Photo book

Photobooks originate from Japan. They are magazine-type books containing glossy photos of currently popular Japanese idols. Photobooks are usually produced by female celebrities, though some are male subject but they are usually less glamorous, and feature a variety of types such as gravure (Gravure idol), concert photos or fashion. Some photobooks can be very innocent and playful, yet others can be completely adult in nature. They can contain as few as fifteen photos to as many as one hundred and twenty photos. Unique and stylish names are given to them to distinguish the different editions. They are very popular with fans, as it a good source of high quality photos of a popular celebrity. Many times, an idol who is also a musician will release a small photobook with an album or single release.

Photobooks can be purchased online at Asian online stores, but soon after a photobook is released it can already be found for download on the internet. You also may purchase them in Japan.

It is not unusual of Hello! Project and Morning Musume members to produce many books, as they work with attractive young girls that easily shoot to idol status.

Photo-Books as successor of Photo-Albums

Storing digital images in traditional photo-albums needs the development on photopaper and placing it on the pages of an empty photo-album. With Photo-Books a real book with own images and texts can be created. The resulting book is printed via digital color printers and bounded.

Professional printing- and binding-services offer free software for easy creation of photo-books with professional layouts and individual layouting capabilities. Because of the integrated design and order workflow, real hardcover bounded books with own pictures and text can be produced very cost effectively. [One of the first german photo-book producers Fotobuch.]

Other available photobooks softwares on line :
-Tes Photos Software available in 7 languages, 3 different sizes (SMALL: 16,5cm x 23cm, MEDIUM: 24,5cm x 32cm, LARGE : 39cm x 33 cm), from 30 to 120 pages. Printing on glossy 250g paper.
-Hofmann, Software in 3 languages, 1 size (20cm x 29cm), from 50 to 70 pages.
-My Photo FunSoftware available in 5 languages, 3 different sizes (SMALL: 16cm x 12cm, MEDIUM: 24cm x 16cm, LANDSCAPE : 33cm x 24 cm), from 30 to 120 pages.
-MyPublisheris a photo.book service that offers superior quality photobooks used by some world class photographers to showcase their work. Many different layouts, colors, covers and type fonts are available.
-Shutterflyis alternative choice for making a photobook.
-Custom Photo Books handmade traditional skills alternative.
-MyReflections A quick and easy software, based in Australia. Photobooks available in multiple sizes and colours, with both hardcover and wire bound layflat styles.