The Lustre Book Offers the Perfect Marriage of Quality, Style & Value

The raves we’ve been getting about The Lustre Book by Zookbinders™ have been overwhelming. Our clients love the finish of real photographic paper, the folded rather than split page spreads and the value that The Lustre Book offers. But if you look deeper inside, past the pretty cover, you’ll see many great benefits to this book.

The biggest benefit to this book is its longevity. Photographic paper has been proven to last for decades (if not centuries!). The nature of photographic paper teamed with our new binding methods also ensure a quality lay-flat book.  Before our release, we performed extensive environmental testing to achieve the book’s stability and longevity. The Lustre Books panoramic spreads lie flat thanks to 30 pt. page thickness in the larger books and 24 pt. in the smaller replica books. The pages are lacquer coated for added protection. The corners are square cut instead of rounded like our premium albums. We also use a clean page core so all you see is the white edge of the photo pages rather than the zebra striping common with other ungilded books.

Benefits don’t stop there. As a completely new line for Zookbinders, we decided to break away from tradition and offer some great cover options. Still available are our four popular cover designs for our larger book sizes – Photo Wraparound, Leather Spine, Full Leather and Full Leather with Cameo. What’s different is that with our three leather designs, you can choose a Standard or Glove Leather upgrade for the same price. Distressed and Napa Leathers are also available as an upgrade. 

We’ve also expanded the sizes for which you can order a leather cover. Our standard cover sizes of 12×12, 10×10, 8×12, 9×12, 12×8 and 12×9 are all available. For The Lustre Book Only, we’ve also added an 8×8 leather cover option with your choice of Leather Spine, Full Leather or Full Leather with a 4×4 cameo. The 8×8, with its lower price point, makes a great book for smaller events and portrait sessions.

Did you forget your gift books? We didin’t. We make available to you Digital Replica Books in sets ranging in size from 4×4 up to 9×6. Also printed on photographic paper, these Digital Replica Books make great accompaniments to any PhotoBook Plus, Zook Book, Matted Album or Lustre Book order. These books come with a wraparound cover that you can design or that is a replica of your main book’s cover. 

Great book blocks, great covers, what could be left? How about great value? Pro photographers expressed a strong desire for a product with photographic paper and mid-level pricing; better than a press book, but not a high-end album. Zookbinders responded with the perfect marriage of quality craftsmanship, contemporary style and premium features at a tremendous value.