Ten Reasons Why
#1 Award-Winning software
Choose from over 170 customizable layouts or create your own! Decorate pages with cliparts, frames and image masks. All image and text fields can be freely moved, rotated and scaled. Select a background from our large range or use your image as a single or double page spread. No limits to the amount of text placed on each page.
#2 unique autofill function
The unique and intelligent autofill function allows you to create a SmileBook in as few as three simple steps. Just drag your images into the assistant and the autofill will build and design the entire book in seconds.
#3 unlimited creativity
Each page can be designed individually. None of our layouts are static. The only limitation is your imagination and the size of the page.
#4 heavy archive quality paper
All SmileBooks are printed on heavy archive quality paper. Our standard paper weight is considerably heaver than the norm. Standard SmileBooks are printed on 135 lb going up to 200 lb. (The industry average is 100lb.) SmileBooks has recently introduced a range of photo books printed on real photo (silver halide) paper. Due to the lay-flat binding of the photo paper these pages are even heavier than our standard pages.
#5 high quality bindings
All customizable hard and soft covered SmileBooks are professionally bound using state-of-the-art industrial book-binding processes (perfect binding method). Our SmileBooks on silver halide paper have a perfect bound lay-flat binding.
#6 customizable hard and soft cover options
All hard and soft covers can be customized, front and back. Add images and text anywhere on the cover. You can even write on the spine. Forget about flimsy dust jackets, our covers are made to last for generations!
#7 Large range of photo book sizes
Our seven book sizes range from the handy 5.5” x 5” Pocket SmileBook to the whopping 16.5” x 12” Panorama Professional SmileBook. We have the perfect SmileBook for every budget and occasion. Our books contain up to 130 pages.
#8 Huge variety of cover options
SmileBooks give you a huge choice of cover options; Customizable hard covers, soft covers and booklet bindings. Linen, premium linen, faux leather and satin finish covers are available in different colors.
#9 Additional image-enhancing features
Our software includes many features designed to make the most of your images. We offer red-eye removal, an automatic image enhancement which is by default activated to optimize the print quality of your images and we also have a range of effects which allow you to turn your colored photos into black & white or sepia ones, turn images into line drawings, etc. You can also adjust the contrast, saturation and hue of any image in your book.
#10 nearly 50 years of experience in photo finishing
Founded by Senator H.C. Heinz Neumüller in 1961 in Oldenburg, Germany, CeWe has long left its humble roots as small photographic studio behind. At CeWe Color we develop nearly 3 billion color photos and over 2.6 million photo books every Year. CeWe offers its products and services in the US and throughout Europe.