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Photo book with layflat and glue binding

Photo book covers and bindings

4.9 (120 reviews)
  • Learn more about different bindings for photo books

  • Discover the different cover options at Pixum

  • Get inspired by the examples for the creation of a photo book cover

Three options for individual colours

Hardcover photo book

Our Photo Book Covers

  • Firm, stable cover

  • Can be customised with photos & text

  • Highlights in rose gold, gold, silver & effect varnish possible

  • Labelling on the spine

Photo Book with softcover

Our Photo Book Covers

  • Flexible, laminated cover

  • Can be customised with photos & text

  • Labelling on the spine

Photo Book booklet

Our Photo Book Covers

  • 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

Cover with highlight finishing

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.

Cover with highlight finishing

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.

Cover with highlight finishing

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.

Large wedding photo book in landcsape format

Clipart

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.

Pixum Photo Books in different sizes

Design templates

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

Photo paper extra matt

Layflat binding on real photo paper

Our recommendation
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.

Travel photo book layflat

Layflat binding on real photo paper

Our recommendation
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.

Premium paper matt

Photo book with glue binding (book binding)

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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Photo book with glue binding (book binding)

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.

Photo Book booklet

Photo booklet

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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Customer reviews: For your photo product

4.9
120 reviews
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Saba09/09/2025

Great quality product. As always, the customer service is excellent. I ordered the wrong book size and the team were very helpful in correcting it.

Roger27/07/2025

Very happy with my latest Pixum photo book celebrating my wife's 70th birthday with one picture for every year. Print quality is excellent even from rephotographed old b/w prints. And the service from the Pixum team is always helpful and friendly.

Avril16/02/2025

I love my book and really enjoyed putting it together. The quality is really good. In the beginning it took a little while to navigate the app but I soon got the hang of most of what it did but not all. I would have liked it to do a few more things such as the ability to place photos in shapes and clouds etc. I also think the price point is rather steep and probably would make more books if they weren?t so expensive.

Nick09/12/2024

Excellent quality of images and well made book

Sibella01/12/2024

I think your product is excellent. I have learnt how the softwear works to my advantage and make lovely photo books. Zero complaints. However, a complaint: in the past the delivery has required me to be here and receive it, this time it was Amazon and they left it potentially in the rain on my drive.

Fran09/10/2024

Thank you so much for my beautiful book, it arrived so quickly, I was delighted with it. It looks so professional with its beautiful hard back and glossy vibrant photos. I absolutely love it. This is my 12th book and I?m sure they just get better each year!

Mark07/01/2024

I have used Pixum for 10 years to create an annual family photo album. Always fast and faultless printing. The Pixum software is easy and reliable to use and offers almost limitless opportunities to create imaginative and stunning albums.

Andrea06/11/2023

It's beautiful and very good quality!

Oluwakemi27/06/2023

Excellent!