem like Lulu would fit the bill (but I don't know)...
posted by Text TK to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Can you make a Word document that has what you want? If so, save it as a PDF. You can then pass that PDF to Lulu or Kindle. It's free to set up a title; there is a (reasonable) charge for printing and shipping copies.
posted by zompist at 3:49 PM on October 3

My relatives have used Blurb for this. The trade book option is text focused, and there's a PDF upload option.
posted by cocoagirl at 6:32 PM on October 3

Seconding Blurb.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow at 4:18 AM on October 4