Layflat Books
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.
- Multiple cover styles, paper types, & debossing options
- Layflat binding for seamless spreads
- Online designer to layout spreads in minutes
- Holds 10-40 spreads
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All cover styles and sizes are available online. Learn more about ordering options.
ROES Ordering
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
Tools to Sell
From automated workflows to direct client ordering and automatic fulfillment, we connect with the industry’s top software. Learn more about our integrated partners.
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.
- Export files tagged with an RGB Color Profile—P3, Adobe RGB, and sRGB are all great options.
- We recommend saving your files at a JPEG quality of 10 or higher in Photoshop, 90% in Lightroom, or the equivalent in your editing tool.
- Most products are printed at 300 DPI, and we’ll automatically resize your files for printing. For more precise control, you can resize your files and apply any sharpening before submitting.
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.
About Layflat Books
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 |
2 luxurious photographic paper options |
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 |
Tell your client’s story with our Album & Book designer
Whether this is your first time designing layouts or you are a seasoned pro—our new designer lets you create beautiful layouts in seconds.
- Includes shareable proof links to send to your clients
- Leave blank spaces in your layout to create a simple sign-in book
- Available via online ordering or from a Studio project to stay organized
Simple sign-in books
Product Options
Cover Types
Choose from multiple cover styles for complete personalization to fit your brand's needs and make each client happy.
Full Material Cover
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 Cover
Metal Cover
Wood Cover
Canvas Cover
Double Image Cover
Combo Cover
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.
Add Stitching: Finish with optional black or white stitching where the material meets the image.
Multiple Cover Print Styles are Available:
- Custom Photo Cover Surfaces
- Metal Print Cover available on all five of our Metal Print options
- Wood Print Cover made from our maple Wood Print material
Single Image Cover
Metal Cover
Wood Cover
Canvas Cover
Double Image Cover
Cameo Cover
Give a sneak peek of the incredible images inside by adding a single square cameo to any fabric or leather cover.
Size Limit: Available on sizes 8×8" and larger
Custom Photo Cover
Design a Custom Photo Cover with your own images and design printed on your choice of Lustre or Fine Art Canvas cover.
Cover Materials
Explore our collection of leather, fabric, and photo surface options to customize your cover.
Premier Leathers
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.
Linens
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.
Vintage Leathers
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.
Leatherette
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.
Faux Leathers
Another non-leather material, this option is smoother in finish compared to our Leatherette and has an excellent surface for blind and foil debossing.
Alligator Leather
This option is a bonded leather embossed with an exotic alligator texture.
Bookcloth
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.
Photo Covers
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.
Metal Print Combo Covers
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.
Wood Print Combo Covers
Crafted from the same material as our maple Wood Prints and finished with a protective laminate for a smooth surface.
Cover Debossing
Debossing uses heat and dies to press customizable text into select cover materials using our font options. Choose between a blind, matte, or metallic foil with 4 location options to personalize your cover.
Please see our guidelines for details on debossing style limitations based on your material selection.
Front Cover
Cameo Front Cover
Back Cover
Debossing Locations
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
- Center Center
- Bottom Center
- Bottom Right
Back Cover Placements
- Bottom Center
Front Cover
Cameo Front Cover
Back Cover
Authenia
Garamond Italic
Oswald
Quicksand
Available Fonts
Available fonts include Authenia, Garamond Italic, Oswald, and Quicksand.
Authenia and Garamond Italic are only available in our online designer.
Authenia
Garamond Italic
Oswald
Quicksand
Blind Debossing
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
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.
White
Black
Rose Gold
Gold
Silver
Foil Debossing
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.
Rose Gold
Gold
Silver
Custom Debossing
Turn your logo or bespoke design into a custom die to deboss on material covers or inside endleaves.
- The die is kept in-house and can be added to any orders you select to receive custom debossing.
- Available in several locations on the front, back, or inside of your cover.
- Requires a one-time setup fee and additional lead time to have the die made.
Custom endleaf example
Paper Types
Our paper types provide you with exceptional color-accurate images and archival qualities to ensure the longevity of each book.
Album & Book Papers
Photo Lustre Paper
A semi-gloss photo paper that provides natural skin tones, sharp details, and accurate color, making it ideal for all types of portraiture. It is the most popular choice and offers the most sheen among our photo papers.
Print Method
Photographic
Photo Deep Matte
This paper presents a unique matte surface that is soft and ultra-smooth to the touch. Photo Deep Matte provides elegant color reproduction with subtlety and warmth. It is our most matte surface option with the least amount of sheen.
Print Method
Photographic
Smooth Black Endleaves
Endleaves are protective paper spreads that separate the inside pages from the cover.
Page Corners
Choose between square or rounded page corners, available for all sizes and paper types.
Square Corners
Round Corners
Rounded pages have a ⅜" radius and add a seamless look when paired with one of our premium leather rounded covers.
Packaged In Style
Presentation is a simple yet invaluable step in delivering your client's memories. Premium Packaging saves you valuable time, storage space, and materials and is an excellent option for Drop Shipping direct to the client.
Size Limit: Available for all sizes except 11×14"
Sample Albums
Order a Sample at 25% off & show what you want to sell.
Having a physical sample can be one of the best sales tools. Each order will receive a foil-stamped "Sample" on the inside cover. Create your sample online through the designer or order directly through ROES.
Pricing
|
Book Size |
Photo Cover |
Standard Cover |
Premium Cover |
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 |
Standard Cover |
Premium Cover |
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.
- $5.50 when ordered with drop shipping to your client
- $8.50 when shipped back to your studio
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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