Photo book shipping estimator: when a printed book arrives
Pick the cover, shape, pages and copies and the day you will order. It shows the days the book is likely to arrive and about what it costs delivered, with Mixbook's estimator read beside it.
A printed book has two waits, printing and the post, and the second is the one people forget. The estimator adds both up for your book and draws the answer on a calendar.
Type the day you need it by and it turns round: the last day to order, or a plain no. The book on a screen has no wait at all, which is the way out when the date is tight.
When will the book arrive
Choose the book, then the day you will order. Weekends and bank holidays are skipped.
Usually 7 to 10 working days after you order.
Printed in the UK, then posted.
About £20.80 delivered, from our printer's rates on 16 October 2026. The exact price is shown before you pay.
Order dayPrintingOn its wayCould arrive
Make your photobook
Arrange your photos on the pages, check the proof and order a printed copy.
| Cover | Printed in | Printing, working days | Usual wait, working days | About, delivered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softcover | UK | 5 | 7 to 10 | £17.55 at 20 pages |
| Hardback | UK | 5 | 7 to 10 | £20.80 at 24 pages |
| Matte hardback | UK | 5 | 7 to 10 | £22.10 at 24 pages |
| Lay-flat | Europe | 5 | 10 to 15 | £43.34 at 18 pages |
How the estimate is worked out
Five working days to print, then the post: seven to ten working days in all for a book printed in the UK, ten to fifteen for lay-flat, which is made in Europe. Weekends and bank holidays are skipped.
The price is our printer's rates of 16 October 2026 plus the studio's margin, delivery in. The studio shows the exact figure before you pay.
What Mixbook's estimator gave
Read on 17 October 2026 for a UK address, 8.5 inch square softcover: Standard £4.99 for 27 October, Express £9.99 for 26 October. A day sooner for twice the postage, with the book priced on top.
Its UK postage goes by size: £4.99 or £9.99 for the 8.5 inch squares, £6.99 or £12.99 for 8.5 by 11, £9.99 or £15.99 for 10 and 12 inch.
Where the two differ
Mixbook sells a faster post. We do not: one post, one price with delivery inside it, and no express button.
What we have is a book finished on a screen before anything is printed, so if the print misses the day, the link does not.
Steps
Set the book you will actually order
Lay-flat alone changes the wait. The page count moves the price.
Pick the order day
Today for a straight answer, or the day the proof will be checked.
Put in the day you need it
The last day to order appears on the calendar. If it has passed, share the link.
Order from the studio once the proof is right
The exact price and the same estimate are shown before payment.
Questions
Is the arrival window a promise?
No. It is the usual range for that cover, and the studio repeats it before you pay.
Can I pay for faster delivery?
No. Every printed book goes by one post. Mixbook's Express bought one day on the reading above.
Do you post books outside the UK?
The studio takes a UK address for a printed book. The link reads anywhere.