₹499 for eight pages. ₹1,099 for forty. The number of pages sets the price, and the one thing you can add is lamination — optional, matte or gloss, ₹10 a page.
There is no premium tier, no better paper for more money, and no design package to upgrade to. Lamination is not a tier either: it protects the book rather than improving it, and it costs the same on every magazine. That is unusual enough to be worth explaining, because most of this industry is priced the other way round.
What the price does not depend on
| Not priced separately | Included at every size |
|---|---|
| Design | A person lays out every page |
| Sequencing | Deciding the order is the work |
| Captions | Written from your specifics |
| Revisions | Changes before printing, included |
| Paper quality | Same stock at ₹499 and ₹1,099 |
| The proof | Every page, before printing |
So the difference between the cheapest and the most expensive magazine is room, not quality. A 40-page book is not better made than an 8-page one; there is simply more of it.
Why the price follows the pages
Because pages are the thing that genuinely costs more. Paper, ink, press time and binding all scale with the sheet count and nothing else in the process does.
A designer laying out 8 pages and 40 pages is not a fivefold difference in work, which is why the price is not fivefold either — ₹499 to ₹1,099 is a bit over double for five times the pages.
Price by page count, step by step →
Where the money actually goes
The person. A designer’s working hours are the largest single input, and they are the one thing that does not appear on any spec sheet. What design time actually costs →
The stock. 300 GSM matte cardstock cover, 170 GSM non-glare inner pages. Not the cheapest available, deliberately. Paper and printing explained →
The reprints nobody sees. Some books are printed twice because the first one was not right. That cost sits inside the price rather than being passed on when it happens.
Why there is no premium magazine
A premium tier would need something to charge for, and the only candidates are the things listed above. Better paper for more money would mean the standard magazine was printed on worse paper than it could be. A “design plus” package would mean the standard one was designed less carefully. Neither is a product; both are a way of making the ordinary version look ordinary.
The hardcover album is not the premium magazine, and it helps to see why. It is a different object with a different job: a rigid cover, lay-flat binding so a photograph can run across both pages, 250 GSM matte pages, about four photographs a page, and a starting price of ₹1,299 for 20 pages. A magazine is light, flexible and meant to be picked up and passed around; an album is meant to stay on a shelf for a generation. Choose between them by what the photographs are for, not by which one sounds more expensive. Photo album, photo book or photo magazine →
The costs that sit outside the product price
Stated here so none of them is a surprise later:
| Cost | When it applies |
|---|---|
| ₹70 delivery | Once per order, however many pieces are in it |
| Glossy lamination on prints | Optional, ₹3 a print, chosen on the product page |
| Lamination on an album | Optional, ₹10 a sheet (a sheet is two pages) |
| Lamination on a magazine | Optional, matte or gloss, ₹10 a page — the cover alone is ₹20 |
| A second copy of a designed piece | Costs less than the first; ask at the proof stage |
| ₹150 design fee | Only if you cancel after the proof has been sent |
The last line is the only charge attached to design anywhere, and it exists for a plain reason: by the time the proof reaches you, the work it pays for has been done. Cancel within two hours of ordering, before a designer has started, and the refund is in full. Changing or cancelling an order →
The whole range
| Product | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Print pack | ₹270 (30 prints) | — |
| Your own magazine, printed | ₹299 (8pp) | ₹699 (40pp) |
| Photo magazine | ₹499 (8pp) | ₹1,099 (40pp) |
| Photo diary | ₹699 (60 sheets) | ₹1,299 (120 sheets) |
| Photo card deck | ₹999 (27) | ₹1,699 (52) |
| Hardcover album | ₹1,299 | ₹2,299 |
Flat ₹70 delivery per order on all of it, to every serviceable pin code in India.
Which question are you actually asking?
Most price questions are one of a handful, and each has its own page:
| If you are wondering | Start with |
|---|---|
| Is the jump from 16 to 24 pages worth it? | Price by page count |
| Is a magazine dearer than prints for the same photos? | Cost per photograph |
| What does the design part of the price pay for? | What design time costs |
| Can I pay extra to have it sooner? | Paying more for speed |
| Will a team order be cheaper per piece? | Bulk discounts |
| How do eight of us split one gift? | Group gifting maths |
The rest of this guide
How the price is built — price by page count · cost per photograph · what design time costs · why delivery is flat
What you get for a number — what ₹500 buys · cost per year of a keepsake · budgeting a year of gifting · group gifting maths
Where the industry is not straight with you — why we have no MRP · discounts and when they are real · hidden costs · paying more for speed · bulk discounts
The question nobody asks — what a gift costs the recipient
Frequently asked
Why does the price go up with pages? Because paper, ink, press time and binding scale with sheet count, and nothing else in the process does.
Is a more expensive photo magazine better made? No. Same paper, same binding, same design work at every size. The difference is room.
Is there a premium version? No. There is no better tier to upgrade to, which is deliberate — it would mean the standard one was worse than it could be.
What is included in the price? Design, sequencing, captions, revisions and the proof. Delivery is a flat ₹70 on top.
What is the cheapest thing you make? A print pack at ₹270 for thirty prints.
See also: size, pages, paper and price and cheap against expensive photo books.
The whole range: All 12 keepsakes · Photo magazines from ₹499