What's New in Photobooks

The traditional photobook is somewhere around 8x11 and covered in linen with a die cut on the front cover that shows a picture from the pages inside. It is handsome and wowed everyone who sees them. Now there has been changes in the sizes and covers offered. Additionally, there has been a lot of additional publishers come onboard, and they have brought more background choices and themes with them. Many of these changes are fueled by the digi-scrapbooker.

New Covers
The traditional die cut cover now offers more materials than just the traditional linen cover. You can get leather, faux leather, faux suede, and even satin. Book jackets or dust jackets were the next offering, but they were soon out done by printed covers. The front cover, spine, and back cover can be printed in some offerings. Some publishers, such as Our Hubbub, offer a wide variety of preprinted covers that fit certain themes. Others allow you to customize the cover in any way possible.

New Sizes
With the new covers there comes new sizes. The new sizes were fueled by digi-scrapbookers who like to use the 12x12 size and the 8x8. These are also the sizes that were the first ones to get the custom covers. Although these new sizes are appreciated by the person who makes their own layouts with additional software, the average customer will still find that the software provided by the publisher is very adequate for their uses.

New Publishers
The popularity of photobooks has increase the number of photobook publishers. Each publisher has something to offer, and the competition has created more choices for you the user. There are some publishers who supply clean, simple books; many now cater to the digi-scrapbooker and offer a wider array of layouts and backgrounds.

Some publishers have even created layouts that are completely changeable. The initial layout can be altered by deleting or adding pictures. Borders are available that look like they are straight from the digi-scrapbooker. Communities are offered by some publishers where you can see examples of other people's photobooks.

Even though there are plenty of new offerings in photobooks you still need to follow the same steps of choosing a theme or event, choosing your pictures, and putting the book together. If you need some ideas please visit our Idea Center