I just saw my friend wasted RM160 on the photobook from them.

She was very dissappointed with the outcome of it.

When I look at it, compared to the one I got from shutterfly.com(USA based), it was really a BIG letdown.

I'm not entirely certain it was due to the quality of the paper used to print the photos.

The Shutterfly version, it was printed on glossy paper and it has a nice magazine like feel/look. The one from photobook.com.my, instead was printed on canvas like paper which has a lot of texture. I'm unsure if it was due to the texture that the prints/photos came out very dull and what not.

All in all, if this is the quality of it, then I'm recommending that you all stay away from them.

Anyone here can give a different opinion?

i have seen a lot of photobook.com.my's products... I feel that they are really good quality and well done..are you sure its really that bad? or maybe its just that the type of paper didnt suit the photos that you printed? nonetheless, i have seen,touched and held those photobooks and is amazed by the results though...its one of the largest photobook printing companies in malaysia...

as mentioned, it was a letdown. It might have been the choice of peles used for the printing,(canvas like) that caused it. She chose the hardcover type instead of a normal paper cover, perhaps in hard cover type, the paper used is like that???

She is gonna complain to the guy/company and see how. Really bad lah. Seriously bad.

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Added on July 20, 2008, 7:47 amI just relooked at the website and the paper used, seems like no matter what option, all of them are matte type paper and with texture..

This post has been edited by myjunk: Jul 20 2008, 07:47 AM

matt type can last longer compare to gloss.

hz428, While I understand that, the look of it is already very dull and that makes it even worst.

So what if you can keep it for like 20 years? I don't even feel like looking at it now.

my colleagues have done it, it looks good to me

hardcover or normal? What sort of paper?

can show some pics?

I've been very happy with photobook so far. They clearly state on their website that they use imported Italian matte acid free paper for their hardcover books. The resolution and sharpness are maintained and the colors are well preserved too. I've always preferred matte paper over glossy anyways so that I can view them under all kinds of lighting conditions and not seeing glare due to the gloss reflecting too much light.

So far, I have tried the Jalan Kuchai Lama's photobookmart.
it's 170g acid free paper, without any glossy or matte finish i thin,
But I feel that the printing quality is so so....

There are several companies that I have not tried...
photobook which also uses 170g silk paper and so on...
if others have any idea, maybe can share here, which is the best?
quality & price wise...

Photobook malaysia has given me accurate colors on their prints. Your friend may have chose the wrong type of paper as been said by the others as well.

so far, i done about 7 books with Photobook, and I would say that I am satisfied with the outcome. FYI, i only tried with Photobook, so i don't know how's others doing.

choose the paper type that you prefer.

I have tried pixajoy and photobook.
Photobook is definately better.

Hi there!
I did > 5 books with photobook, and I am very satisfied with their products. From landscape, potrait, till large photobook I did with them.
I think your friend didn't choose the gsm of the paper, I always upgrade to 210 gsm , and matte type,hardcover.

If the result of your book is not good, it may due to your picture resolution, paper quality.

I always support photobook cause their service is very good.



This post has been edited by ysuyan: Dec 12 2012, 02:20 PM

Yeah, photobook service is good. I did one complain about burble appearance. I get a replacement within 3 days even without shipping back the defective album to them.

They seem to have a 40% offer on their website. Anyone tried before? Cant seem to find their T&C.

Dont want to spend all the time designing then no offer...

Thanks for the heads up. This is tempting!

had no problem with photobook before.. I proudly claim that they are my album supplier...

but the recent nightmare... vprint house... Wanted to try out because of groupon promo, but seriously, 2 months to print a 40 pages 8R size... lost of files uploaded to them, I paid, waited and then contact to inquire the progress, then they say they were still waiting for my files to be uploaded since the day i paid...

then I reupload, and i wait again... lucky its my personal print... if client... i guess they just granted me a death sentence or the sorts in our first transaction...

I printed my first photobook album with photobook.com.my, quality outcome is just awesome for me and fast delivery and production as well
Highly recommended photobook printing house

printed about 3 with them already, no probs/complaints about the quality.

i have printed photobooks / custom albums, at alot of places already. n only some of em impresses me.

but photobook.com.my never lets me down. one of the places that impressed me with tis quality

maybe like ysuyan said - maybe ur fren put in the wrong resolution of pictures? or selecting the wrong paper type? perhaps.