# Layflat photo book, 30 × 30 cm, printed and delivered

> A 300 × 300 mm layflat hardcover photo book: every spread opens flat to 60 cm with no gutter through the photos. AI-curated from your own photos, from €199, delivery included.

Source: https://makealbum.com/photo-book/layflat · MakeAlbum, Lisbon, Portugal

Layflat binding is the difference between a book you flip through and a book you hand to someone. Every spread opens completely flat, so a photograph can run across both pages without a fold through a face. MakeAlbum prints one format only, a 300 × 300 mm square layflat hardcover, 26 to 80 pages, and our own AI lays the pages out from the photos you upload.

## Why the binding matters more than the paper

A standard perfect-bound photo book curves into the spine. Whatever sits in the middle of a spread, a horizon, a face, a bride's hand, disappears into the gutter, and the book never lies open on a table by itself. Most services sell layflat as an upgrade and charge for it per page.

Here the layflat binding is the product, not an upgrade: thick pages glued back to back, a hardcover with an acrylic plate on the front, matte or glossy pages, 300 × 300 mm closed and 60 × 30 cm open. Our own AI, built for photo books, uses that width: a strong wide photograph gets the whole spread, faces kept clear of the fold.

## How it works

1. **Upload the photos** — The whole set from a phone or a camera, JPEG, HEIC / HEIF, PNG, WebP, AVIF, up to 50 MB each. Uploading and reviewing are free.
2. **The AI lays out the spreads** — Blur and duplicates are dropped, the rest is grouped into chapters and laid out with the spread in mind: full-bleed pages and two-page panoramas where a photo is strong and the crop is safe.
3. **Approve, then it prints** — Flip through every spread on screen, change anything, choose 26 to 80 pages, then order. Printed by Saal Digital, delivered to your door with shipping included.

## What you get

- A 300 × 300 mm layflat hardcover, 26–80 interior pages, €199–€349, shipping included.
- Every spread opens flat to 60 × 30 cm; nothing is lost in the gutter.
- Hardcover with an acrylic plate holding your cover photo, white or black leatherette.
- Matte or glossy pages, chosen on the order page at no extra cost.

## FAQ

### Is layflat an extra cost?

No. Layflat is the only binding we print, and the price from €199 for 26 pages already includes it, the hardcover and delivery.

### How thick are the pages?

Each spread is printed on one sheet and glued back to back, so a page is roughly the thickness of a postcard. The book lies open on a table on its own from the first spread to the last.

### Can a single photo span two pages?

Yes. When a wide photograph is strong enough and its faces sit clear of the fold, our AI gives it the whole spread; you can also set that by hand in the editor before you order.