How does the printing of a photo book work?

The printing of your photo book is fully automated. This allows us to guarantee very high quality and unbeatable deadlines. As soon as your photo book is ordered, it is sent to our machines that handle the entire process of printing, packaging, and dispatching.

Do you know where the next photo book order you just created will be printed?

In a French site, the trend is for the pages of your album to be printed as close as possible. Indeed, next-generation printers encourage approaching the location of the order for various reasons related to technology, work organization, and environmental concerns that particularly affect the graphic industries sector.

The explosion in demand

The new software offered by FlexiLivre provides, through software accessible to all, a service more efficient than ever. It is now easier to get a professional book at home, including the cover.

Why this success? Just ask yourself... Why make a photo book? It is no longer about consulting stereotyped albums: everyone can give free rein to their creativity. Become creative, assert your style with beautiful albums that truly highlight the beautiful moments of your life. You can easily choose the format, the number of pages, etc. Taking care of yourself and your family also means paying attention to this visual memory.

Giving an album is a gift that pleases everyone. It shows the interest we have in our loved ones, even when we don't necessarily have the opportunity to see them often. Who doesn't regret seeing a distant relative so rarely? What a pleasure then to give value to precious moments of reunion by personalizing an album. It is possible to decorate it with graphics that will appeal to the recipient, and to be imaginative by taking pictures of people, landscapes... why not also objects, labels, diplomas, and other common memories that really feel good.

The boom of on-demand printing

You have certainly heard of international competition... French printing has suffered, it's true. Fortunately, the situation is starting to change. When you order a photo book via the internet, printers do not print a very high number. You will receive one or several copies, rarely more than a dozen. To adapt to this situation, new machines have emerged allowing to manage on-demand printing. France is the third European player in the graphic industry. French habits are slowly changing, and they are multiplying the occasions to treat themselves to photo book souvenirs.

Digital printers offer great flexibility in use, which explains their success. They offer the possibility to add to the proposed models the desired number of pages, within a high limit (between 200 and 400 pages). The creation of personalized photo books is booming, as the public is only beginning to take ownership of this service. A very creative new era opens to the public because users can print family photos, scans of drawings, artworks, or professional documents.

The book chain

Printers operate as automated as possible for exceptional results and profitability. But no one is immune to error. This is why your products are checked by technicians (if there is a problem, the customer is contacted by phone). Then they are sent by the Post (Colissimo or Chronopost). The delivery times are reduced on the sites where manufacturing takes place in France: the products are sent to the postal sorting center several times a day.

The exemplary case of FlexiLivre

• Where are the photo books printed?

The online sales platform for photo books and albums FlexiLivre has the "Made in France" label. The partner printers are located in Templemars, near Lille. The products are manufactured and hand-checked on-site. The ecological footprint is thus minimized. The repercussions are felt on the planet (less production of carbon dioxide) and on the price (reduced transport costs), not to mention that this organization favors local employment.

• How are photo books printed?

FlexiLivre's partner printer is labeled "Imprim'Vert", a globally recognized commitment that aims to improve environmental quality for sustainable development. Its strengths are as follows:

• A vegetable-based ink is used to ensure the non-toxicity of the finished product.
• Use of paper not bleached with chlorine or chlorinated derivatives.
• Draconian measures are taken to limit energy consumption.
• Special care is taken for the storage and recycling necessary for production, to ensure that the impact on the environment is as low as possible.

Moreover, the proximity between the place of manufacture and consumption, on a national scale, helps to limit transport which is a significant factor in pollution.

A professional result

Big brand digital printers (HP and Xerox) are known for their quality and allow you to realize 6 formats different (size 15 X 21cm, 21 X 29.7 cm, 21X21 or 30 X 30 cm), depending on the desired orientation (portrait, landscape or square). We use exactly the same printer as the one in the video below. Impressive, isn't it?

You can also use on-demand printing through the internet for personal or professional use with the highest requirement.

In the end, the finishes of the book are impeccable, you have the choice between soft covers, hard or padded covers. The binding is glued with a spiral option.

Enhancing your photos

It is possible to import a PDF file or download images one by one and drag them to the designated places. Then you are free to modify them as you wish, within the framework of the proposed template.

The quality of the paper is optimal, at 200 gm² offered in semi-gloss (one side treated) or glossy (double-sided treated). We encourage you to spend time on the sharpness and framing of your shots, photo by photo, as they will be highlighted by the paper as well as by the graphics and texts that you have validated or proposed.

In conclusion, the new technologies related to digital printing of your photo book take into account the environment, the final professional result, while offering you a fast service because the manufacturing and delivery times are quite reasonable. This flexibility is beneficial to both the customer and the seller.