Hardcover Books
A press-printed photo book on archival paper, hand bound into a hardcover. Up to 100 spreads in a single volume, for the sessions where every single image is worth preserving.
The feel of a published book, with your photographs inside.
Press printing builds the image into the page with microscopic CMYK droplets, not on top of it. Unlike a layflat album, the Hardcover Book features thin pages that read like a magazine. Bound by hand into a hardcover finished in your choice of cover material.
Press Paper
Two archival press stocks: the right pick when you want the page itself to feel like a published photo book.
Cover Materials
Four cover collections, all hand finished. Luxe Linen, Classic Linen, Fabric, and Vegan Suede — in over forty tones.
Personalize with one of our standard fonts or collection designs, or create your own and upload it through our custom debossing tool. Choose blind debossing or silver, gold, or rose gold foil.
- Luxe Linen
- Fabric
- Vegan Suede
- Classic Linen
Sizes & Options
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Up to 100 spreads per book lets you tell the whole story in one binding: the full year, the family edition, the trip that wouldn’t fit anywhere else.
Every photo has a place here.
An album you read like a book
Since the Hardcover Book is not layflat, important faces and details should land at least an inch from the gutter. In exchange, you get a thinner page and more spreads per book. The format for families who want their full archive in one hand-bound volume.
Compare Albums
| Lite Album | RedTree Album | Fine Art Album | Hardcover Press Book | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printing Method | Traditional Photographic | Traditional Photographic | Giclée/Inkjet | Press Printing | ||||
| Binding Method | Layflat, thin boards | Layflat, thick boards | Layflat, thick boards | Magazine style (not layflat) | ||||
| Paper Types | Lustre, Semi-matte | Lustre, Semi-matte | Giclée matte | Hahnemühle Museum Etching & Bright White | Eggshell | Smooth matte | ||
| Page Thickness | ~.8mm | ~1.2mm | ~1mm | ~1.7mm | ~0.2mm | |||
| Design Over the Crease | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not recommended | Not recommended | |||
| Spread Count | 10-50 spreads | 10-50 spreads | 10-40 spreads | 20-100 spreads | ||||
| Sizes | All | All | All | All except 8x8, 9x12H & 11x14H | ||||
| Cover Materials | Classic Linen | All materials | All materials except photo covers | All fabric materials including vegan suede | ||||
| End Sheets | White | White or Black | White or Black | White | ||||
| Customizations | Standard Debossing | Cameos, Standard Debossing, Custom Debossing, Studio Dies and Minis | Standard Debossing, Custom Debossing and Studio Dies | Standard Debossing, Custom Debossing and Studio Dies | ||||
| Corners | Square | Rounded for leather, Square for fabrics and photo-covers | Square | Square | ||||
