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Photobook store

The photobook store is a WooCommerce website with the browser-based Printcart Photobook designer: buyers pick a size, lay out each spread with 1 to 6 photos and review the book before they order, with no account or download. Every order gets a CMYK print PDF at the true trim size with bleed and spine.

Updated · By , CEO of Printcart

Built for

  • Photobook sellers
  • Photo printing labs
  • Photo gift shops
  • WordPress / WooCommerce
  • Delivered remotely
  • Contract with Netbase JSC
Classic square photobook product page of the Printcart photobook store
The Printcart store. Products and prices shown are sample content.
Platform
WordPress + WooCommerce
Designer
Printcart Photobook
Layouts
1 to 6 photos per spread
Print file
CMYK PDF with bleed and spine
Demo
Walkthrough on request

About this store

What a photobook store does

Custom photobook websites built on enterprise-level e-commerce: a fully customizable platform with design tools, multi-vendor capabilities and fulfilment integration, for photobook businesses that want more sales and simpler operations.

Shoppers create, personalize and buy custom photobooks and albums through an intuitive interface, from adding their own photos to customizing layouts, while the print-on-demand workflow supports engagement and repeat orders.

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Canvas print store

A ready-made Printcart store with a live demo, sold as a yearly package with your first products set up.

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Features

What the store does

  • Storefront

    • A WooCommerce store on a WordPress block theme with the photobook products, cart and checkout.
    • Guest checkout keeps the finished design attached to the cart item through to the order.
  • Layouts panel of the Printcart Photobook designer with one to six photo arrangements for a spread

    Product designer

    How it works in the store: Online product designer

    • Browser-based photobook designer: pick a size, then switch any spread between 1 and 6 photo layouts with one click, with no account or download.
    • The designer opens and runs on phone-sized screens.
  • Classic square photobook product page of the Printcart photobook store with a Start your photobook button

    Ordering and pricing

    How it works in the store: Printing options & prices

    • Price calculated on the server from the actual page and spread count.
  • Check before you order panel of the photobook designer listing low-resolution photos and the order price

    Production and files

    How it works in the store: Print-ready files

    • Print file in CMYK FOGRA39 PDF at the true trim size plus bleed, with a correctly sized spine.
    • Orders sync to the Printcart dashboard and stay print-ready, with the full page count.

  • Catalog and set-up

    • Merchant admin: connection dashboard, 4-step product set-up wizard and pricing templates.

Runs on the Printcart Photobook. Printcart plugins and apps on their own are sold on www.printcart.com; this page is about the complete store.

How an order works

From the product page to the print file

  1. Pick a size

    Your customer: Opens a photobook product and starts the designer in the browser.

    Classic square photobook product page with a Start your photobook button

  2. Lay out the spreads

    Your customer: Switches each spread between 1 and 6 photo layouts, or lays a photo across both pages.

    Layouts panel of the Printcart Photobook designer

  3. Check and order

    Your customer: Reviews the book, with low-resolution photos flagged, before ordering.

    Your team: You receive a CMYK print PDF with bleed and spine for each order.

    Check before you order panel of the photobook designer

Gallery

Screenshots of the Printcart photobook store and its designer, at desktop and phone width.

  • Layouts panel of the Printcart Photobook designer with one to six photo arrangements for a spread
    Layouts panel of the Printcart Photobook designer with one to six photo arrangements for a spread
  • The Printcart Photobook designer open on a phone screen, with the Photos, Add and Design toolbar
    The Printcart Photobook designer open on a phone screen, with the Photos, Add and Design toolbar
  • A panoramic photo laid across both pages of a spread in the Printcart Photobook designer
    A panoramic photo laid across both pages of a spread in the Printcart Photobook designer
  • Check before you order panel of the photobook designer listing low-resolution photos and the order price
    Check before you order panel of the photobook designer listing low-resolution photos and the order price
  • Classic square photobook product page of the Printcart photobook store with a Start your photobook button
    Classic square photobook product page of the Printcart photobook store with a Start your photobook button

What is included

What the store is made of

  • The storefront

    A WooCommerce store on a WordPress block theme with the photobook products, cart and checkout.

  • Layouts panel of the Printcart Photobook designer with one to six photo arrangements for a spread

    Photobook designer

    Runs in the browser: pick a size, then switch any spread between 1 and 6 photo layouts with one click. It also opens on phone-sized screens.

  • Classic square photobook product page of the Printcart photobook store with a Start your photobook button

    Pricing

    Calculated on the server from the real page and spread count, not taken from the browser.

  • Check before you order panel of the photobook designer listing low-resolution photos and the order price

    Order files

    A CMYK FOGRA39 PDF at the true trim size plus bleed, with a correctly sized spine; orders sync to the Printcart dashboard.

  • The Printcart plugin

    Runs on the Printcart Photobook plugin (printcart-photobook 1.4.1 on wordpress.org).

Scope

Services for this store, quoted separately

How it works

From your request to your store

  1. Ask

    Request a quote with the form at solution.printcart.com/quote or write to sales@printcart.com.

  2. We contact you

    We contact you within 1 business day.

  3. Scope and quote

    We agree the scope, the timeline and the quote with you in writing.

  4. Build and handover

    Our team builds the store and hands it over on the agreed timeline.

