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Photo book covers and bindings

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Discover the different cover options at Pixum
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PHOTO BOOK COVERS

COVER OPTIONS

Illustration of photo book paper types and bindings

PHOTO BOOK BINDINGS

Three options for individual colours

Hardcover

Softcover

Booklet

Firm, stable cover
Can be customised with photos & text
Highlights in rose gold, gold, silver & effect varnish possible
Labelling on the spine

Hardcover

Softcover

Booklet

Flexible, laminated cover
Can be customised with photos & text
Labelling on the spine

Hardcover

Softcover

Booklet

Flexible photo booklet with saddle stitch binding
Particularly light, slim & space-saving
Can be customised with photos & text

Pixum creative options for photo book covers

Rose gold

Silver

Effect lacquer

You can add highlights to your text on the hardcover to elevate it even more. Exclusively in the software, you can also add highlights to clipart on the cover for an extra special touch.

Rose gold

Silver

Effect lacquer

You can add highlights to your text on the hardcover to elevate it even more. Exclusively in the software, you can also add highlights to clipart on the cover for an extra special touch.

Rose gold

Silver

Effect lacquer

You can add highlights to your text on the hardcover to elevate it even more. Exclusively in the software, you can also add highlights to clipart on the cover for an extra special touch.

If you don’t want to use a ready-made design for your photo book cover, why not create your own? It’s really easy with our clipart: from playful icons and themed clipart to abstract design elements, we’ve got it all.

If you need a bit of help designing your photo book cover, we recommend using a design template. At Pixum, you’ll find simple templates featuring a photo layout and a book title, as well as more eye-catching cover designs.

Choose from two different photo book bindings

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The most popular photo book binding is known as layflat binding. Layflat photo books can be opened completely flat; there is no crease in the middle, unlike in a standard book. At Pixum, all hardcover photo books printed on photo paper are bound using the layflat method.

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The most popular photo book binding is known as layflat binding. Layflat photo books can be opened completely flat; there is no crease in the middle, unlike in a standard book. At Pixum, all hardcover photo books printed on photo paper are bound using the layflat method.

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Glue binding is a classic bookbinding method. Just like a normal book, your photo book has a fold down the middle. At Pixum, this binding style is available for softcover photo books and hardcover photo books printed on premium paper. This paper is slightly thinner than our standard photo paper, which makes this binding possible.

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Glue binding is a classic bookbinding method. Just like a normal book, your photo book has a fold down the middle. At Pixum, this binding style is available for softcover photo books and hardcover photo books printed on premium paper. This paper is slightly thinner than our standard photo paper, which makes perfect this possible.

The Pixum photo book in booklet form is bound along the spine with two staples. This type of binding is particularly recommended for special designs, such as a photo book in the form of a birthday newspaper or a voucher booklet.

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