At MyPicTales, we are passionate about helping others preserve their memories through photo books, cards and calendars. We are dedicated to the superior quality, professional service, and security your treasured memories deserve. Everything we do, from design to printing, is done in-house by our trained experts. We do not subcontract our business to other book publishing houses. Quality, satisfaction and security are guaranteed. And, we provide all this at competitive prices that are among the best available.
SUPERIOR QUALITY
High-Quality Printers : We use high-quality 2400 x 2400 dpi (without interpolation) printers which are designed for consistently-brilliant image quality, specifically photo quality. Your pictures will have great color, razor sharp details, superior halftones, smooth transitions, dimensions and depth. And, our exceptional printers will never leave a photo looking flat like a printing press can.
Finishing : We use a high-quality black textured stock on the inside of the covers. This stock provides an elegant finishing touch to your book. In addition, we do not print our logo on your books. In fact, we offer the option to have your own logo printed on the book instead.
Toner-based Ink : Liquid ink can run, smudge or warp paper in humidity. Instead, we use toner based ink which incorporates into the paper and gets etched, resulting in a more durable product.
Acid-free, Coated Paper : Our silk coated, acid-free, recycled paper is specifically created for photo books. It is designed to preserve your photos and memories for years to come. And, it's "green" too, manufactured by wind generated electricity!
Perfect Lamination : Our lamination is done by perfect roll film and not pouches. We laminate using 1.2 mm-thick laminating film.
Binding : We use archival-quality glue instead of staple binding or stitching. The patented adhesive penetrates into the spine of the book, directly into the paper fiber providing strong, long-lasting adhesion.
Quality Control : Each photo book, calendar and card we print is examined by our trained experts throughout the prepress, printing and binding processes. We are dedicated to transforming your photos and memories into high quality products that will stand the test of time. If we notice any issues with your order, we will contact you before printing.
SERVICE
100% Satisfaction Guarantee- We know you will be happy with the quality of our products and we stand behind every one. We pride ourselves on producing excellent products with excellent customer service. We are always interested in hearing from our customers, through our online web form or by email (contact "@" mypictales "." com).
SOFTWARE
Free TaleWeaver Software- We've developed the award-winning, intuitive TaleWeaver program so you can design custom photo books, calendars and cards quickly and easily. Create your pages completely within the TaleWeaver interface, or design your pages in another program and use TaleWeaver to assemble and order your pages. Either way, you maintain complete control over your product from start to finish. And, best of all, TaleWeaver is available for both Mac and PC computers!
Backgrounds Community : We have carefully hand picked hundreds of backgrounds from graphic artists all over the world. Combine these backgrounds with our free Taleweaver software to create one-of-a-kind photo books, calendars and cards! These high-quality digital designs are available four use with our software at no extra charge.
Online Sharing : MyPicTales now offers FREE online sharing of your photo books with our animated book previews. Share your creations with family and friends. They can view them, and order additional copies if they wish. It is one more way we help you share your treasured memories!
SECURITY
Safe and Secure - We have a commitment to keeping your digital information safe and secure not just during design, but during printing, binding and shipping as well.
VALUE
With MyPicTales, you don't have to sacrifice quality to meet your budget. We offer competitive prices, and discounts on multiple quantities. Plus, with our inexpensive rate for extra pages, you don't have to limit yourself to the standard 20-pages. Our FedEx domestic shipping rates are very reasonable, with discounts for additional books. And, we now ship internationally at a flat rate.
OPTIONS
The MyPicTales experience is completely customizable. You can design your own products in your own software, our use ours. If you don't have the time, we offer custom design services. Just send us your photos and get 3 designs options within 48 hours. Our graphic designers have access to thousands of templates from third party vendors for creating your custom projects. For more elaborate design services, we use Adobe Photoshop Elements and PhotoShop Creative Suite. If you already have a book in PDF format, send it to us for just printing and binding. We even offer image restoration and retouching services.
PARTNERS
MyPicTales has partnered with photographers and digital scrapbook designers to supply you with even more resources so you can "Treasure•Precious•Moments" from your life. Check our our Backgrounds Community for access to high quality backgrounds to use with our TaleWeaver software. Or, shop photographers, digital scrapbook designers, page templates, or actions made available by our partners. Each of these partners is passionate about MyPicTales products. Combine their products with ours to create stunning photo books, calendars and cards you will treasure for a lifetime. (To become a MyPicTales Partner, see our submission guidelines.)
We strive to make creating photo books fun and easy. Check out our blog for inspirational ideas, advanced techniques and time-saving tips from our experts and partners. Learn how to add bleed to your layouts, tear digital papers, color correct your photos and more! And, check back regularly for new articles and sales announcements.
Blog
http://blog.mypictales.com/
Adding Bleed
http://blog.mypictales.com/2008/06/adding-bleed-to-layouts.html
Paper Tears
http://blog.mypictales.com/2008/06/how-to-tear-digital-paper-in-photoshop.html
Correct Photos
http://blog.mypictales.com/2008/05/how-to-achieve-sharp-photos-part-1.html |
