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How much does a Photo Album cost to Produce a Presentation Photo Album Yourself
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am often asked how much it costs to produce an album using the products that we
have. This varies enormously, depending
on
- The size and number of pages
- The type of album
- The paper used
- Whether or not you have a continuous ink system
The following calculation assumes you have invested in:
- A thermal binding system Unibind Photobook Creator asssumed)
- Continuous ink system (Fotospeed Inkflow for Epson 2880 assumed)
- - not neessary but highly recomended - suitable album production system such as dg Foto Art
Now let us take a ‘typical’ album of 15 A4 sheets – 30 pages – using the Unibind system
Of course we are assuming that you get your paper, covers etc from OPUSalbums.com!
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Covers |
Normally you would be using the Unibind Photobook cover. These cost £69.50 for 10 (Plus 95p per cover if you a have a window and another 95p if you want metal corners.) |
£6.95 |
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Paper |
Say 16 sheets (allowing for some wastage ) of Innova Smooth Cotton High White 225gsm – our list price £26.70 per 50 sheets Other paper examples (all double sided)
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£8.54
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Ink* |
Say Pigment ink on Epson 2880 using a Fotospeed continuous ink system 40 pages @ £0.145 per page With Epson original ink this would have been £0.80 per page – or £24! |
£4.35 |
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OPUS discount |
If you had bought the binding machine, Dg FotoArt Gold or the Fotospeed bulk feed system – or otherwise qualified for the 10% Gold discount |
-£1.98 |
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Typical delivery charge (averaged over an order) |
£1.33 |
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VAT (maybe refundable) |
£3.84 |
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Total cost including VAT and delivery |
£23.03 |
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a full outline of the cost of printing using a continuous ink system see our blog
Economics of a Continuous Ink System
You will see that this costs about the same as a factory produced album. (Photobox charges £23.99 for a 26 page album*)
- But with our solution you get
- Immediate production - no turnaround time
- Full control over the page layout - not tied to the supplier's templates
- Much better reproduction (archival inkjet instead of laser) - if produced on a good printer with the right settings.
- Thicker textured or sommoth paepr
- The satisfication of your own handiwork.
* Photobox website Jan 2011
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Innova Professional Fine-Art and Photo Art Paper Textured, smooth cotton, décor and canvas archival |
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Innova & Olmec Wide Format Paper and Canvas 13 to 60 inch roll |
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Your choice of paper or canvas - its easy |
Ideal coffee table kit |
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Permanent Bound Book kits - no investment |
Esy Thermal Binding kits |
Mandatory Wedding and Photo Book Design |
Phtoshop add-in Design Tool |
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