I found the perfect way to save your family travel memories from your phone

• Shutterfly photo books offer a way to preserve travel memories beyond digital storage.
• Users can customize their photo books or have a professional design them.
• A current promotion offers 40% off custom orders with the code TODAY40.

Some of my favorite family memories live inside two Shutterfly photo books on our entryway table—one from our family trip to Japan and another documenting the two years we lived abroad in South Korea. They started as a holiday gift idea, but they've quickly turned into a family-favorite pastime that lets us reminisce on Tokyo Disney, Seoul shopping trips and the tiny everyday moments living abroad that otherwise would have been buried in my phone.

Not only do I recommend that you use Shutterfly to print your favorite photos to preserve those memories, but now I tell everyone to test out travel photo books as well. Whether you're fed up with paying for more cloud space or you're just tired of all of your photos collecting digital dust, travel photo books are so special.

Shutterfly makes the process super simple. You simply upload your images and custom-create each page with text, phrases, stickers and colors to your liking. Or, you can let a professional compile your book for you.

Even better, right now shoppers can save 40% of custom Shutterfly orders when they use promo code TODAY40 at checkout, making it the perfect time to turn those once-in-a-lifetime memories into something more memorable.

Document your travels + save 40% on custom photo books at Shutterfly

Be sure to use our exclusive promo code TODAY40 at checkout for 40% off your order of custom photo books, prints and more at Shutterfly.

Photo-wrapped photo books

Custom photo-wrapped books

Photo-wrapped books are new at Shutterfly, allowing you to use one of your favorite photos wrapped around your book and add titles to the spine as well. Shop custom photo-wrapped books at Shutterfly

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Custom photo books

Design or let a professional design your custom photo book and document your favorite memories, trips and eras at Shutterfly. Shop custom photo books at Shutterfly

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What’s the best way to organize vacation photos?

As a community, we’ve probably never taken as many photos as we do right now, with our smartphone cameras constantly in our pockets or right in our hands. But, too often, those photos collect digital dust, never to be seen again. The best way to solve that is simple: print them out.

Pro tip: I usually 'favorite' my photos throughout trips, which makes narrowing down the best shots much easier when I'm ready to submit them to print. For travel photo books, I like organizing everything chronologically so it feels like flipping through the experience from start to finish.

Can Shutterfly photo books be made from iPhone photos?

Yes. Shutterfly photo books can absolutely be created using photos taken with your phone, which is honestly how I made both of my travel books. Most newer phone photos are high enough quality for photo books, especially for casual travel memories and family albums.

You can upload photos directly from your phone, camera roll or cloud storage, making it pretty simple to turn thousands of travel photos into a more polished keepsake.

How much do Shutterfly photo books cost?

Shutterfly photo book pricing varies depending on the size, cover style and number of pages you choose. Smaller softcover books are generally more affordable, while larger hardcover and layflat albums cost more. For example, the newer photo-wrapped books start at $39.98 for an 8x8 book.

Right now, shoppers can save 40% on Shutterfly orders with code TODAY40, which can make larger travel photo books feel much more budget-friendly — especially if you're creating multiple books from a big vacation or family trip.

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