Layflat photo books compared

At 74 pages, a layflat photo book is cheapest at smartphoto, for €73.19. At foto foto it costs €80.00.

Comparison by foto foto · Updated on · Prices checked on 5 October 2026

What a layflat photo book costs

At foto foto half of the books have 74 pages or more, and one in three has 100 or more.

With a photo cover and each service’s standard paper. Regular prices including VAT, without shipping and discounts, read on the date given with the source.
ServiceBookAt 74 pagesAt 100 pagesMaximum pagesPer extra page
smartphotoFotoboek L portrait, hard photo cover, 22 × 28.1 cm (every hardcover lies flat)€73.19€93.99100€0.80
foto fotoLayflat, 21.6 × 28 cm, hardcover€80.00€103.40120€0.90
FotofabriekLayflat, 380 g pages€80.99€104.39140€0.90
KruidvatLayflat photo book€88.09€112.79140€0.95
Saal DigitalPhoto book 21 × 28 cm, hardcover, matte photo paper (every hardcover lies flat)€95.19€128.34160€2.55 per 2 pages
CEWESilk-gloss photo paper, lies flat€102.75€135.30 (102 pages)134€4.65 per 4 pages
PixumSilk-gloss photo paper, lies flat€105.95€144.45 (102 pages)114€5.50 per 4 pages
ProfotonetPremium hardcover photo book 20 × 30 cm, portrait, Fujifilm Lustre, photo cover (every hardcover lies flat)€110.30€143.45120€2.55 per 2 pages
albelliPlatliggend premium, photo cover€110.59€141.27160€1.18
With a photo cover and each service’s standard paper. Regular prices including VAT, without shipping and discounts, read on the date given with the source.

For another page count, use the price calculator. For a regular photo book that doesn’t open flat, read the photo book comparison.

Layflat with a linen cover

CEWE and Pixum don’t sell this book.
ServiceBookAt 74 pagesAt 100 pages
smartphotoPrinted linen photo cover€79.19€99.99
foto fotoLayflat, 21.6 × 28 cm, hardcover, linen cover€90.00€113.40
FotofabriekLayflat, printed linen cover€95.98€119.38
albelliPlatliggend premium, plain linen cover€106.59€137.27
ProfotonetFujifilm Lustre, photo cover on linen€113.30€146.45
CEWE and Pixum don’t sell this book.

Layflat on matte or fine art paper

Matte paper

albelli and Fotofabriek don’t sell this book.
ServiceBookAt 74 pagesAt 100 pages
foto fotoLayflat, 21.6 × 28 cm, hardcover, matte paper€87.50€114.80
smartphotoPremium matte photo paper€91.69€118.99
Saal DigitalMatte photo paper€95.19€128.34
ProfotonetFujifilm Lustre€110.30€143.45
CEWEPremium matte photo paper, lies flat€125.95€166.20 (102 pages)
PixumMatte photo paper, lies flat€132.95€178.45 (102 pages)
albelli and Fotofabriek don’t sell this book.

Fine art paper

albelli, CEWE, Fotofabriek, Pixum, smartphoto and Saal Digital don’t sell this book.
ServiceBookAt 74 pagesAt 100 pages
foto fotoLayflat, 21.6 × 28 cm, hardcover, fine art paper€95.00€126.20
ProfotonetFujifilm Velvet€132.50€173.45
albelli, CEWE, Fotofabriek, Pixum, smartphoto and Saal Digital don’t sell this book.

What is a layflat photo book?

A layflat photo book is a photo book that opens completely flat. A photo across two pages then runs on without a fold in the middle. Some services write it as lay-flat.

What is Platliggend premium at albelli?

Platliggend premium is the albelli option in which the pages lie flat. Every page then costs €0.40 more, including the 24 pages in the from-price. An extra page costs €1.18 instead of €0.78. With 74 pages and a photo cover you pay €110.59 for Platliggend premium and €80.99 without it.

Which layflat photo book is cheapest?

With 74 pages, smartphoto is cheapest at €73.19. At smartphoto every hardcover lies flat. Next come foto foto (€80) and Fotofabriek (€80.99). With 100 pages, smartphoto is also cheapest at €93.99.

How many pages can a layflat photo book have?

A layflat photo book has at most 160 pages at Saal Digital and albelli, 140 at Fotofabriek and Kruidvat, 134 at CEWE, 120 at foto foto and Profotonet, 114 at Pixum and 100 at smartphoto.

Notes

  1. Kruidvat does not publish its prices for a linen cover, matte paper and fine art paper.
  2. Saal Digital does not publish its price for a linen cover.
  3. CEWE and Pixum sell extra pages in blocks of 4. The table therefore shows the price for 102 pages.
  4. HEMA is not included. HEMA shows the price per size only once you start making a book.
  5. Half of the books have 74 pages or more: 74 is the median of 107 paid foto foto orders up to 4 October 2026, and 35 of them had 100 pages or more.
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