There is no useful universal price for a photo book: a small paperback and a large layflat album are different purchases. Compare the specification you would actually choose with the Site4Us publishing plan you would use.
Start with the current Site4Us plans
Site4Us is free to build and preview. To publish, choose £19.99 per month or £199.99 once for Lifetime. Check the current plans and the completed preview before paying. There is no separate upgrade charge for the listed photo, video or optional-password features. Site4Us supplies a website, not a printed book. Up to 8 photos and 4 clips of up to 10 seconds each can form the story, alongside captions, dates and a closing message.
A monthly plan renews until cancelled. As a simple calculation, six payments at £19.99 total £119.94 and twelve total £239.88 before discounts. Lifetime costs £199.99 once. Choose based on the access you want and the product terms, not on an unsupported promise that any online service is a permanent archive.
Price the physical version properly
Choose your book size, approximate page count, cover and paper finish before checking the price. Add delivery to the correct address and any extra copies. Allow for production as well as shipping. Verify any promotion at checkout rather than relying on a price in an older article.
| Write this down | Why it belongs in the budget |
|---|---|
| Final order total | Starting prices may exclude your preferred specification |
| Number of copies | A copy for parents is another part of the gift |
| Delivery service | Faster delivery can change the total |
| Future website payments | Monthly access should be budgeted over time |
| A backup of originals | Neither format should be your only copy of important photos |
Try the story before choosing the format
Pick five moments and write a one-sentence caption for each. Then decide if you want a few short clips, more printed pages or both. If the physical object matters most, choose the book. If your partner enjoys opening stories on their phone, try a website preview.
For Site4Us, select up to 8 photos and 4 video clips of up to 10 seconds each. Write a caption for each memory and a short closing message. Preview the whole story, check dates and names, and decide whether to add a password before sharing the published link. Keep original media files separately.
See the website and photo-book comparison for format differences. A smaller gift you can comfortably afford is better planning than a subscription or print upgrade you do not want.