MIXBOOK vs SHUTTERFLY LAY FLAT PHOTO BOOK COMPARISON - REVIEW 

This is great, thank you; can't wait to see the other side by side comparisons.

I just got into photography and I bumped into this. This is an excellent thing to create! Thank you so much!

Brilliant, thanks for taking the time to do this..

Thank you! Best side by side comparison I’ve seen of any product 😃 Excellent job!

Excellent review sir! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Keep up the good work.

I was just about to order a photo book from shutterfly and i couldn't find a proper review like yours. Thank you!!

Very good comparison. It was well thought out and very informative.....Thank you!

Outstanding. This was really helpful as I am deciding right now. I choose Mixbook because I'm on my way to the UK and want it delivered there!!

thank you for this - an excellent review. is the orange spine on the shutterfly book your choice, or just the way it comes?

Keep it up! Looking forward for more videos from you, don't stop!

I’m a newby to this, embarking on my first project. I’m quite excited about doing it. Thanks for your helpful video, I’m now subscribing. Forgive me if this is a dumb question but is it possible to do mixbook projects using an iPad, or does it need to be on a laptop ?

Great video! Very helpful. Thanks!

Really helpful, thanks very much. I personally don’t like the orange spine on the shutterfly.

Brill review. Which site do you recommend for A3 size landscape photobook (layflat)? These sites appear to not give the glossy or premium page option if i select A3. Is there a site that will do this with competitive prices? Thanks

I prefer the thicker pages with mixbook especially for wedding photos.

I've been making shutterfly books for years. However I'm getting sick of the stickers / embellishments as they haven't updated them at all. So I found mix book. I know you said mix book is cheaper but I always make books with the max amount of pages which adds up. Shutterfly offers a sale periodically that all extra pages are free. So for a delux flatlay book I pay about $120 with 110 pages I believe. Does mix book ever offer that deal. When I add ad to my cart a flat lay, max pages 89 and their sale is 50% off, it ended up being $238. Seems a lot more. Curious if you ever see the extra pages deal with mix book because then it might be worth it. Thanks!!!

Great stuff :)

This is great, thank you so much. Love your channel

Did you notice the photo quality deteriorate when downloaded to shutterfly or Mixbook? Do you have a tip on how to obtain same photo quality when loading onto Shutterfly or Mixbook? Thanks for your advice!

Great reviews! I've been looking into the best option to create a photo book for my 2 toddler daughters. Maybe a yearly book or 6mos depending on how many photos. What do you recommend the best? Thank you. Appreciate your recommendations 😊

I've been so unhappy with Shutterfly that I am looking for another company. Mixbook was recommended to me. So I'm surprised that you choose Shutterfly over Mixbook.

Thank you this is very helpful

Thank for the video.

Question, I noticed you mentioned that you can pay to have the logo removed from Shutterfly but I never saw an option for that, and I contacted their customer service reps and they said there is not such option. Also, does mixbook photo books don't come with the logo? because on their website on their FAQ they say that all of their products come with their logo. Awesome review btw.

I enjoyed viewing this video, well done. I do have some questions though. I use to be with Blurb and had two books made up and both came out great, I didn't go for the layflat style. However, I seem to have no account with them now and in joining again, it takes my new username and password BUT, doesn't create account. It doesn't say there is anything wrong, just the thinking turning icon, then just stays on page for creating an account. So not sure what is wrong there. Anyway, what site would be best to make photobooks for clienteles images in your opinion ?. I'd like to add things on some like drop shadows, have two images on one page etc.... I'm in Australia and see you did a book about here, hope you enjoyed your visit here and I look forward to reading your reply. Oh my books would be of nature and for clientele people and pets.

I've been creating a book on Mixbook and I'm wanting to fill a page edge to edge with a photo but it tells me it needs to be higher quality or to be smaller. Your book looks really good with the photos taking over the whole page. Did you run into that problem too? I'm wondering if I should just go for it.

I ordered a Mixbook layflat and the matte finish is less than stunning. I liked how easy it was to design and the price was very good, but I'm a professional photographer and I found the matte finish didn't really make these particular photos 'pop' as I had hoped. Hopefully Shutterfly will be better.

Thank you for this very helpful review. I noticed in the Shutterfly book you included a lot of text. Can you also add text to a Mixbook?

What if a person wants all out quality photos, which is the best photo album?

what is the maximum number of pages for each of the flat books. Mixbook only allows 99 pages because of the thick pages. How about Shutterfly?

Shuterfly is pricey. If you want a layflat photobook, you have to pay an additional USD 50 for the deluxe version which is not the case with Mixbook.

hello. i like your reviews. im about to make a 70'th bday book. layflat. i assume there could be about 300 pics.. maybe less. 12"/12" book. from your experience - how many pages should i order so that the book will not be too heavy. shutterfly seems abit thiner which i like. i tried loading pics into Montage. what do you think about them? thick as mixbook? some pics are just under 1600 dpi which is their min. if i direct these images to be the smaller pics in the book will they be as nice looking as they are on my comp screen? or should i be writing this in an email? many thanks sara

I choose Mixbook becase it is more like actual hands on scrapbooking.

If I edit my pictures I. my editing Apps, will the new edited picture print just as good. Because when I have done edits before and print them at my Walgreens or CVS the pics can look pixalated and not as crisp as the unedited version

It is safe to upload photos on shutterfly

Awesome

Does anyone knows a site to buy a nice box to storage your album. Like the ones for apple tablets

Thanks, which is a premium printing service?

I prefer Mixbook. To me, they look more professional. I love the thicker pages and the themes.

Do you know of any photo book company that offers a hippy, 60s, peace & love “theme” for their layout?

Helpful video. I found that you cannot upload photos using Explorer to Shutterfly. You have to use some other search engine such as Chrome. I found that Mixbook cannot handle uploads of high res (16 MB) photos. Also, Mixbook did not respond to customer inquires. Who would you recommend for high res photos?

how about an updated version because mixbook has a lot more options now

I have used Shutterfly many times in the past. The photos in the last two books I did were very dark even though they were perfectly exposed on the web site. The technician I talked to about this blamed me for the photos being too dark and told me I should have clicked 'auto correct' on every single picture. The auto correct feature is no longer on the web site. The technician I just spoke with said it was never there.

What is the best printer for photobook ? Is HP indigo the best one ?

Question - Does Mixbook allow you to switch between themes midway without changing previous set pages? I do one book a year. It is hard to stick to one theme like travel, baby, or wedding.

Trying

I'm sorry I have to give mixbook a failing grade. Their online layout software crops photos and can't be printed at the original aspect ratio, unless it's already in their proprietary layout ratio, which is unspecified. Furthermore the paper choices are few and the basic specifications such as paper weight are not explicitly listed. I've come to realize that custom books made by hand yourself, choosing the materials you want, will offer the best in quality, and satisfaction. You control all the inputs and variables. These online places are mass produced quick jobbies that cater to a larger demographic of undiscerning masses.

shutterflys book pictures look more vibrant.

This site is very complicated. We want to order MAGNETS and it doesn't show how to. When we went through the tutorial in youtube, it teaches how to order prints but not magnets.