4.0
Very good quality for photo book, but slow turnaround time
5 days ago
I've been looking for a printer for my book of landscape photography. After trying two U.S. based print-on-demand (POD) services, I decided I'd rather deal with a Canadian-based printer, so I gave Mixam a try by ordering two sample copies.
Four weeks after ordering these, they finally arrived. I will probably place a larger order, but there's a mix of positives and negatives with their service.
On the positive side, the samples were printed very well and the paper was good quality. I also liked their ordering website, which handled the same PDF files I'd used for the two POD companies without any issues.
The colours were bright and saturated. Too much so in a few of the images, but in the rest, the images "popped" and should appeal to potential buyers.
The negatives were the slow turnaround time (partly due to equipment problems at their end and a UPS delay). Also, this is not POD, so the process of creating samples is more complex and substantially more expensive than with POD.
One of my two sample copies was received with a bent lower right corner that affected every page, but the other did not have this problem.
Despite the much higher price for samples, Mixam offers significant price reductions for larger orders, and their pricing is competitive.
I will place a larger order, but I'll buy more POD copies in the meantime so I don't run short during the long turnaround time of my next Mixam order.