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Photo books are an excellent way of always having cherished memories on hand, and they are also fantastic as gifts. Formerly known as AdoramaPix, Printique has been one of the most reliable photo book services on the market since 1996.

Printique guides you to create the photo book of your dreams with ease, thanks to a wide variety of customization tools. Ready-made designs make the creation process a breeze, but building everything from scratch is also possible.

There are several paper, cover, size, and shape options to choose from, and the book can be delivered to your doorstep or collected from one of s store locations. With prices starting at $14.99 for a 4x4” softcover book, as well as discounts for newcomers and occasional offers for regular customers, Printique is definitely an option worth trying out.

There are not too many photo printing companies that can boast about the fact that they have been on the market for a century; Ritz & Wolf, the owner of RitzPix, is one of such companies as it was founded in 1918. Since then it not only provides print, card, calendar, décor and gift editing and printing services, but it also recovers pictures from SD cards, burns pictures to CDs or DVDs and it even copies data from VHS tapes as well. And of course, thanks to the launch of the RitzPix site, customers can enjoy the fun of editing their own photo books too. RitzPix provides over 100 different themes for photo books in various sizes, two shapes and top-notch covers. You can also create photo books from scratch by modifying the layouts and/or backgrounds, and you have the option to adjust your pictures with the help of two complementary software solutions. Once you are done, your books are printed for rather cost-friendly prices and shipped to retail stores or to your doorstep within 7 business days.

Well-renowned for its high-quality photo books, Shutterfly has a knack for bringing memories to life. Since its early days in 1999, the company has developed an impressive product range that includes photo cards, stationery, prints, calendars, gifts, and photo books that can be customized to your liking.

Shutterfly grants users full creative control when building their photo book. There are preset themes to choose from, as well as the option to have a book made for you with your photos and a theme of your choice. If you choose to craft the photo book yourself, then it can be created with the versatile editor, either from a desktop or mobile device.

Letting creativity run free, there are over 200 themes to choose from with an assortment of different paper types, sizes, and covers. Once your book is customized to your heart's content, it can be ordered for affordable prices starting at $24.98. Plus, there are ways to lower this price through seasonal offers and bulk orders.

Snapfish (not to be confused with Snapchat) is a subsidiary of District Photos, founded in 2000 in California. The company, which is available in German, French and Italian as well, provides various photo sharing and printing services, including regular and canvas prints, decors, cards, calendars and photo gifts like mugs, pillows and phone cases. However, Snapfish is also capable of creating the ideal photo book and getting it delivered right to your doorstep. With the simple online editor it is a pleasure to create your regular or layflat photo books available in various sizes and with diverse covers. You can select from plenty of themes before or during the editing process, and further customize your book to your liking with stickers, texts, photo holders and such. Once you are ready, Snapfish will create your book within 3 business days and get it shipped in under a week to your doorstep or to a store of CVS, Walgreens or Walmart. And thanks to the countless discount offers you can always reduce the modest price tags.

Although Blurb is a photo book editing and printing solution provider, this California-based company is also a perfect place for those who want to create trade books, magazines and eBooks. Whether you use the simple online editor Bookify with its straightforward customization tools, safe zones, auto-save feature and PDF import, or the BookWright software with the advanced features of the online editor and even more - you can be sure that your (photo) book is in good hands. There are various themes, photo papers, covers and book sizes at your disposal in the software, which is available in 7 different languages. No matter which part of the world you live in; the company lets you create your book with ease, whether you use the obligatory 20 pages or go for all 440 pages. And to make things even better, the final product is printed and delivered within a short period of time for very cost-friendly prices.

Engaged couples know that on the day of their wedding everything has to be 100% perfect, including the pictures. However, quite often the photo album you receive causes nothing but serious disappointment. That is why nowadays many people turn to image editing solution providers to create their ideal wedding albums. But what if we say there is a company that mostly focuses on newlyweds with high-quality photo albums? It's called BrideBox, and it was founded in California in 2001. In the online editor you can easily upload your wedding photos from your computer or Dropbox account, and rearrange and adjust them the way you want by using the preset layouts or by choosing others. While creating your always layflat album, you can also choose from many covers including some with the finest leathers and spice up your album with top-quality paper and engravings. Once done, you can get your creations printed within 5–10 business days and shipped worldwide. With the devoted personnel behind BrideBox, it is guaranteed that your books will be created for eternity.

Located in New Zealand, MILK Books strives to satisfy its customers by offering a range of products and editing tools that are unmatched in their quality.

MILK stands for moments of inspiration, love, and kinship, and the company excels in capturing this in handcrafted books made with the utmost care.

The most affordable option – a 7x5.2" hardcover classic photo book for $35 – gives away the fact that the MILK books are more expensive than average.

Still, when considering the exceptional quality of the product, you get what you pay for.

Plus, there are ways to get your photo book for less, as MILK Books runs occasional promotions and offers 20% off for newcomers.

Even though U.S.-based Picaboo is a company helping you to create customized canvas prints, posters, calendars, phone cases and yearbooks, the company is mostly known for its photo books. And seeing its simple, user-friendly editor with countless customization options, it is not surprising that in 2014 the 2 millionth photo book was sold.

Picaboo promises that you will be 100% satisfied with the final result, which you can customize to your liking. You can select from soft, hard and leather cover photo books in various sizes and regular or layflat pages, choose from various themes, add your photos onto 20 pages with “safety zones” warning you of cropping lines and get your captions spell-checked. The base prices are all cost-friendly and you only have to pay additional fees if you exceed the minimum amount of 20 pages after which you get your book within 1–10 business days. Your photo books can be shipped worldwide even to your doorstep and thanks to the various coupons and discounts your sum total can be reduced radically.