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Beautiful and functional, Layflat Books are handmade using the same methods as our heirloom albums. Ideal for wedding sign-in books or an eye-catching coffee table book.
Books
Orders placed directly to WHCC will come through our Remote Order Entry Software (ROES). ROES is not a design tool; therefore, you'll be uploading final spreads in ROES to complete your order.
Use the Book Catalog to choose the style of Book you want to order and then select a size, cover option, paper option, and other features to start the order.
Learn how to get started with ROES Ordering
Shipping speed upgrades are available or drop ship directly to your client. Shipping Options
Make an impression by taking advantage of our specialty packaging options for this product.
Designing custom photo covers or spreads? Be sure to use our Sizing Templates when preparing your order. Visit Downloads to access these templates.
Accepted Files
Prepare your work for printing by saving high-quality JPEG files with an embedded color profile.
There are several ways you can create and order your Layflat Book.
Use our free Album & Book Designer
Create beautiful layouts in seconds with our free online designer. Click "Order Now" above or create a Studio Project to get started.
Sizing Templates & Photoshop
Use our sizing templates to create custom designs in Photoshop, then upload them to ROES or our online designer to order.
Sample Program
Turn your Albums or Books into a Sample for your studio. See our Sample Program for more details.
Swatch Kits Available
Want to see our cover materials with your own eyes? Swatch Kits are available for order via ROES. Visit our Samples page for more details.
Our Layflat books are printed as full, uninterrupted spreads, adhered back to back with your choice of Photo or Smooth Matte paper. Both paper options provide accurate color rendition, sharp image details, and the highest quality archival printing.
Sizes |
From 6×6" to 11×14" including square, horizontal, vertical options |
Cover Types |
4 cover styles including cameo, combo, full photo, or material covers |
Endleaves |
Protective paper spreads in a smooth black finish |
Binding |
Layflat Binding |
Cover Materials |
40+ premium leather or linens, leather-like, and fabric materials |
Paper Types |
Two paper options, one photographic and one inkjet-printed |
Thickness |
Pages are adhered back to back with no insert boards |
Corners |
Square or round spread corners |
Debossing |
Choose between blind or a foil debossing option paired with available fonts or create a custom die |
Let the cover say it all with a timeless fabric or leather Full Material Cover. Choose from our collection of Linens, Silks, bookcloth, faux leathers, Premium and Distressed leathers, and more to fit your client's style.
For a more tailored look, Premium and Distressed Leather Album covers have rounded corners.
Single Image
Metal
Wood
Canvas
Double Image
A Combo Cover lets you display your custom image on the front with your choice of fabric or leather wrapping around the spine and the back, or you can create custom designs for both the front and back covers.
Finish with optional black or white stitching where the material meets the image.
Multiple Cover Print Styles Available
Give a sneak peek of the incredible images inside with a Cameo Cover Layflat Book. Just add a Single Square Cameo to any fabric or leather-covered Layflat Book 8×8" and larger.
Design a Custom Photo Cover with your own images and design printed on your choice of Lustre or Fine Art Canvas cover.
These whole hides are hand cut to order and create high-end luxurious covers. Premier leather is soft to the touch and includes natural texture characteristics that are not defects but natural authenticity.
A natural full hide leather that is hand sanded, making each cover unique in its rustic and distressed look but soft to the touch. This leather shows natural characteristics such as healed scars, insect bites, and brands.
100% natural linen is one of nature's sustainable eco materials and is soft to the touch with a natural weave and texture. Our linens create a non-leather, high-end, luxurious cover.
This silk textile is imported from Japan with a beautiful sheen and texture showcasing a natural weaving.
Our Vintage Leather is a leather alternative material that is soft, smooth, and luxurious—an excellent sustainable option to pair with any of our debossing fonts.
Our most popular option. Leatherettes are high-end synthetic leather embossed with a leather-like texture and are soft and matte in the finish with excellent material consistency.
Another non-leather material, this option is smoother in finish compared to our Leatherette and has an excellent surface for blind and foil debossing.
This option is a bonded leather embossed with an exotic alligator texture.
Classic and timeless, Bookcloth has a tighter fabric weave than our linen cover materials and has been a longstanding textile choice for fabric book coverings.
Black
Gray
Chocolate Brown
Tan
Misty Blue
Oatmeal
Cream
Sage
Teal
Baby Blue
Dusty Pink
Baby Pink
Gray Twill
Our Chrome material is made from a cotton weave and then coated to create a luminescent modern finish.
Lustre Cover with Matte Laminate
Offers vibrant colors and excellent skin tones. Finished with a protective laminate for a slightly textured, matte finish.
Premium Fine Art Canvas Cover
Our most popular canvas style. Your image is printed directly onto the canvas surface and finished with a semi-gloss protective laminate for a slightly reflective finish.
This smooth and durable surface comes in two base color options. The white base is opaque so no metal texture shows through the final image, while the clear base allows the raw brushed metal texture to show through your image, particularly in the white or light-colored areas.
