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What's the difference between Photo Books & Photo Albums?

Before you get started, it's important to ensure you're creating the right format for your moments. Discover the difference between Photo Books & Albums below.

Photo Books:

Close up of MILK Photo Book showing stitched binding and paper pages

Page type: Art paper, flexible

Page count: 24 to 200 for Classic and Softcover Photo Books. 24 to 240 for Premium Photo Books.

Binding: Classic Photo Books are PUR bound and the pages bow from the centre. Premium Photo Books are section sewn. Please note that with section sewn binding, the pages open to lie with a near flat result.

Paper options: 2 to choose from for the Classic range, 4 to choose from for the Premium range.

Cover fabric: Linen or coated cloth (buckram). Vegan Leather upgrade available. *

Spine Thickness: 9.5mm – 31mm. See our spine width article for your specific page count thickness here.

Photo Albums:

Close up of MILK Photo Album showing flush mount, lay-flat binding and thick board pages

Page type: Board. Stiff, inflexible, heavy (approx. 1mm thick overall)

Page count: 24 to 80**

Binding: Lay-flat flush mounted. Pages open to lie perfectly flat.

Paper options: 1 option available for our Classic range, 2 to choose from for the Premium range.

Cover fabric: Linen or coated cloth (buckram). Milano Leather upgrade available.*

Spine Thickness: 21mm – 47mm. See our spine width article for your specific page count thickness here.

 

*The coated cloth (buckram) and Leather/Vegan Leather upgrades are available for the Premium range only.

**Please note, for albums over 46 pages we will use a marginally thinner board (0.88-0.98mm) to accommodate the higher page count.

Both Photo Books and Photo Albums can have a Presentation Box. However, Presentation Boxes are not available for Small Classic Photo Books.

Visit the Compare Our Range page on our site to get a comprehensive list of the options available to each product within our Photo Book and Album ranges. For specific information regarding our selection of materials, visit the Papers and Fabrics pages.