Platform

Requirements and tech stack

Platform
WordPress with WooCommerce
Hosting
Your own WordPress host that lets you install plugins
Printcart plugin
printcart-photobook 1.4.1 (wordpress.org)

Who builds it

The team behind your project

The roles you work with, how every project runs and the tools we build on.

  • Huy Nguyen (David), CEO

    Huy Nguyen (David)

    CEO

    Your first contact: agrees the scope, the package and the contract with Netbase JSC.

    • Web-to-print
    • Store set-up
    • Customer success
  • Solutions Architect

    Solutions Architect

    Turns your store and print workflow into a technical plan: integrations, data and print-ready files.

    • Web-to-print
    • Integrations & API
    • Data migration
    • Print-ready PDF
  • Web-to-print Developer

    Web-to-print Developer

    Sets up the product designer, the print options and the pricing rules of your store.

    • Web-to-print
    • Product designer tool
    • Pricing & options
  • Project Manager

    Project Manager

    Plans your milestones, coordinates set-up and launch, and answers your project tickets.

    • Project management
    • Store set-up
    • Customer success

Meet the team

How every project runs

  1. Step 1: Request

    Start from a quote request or a package on the pricing page.

  2. Step 2: Scoping

    We review your products, workflow and store with you and agree the scope.

  3. Step 3: Proposal & estimate

    A written scope and price before work starts.

  4. Step 4: Kick-off

    Your project is opened in our project tool with a set-up milestone.

  5. Step 5: Milestones

    Build, review and launch, approved one phase at a time.

  6. Step 6: Support & updates

    Tickets and store updates after launch while your package is active.

The stack we deliver with

  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Wix
  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • AWS
  • PayPal

Product names and logos belong to their owners and show the tools we work with, not partnerships.

Get a custom quoteSee packages and pricing

Client storefronts

  • Home page of Comunickare, a Printcart client store

    Client store

    Comunickare

    comunickare.com

  • Home page of Nekedstore, a Printcart client store

    Client store · Hungary

    Nekedstore

    nekedstore.hu

  • Home page of PrintABook, a Printcart client store

    Client store · Australia

    PrintABook

    printabook.com.au

What merchants say about Printcart

  • Amazing customer service and really versatile app that is helping our customers customize our products - and it's super easy to set-up!
    Fabricis, South Korea · Review of Printcart Product Personalizer on Shopify App Store
  • Great products, fast loading, clean interface, user friendly and excellent customer support that is always there to address and resolve any customer's concern or problems. They are committed to constantly updating the app and making it better.
    Rogatee Lip Essentials, United States · Review of Printcart Product Personalizer on Shopify App Store

Ask for a quote

Tell us about your photobook store

Send your products and how your customers should personalise them. We contact you within 1 business day with questions or a written scope and quote. There is no package price for this store yet.

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FAQ

Questions about the photobook store

Do my customers need an account to design a book?

No. The Printcart Photobook designer runs in the browser with no account and no download, and it also opens on phone-sized screens. Guest checkout keeps the finished design attached to the cart item, so the book a customer laid out is the one that reaches your order screen.

What file do I get for each order?

A CMYK FOGRA39 PDF at the true trim size plus bleed, with a correctly sized spine and the full page count. Orders also sync to the Printcart dashboard and stay print-ready there, so your team can send the file to production without rebuilding the book.

Can I order the photobook store today?

The store is built, but its public demo is being fixed and it has no package price yet, so it is quoted. Request a quote with the form at solution.printcart.com/quote or write to sales@printcart.com, and our team contacts you within 1 business day to walk you through the designer.

What does a photobook editor need?

A photobook editor has to set up the book, fill spreads with photos through layouts, warn about low-resolution photos before ordering, price the real page count and output a print-ready PDF with bleed and a spine sized to the pages. What a photobook editor needs sets out each of these and which ones the Printcart Photobook designer, in build, covers.

Can you work with a merchant in my country?

Yes. Printcart services are delivered remotely, so we work with merchants in any country. Netbase JSC, the company behind Printcart, has worked with clients in 80+ countries.

Do you support my industry?

Printcart services are not tied to one industry. Full stores, custom development, integration and support are delivered remotely; tell us what you sell and we will say plainly whether Printcart fits.

How do I pay for Printcart services?

You sign the contract with and pay the company, Netbase JSC. Store, Store B2B and Store Marketplace are paid online by PayPal. Enterprise is invoiced: bank transfer to the company account or PayPal.

Who do I talk to?

Talk to our CEO, Huy Nguyen (David), on WhatsApp at https://wa.me/84937869689 or by email at sales@printcart.com.

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Working with Printcart

Remote delivery, one company contract

Printcart is a brand of Netbase JSC. Every Printcart service, from full web-to-print stores and custom development to integration and ongoing support, is delivered remotely, so a merchant in any country and any industry can work with us. Netbase has worked with clients in 80+ countries. Contracts and payments are made with the company, Netbase JSC. Store, Store B2B and Store Marketplace are paid online by PayPal. Enterprise is invoiced: bank transfer to the company account or PayPal. To discuss a project, contact our CEO, Huy Nguyen (David), on WhatsApp at https://wa.me/84937869689 or by email at sales@printcart.com.

Talk to us about the photobook store

Talk to our CEO, Huy Nguyen (David), or the sales team. Every service comes with a written scope and quote.

Get a custom quote