Hardcover Books
A book-style crafted with magazine printed pages that curve at the spine like a beautiful classic bound art book. This book type is a low-cost option while still produced with quality materials and images printed on press-printed papers.
- Multiple cover styles, paper types, & debossing options
- Holds 10-75 Spreads, designed to start and end on a single side
- Online designer to layout spreads in minutes
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ROES Ordering Information
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 or pages 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 pages? 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 Hardcover 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 Hardcover Books
Our Hardcover books are created with flexible pages when a coffee-table book is required.
This style book is built to hold our max number of pages, allowing clients to order everything from their session.
Using a state-of-the-art press printing process to create book pages, our Indigos have a 200-year permanence rating. Smooth matte is also a favorite paper option for its soft-to-the-touch feeling. Pages are bound into the book by saddle-stitching and then covered with the same quality photo and fabrics used on Albums and Layflat Books.
Hardcover Books are sold as a lower-cost book option for clients, or as a book series to cover the baby plan sessions and to pair with their albums.
Sizes |
From 5×7" to 12×12" including square, horizontal, vertical options |
Cover Types |
4 cover styles including cameo, combo, full photo, or material covers |
Cover Materials |
Leather-like and fabric materials |
Endleaves |
A protective paper sheet in a smooth black finish |
Binding |
Saddle-Stitch Binding |
Paper Types |
Double-sided press printing with two paper options |
Debossing |
Choose between blind or a foil debossing option paired with available fonts or create a custom die |
Product Options
Full Material Cover
Let the cover say it all with a timeless fabric or leather Full Material Cover.
Custom Photo Cover
Design a Custom Photo Cover with your images or design, printed on a Lustre cover. Available via ROES ordering.
Cameo Cover
Give a sneak peek of the incredible images inside with a Cameo Cover Hardcover Book. Just add a Single Square Cameo to any fabric or leather-covered Hardcover Book 8×8" and larger.
Single Image
Double Image
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.
Finish with optional black or white stitching where the material meets the image.
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.
Silks
This silk textile is imported from Japan with a beautiful sheen and texture showcasing a natural weaving.
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.
Black
Gray
Chocolate Brown
Tan
Misty Blue
Oatmeal
Cream
Sage
Teal
Baby Blue
Updated material is a lighter, brighter blue with a cooler blue-green undertone. This is due to dye lot changes and the vendor no longer carrying our legacy shade.
Dusty Pink
Baby Pink
Gray Twill
Chrome
Our Chrome material is made from a cotton weave and then coated to create a luminescent modern finish.
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
View our Debossing Guidelines to learn more.
NEW Authenia
NEW 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.
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.
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.
Custom Debossing
Press Semi-Gloss Paper
Press Printed text-weight paper that has a smooth surface and subtle sheen.
Weight
100# (150 GSM)
Print Method
Press Printed
Press Smooth Matte Paper
Press printed text-weight paper with a matte finish that feels soft to the touch.
Weight
100# (140 GSM)
Print Method
Press Printed
Magazine-Style Pages
Sample Books
Pricing
| Book Size | Photo Cover with 10 Spreads |
Standard Cover with 10 Spreads |
Premium Cover with 10 Spreads |
Additional Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×7 | $55.30 | $45.30 | $66.30 | $0.83 |
| 8×8 | 60.30 | 50.30 | 76.30 | 0.83 |
| 8×10 | 60.30 | 50.30 | 76.30 | 0.83 |
| 10×10 | 77.50 | 66.50 | 108.50 | 1.65 |
| 12×12 | 89.50 | 79.50 | 141.50 | 1.65 |
| Photo Covers | Custom Photo Cover |
|---|---|
| Standard Covers | Fabric Collection, Vintage Leather Collection, Leatherettes and Faux Collection |
| Premium Covers | 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
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.
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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