White Base with High Gloss Finish
A luminous base with a glossy, reflective finish that allows your image to pop with rich colors and details. Everything looks great on this sleek surface.
White Base with Semi-Gloss Finish
A slightly reflective finish that shows rich colors and pairs well with all types of photography.
White Base with Matte Finish
Offers the vibrancy you love in a Metal Print without the reflective shine. This opaque, satiny surface makes your colors pop.
Clear Base with High Gloss Finish
Shiny, reflective quality with a more metallic, translucent look.
Clear Base with Matte Finish
Non-reflective surface that maintains the metallic look without the shine.
Crafted from the same material as our maple Wood Prints and finished with a protective laminate for a smooth surface.
Front Cover
Cameo Front Cover
Back Cover
Each location allows for up to three lines of text. You have the option to add debossing to both the front and back of Full Material and Cameo Covers and can select different debossing styles for each. Combo Covers can have back cover debossing only.
Front Cover Placements
Back Cover Placements
View our Debossing Guidelines to learn more.
NEW Authenia
NEW Garamond Italic
Oswald
Quicksand
Available fonts include Authenia, Garamond Italic, Oswald, and Quicksand. *Authenia and Garamond Italic are currently only online.
Your message is pressed into the cover to create a distinct impression in the material without the use of foil or color. Available with the Oswald font for select material covers.
View our Debossing Guidelines for details on material limitations.
White
Black
Black or white debossing has a matte appearance and is available with the Authenia, Garamond Italic, Oswald, or Quicksand fonts for select material covers.
View our Debossing Guidelines for details on material limitations.
Rose Gold
Gold
Silver
Foil debossing provides a metallic gold, silver, or rose gold finish. Available with the Authenia, Garamond Italic, and Quicksand fonts for select material covers.
View our Debossing Guidelines for details on material limitations.
Photo Lustre Paper
A true photographic paper in a semi-gloss finish. Produces excellent skin tones, sharp details and accurate color.
Print Method
Photographic
Smooth Matte Paper
Our premier, uncoated matte paper with soft surface texture.
Print Method
Inkjet-Printed
Rounded pages have a ⅜" radius and add a seamless look when paired with one of our premium leather rounded covers.
| Book Size | Photo Cover with 10 Spreads |
Standard Cover with 10 Spreads |
Premium Cover with 10 Spreads |
Additional Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×7 | $84.50 | $74.50 | $95.50 | $3.75 |
| 6×6 | 84.50 | 74.50 | 95.50 | 3.75 |
| 8×8 | 92.00 | 82.00 | 108.00 | 4.00 |
| 8×10 | 109.50 | 99.50 | 125.50 | 5.75 |
| 9×12 | 126.00 | 115.00 | 157.00 | 6.50 |
| 10×10 | 118.50 | 107.50 | 149.50 | 5.75 |
| 12×12 | 138.00 | 128.00 | 190.00 | 6.50 |
| 11×14 | 138.00 | 128.00 | 190.00 | 6.50 |
| Book Size | Photo Cover with 10 Spreads |
Standard Cover with 10 Spreads |
Premium Cover with 10 Spreads |
Additional Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×7 | $97.00 | $87.00 | $108.00 | $5.00 |
| 6×6 | 97.00 | 87.00 | 108.00 | 5.00 |
| 8×8 | 107.00 | 97.00 | 123.00 | 5.50 |
| 8×10 | 123.00 | 117.00 | 143.00 | 7.50 |
| 9×12 | 143.00 | 132.50 | 174.50 | 8.25 |
| 10×10 | 136.00 | 125.00 | 167.00 | 7.50 |
| 12×12 | 155.50 | 145.50 | 207.50 | 8.25 |
| Photo Covers | Custom Photo Cover |
|---|---|
| Standard Covers | Fabric Collection, Vintage Leather Collection, Leatherettes and Faux Collection |
| Premium Covers | Premium Leather Collection, Distressed Leather Collection, Linen Collection, Silk Collection |
Make an impression by taking advantage of our specialty packaging options for this product.
Add a Cameo image to a Full Material Cover in 8x8" and larger for $15.00.
Combo Cover with Standard Cover Materials: Photo Cover Price +$10
Combo Cover with Premium Cover Materials: No additional charge above Premium cover price
Metal Print Combo Cover: Combo Cover Price +$75
Wood Print Combo Cover: Combo Cover Price +$75
Debossing can be added to most cover materials for $15 per location.
View our Debossing Guidelines for details on available styles, fonts, and material limitations.
Turn your logo or a unique cover design for a client into a custom die for an additional one-time setup fee and an average lead time of 2 weeks. Learn how to get started with Custom Debossing.
Add rounded corners to your Album or Book for $15.00
Deliver orders directly to your clients with our drop shipping service. No invoice will be included, and there is no mention of WHCC anywhere on the box or paperwork.
This service is available for $7.95 per order, with the option to upgrade shipping speeds in most areas.
Learn more about our Drop Shipping service.
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