How many pages make up an Xbook photobook?
The Xbook photobooks offer a wide range of album thicknesses depending on several parameters, how much you wish to spend on your Xbook album as well as what binding option you choose to go with. The internal page numbers range from a minimum of 16 (8 sheets) to a maximum of 80 (40 sheets). Hardcover albums start at 32 pages and go all the way through to 80 pages.  Stitch bound albums range between 16 and 40 pages, while the spiral bound albums offer anything between 16 to 80 pages.

How many photos can I fit in my Xbook album?
The Xbook photobooks offer a wide range of album sizes and thicknesses for you to choose from. You can include as little as one image per page or as many as many as 24 images per page on the portrait album. If you wish, you may choose to have no images at all on certain pages, and allow for text only.

How are the albums printed?
The albums are printed on the latest digital printing press, which utilizes liquid inks to carefully defined production standards, to assure our clients receive only the best quality products. The combination of the high quality inks and paper stock used with this top of the range printing press is guaranteed to last for an extended period of time, when treated properly.

What sort of paper do you use?
For the album pages we use  acid-free, satin finish paper stock ( non gloss ) that is the result of a lengthy analysis of different paper alternatives to bring your photos to life in the best way. For the hardcover books the cardboard case is laminated with your own personalized image, also printed on the same stock as all the internal pages, with the addition of an over-laminate for protection. For the spiral and stitch bound books the cover page is printed on a 300 gsm paper from the same stock, and is also protected with an overlaminate.

How are the albums bound?
For the hardcover albums we use a binding technique which allows you to present and enjoy your album in the best possible way. For the spiral bound albums we use an industrial strength silver wire that matches the thickness of each and every specific album. For the stitch bound albums we use the industry standard stitching technique of two industrial staple pins right through the spine of the album.

What are my options for the covers?
Xbook photobooks allows you to design and produce not only your very own photo album, but also its cover. You can choose from several optional methods to design your cover page. Generally speaking, it could be completely personalised by you inserting your own image to be used on the entire cover. You may choose to take advantage of the many professionally designed covers we have made available within the software ( see software section for details) and simply add your chosen photo/s in the corresponding places.  Alternatively you can choose to simply have a certain colour on your cover without a personalised image at all.

Who owns copyright on my personal photobook?
You and only you ! it is your responsibility to have the necessary rights for all content included in your photobook. Xbook acts as a photobook printing service, not a publishing company and does not own copyright in any of the photobooks or their contents. For further information please see our Terms and Conditions.