How to Print Your Personalized Picture Book
Your book comes as three downloads. Pick the one that matches how you want to print it, then follow the guide for your service.
- Print-shop PDF
- 8.5 × 8.5 in pages with 0.125 in bleed. For print-on-demand book printers and print shops that trim.
- Home & screen PDF
- 8.5 × 8.5 in pages, no bleed. For your own printer, a tablet, or a copy shop printing on letter paper.
- Page pictures (ZIP)
- One square picture per page, text included. For photo-book apps that build books from photos.
Mixbook
Hardcover or softcover · uses the page pictures (zip)
Mixbook makes 8.5 × 8.5 in square photo books, the exact size of your Starlit Kid book. Upload the page pictures, put one on each page, and order a hardcover.
Shutterfly
8 × 8 in hardcover or softcover · uses the page pictures (zip)
Shutterfly prints 8 × 8 in square photo books. It doesn’t accept PDFs, so you upload the page pictures and set each one to fill a page. Costco Photo’s online books are made by Shutterfly and work the same way.
Walgreens
8 × 8 in softcover or hardcover · uses the page pictures (zip)
Walgreens Photo makes 8 × 8 in softcover and hardcover photo books from uploaded pictures. Square books aren’t same-day, so plan a few days ahead.
Staples, FedEx Office or Office Depot
Stapled or spiral-bound book · uses the home & screen pdf
Copy shops print on letter-size paper, often the same day. Bring the home & screen PDF, ask for color on heavy paper, and have the pages trimmed to 8.5 × 8.5 in.
At home
A home-made book · uses the home & screen pdf
Print the home & screen PDF on your own printer on US Letter paper, trim each page to 8.5 × 8.5 in, and staple or bind it. Ready in an evening.