Album Pricing

I have narrowed my options down to albums from Asuka and GraphiStudio. I think the Asuka album is a great mid-priced album and the GraphiStudio will be my high end version. I'm looking for guidance from those that use these vendors on product and pricing. What size and page/photo count is most popular in your business and whay do you typically charge for these albums?

I don't do Graphi, but I charge $250 for a 7x7 30 page Asukabook, $350 for an 8x8, 30 page Asukabook (my biggest seller), and $450 for an 10x10, 30 page Asukabook. I use the regular bookbound hard cover books NOT the EX books.

Jamie, why don't you want to use the EX Asuka books?

i use to order varnish ...regular asukabook but than i have tried ex and there is no way i am going back

sblais wrote in post #2874436
Jamie, why don't you want to use the EX Asuka books?

Honestly, I haven't seen an EX book so I don't know what they look like, but they are almost twice the price of the book bound hardcover (which my clients go ga ga over). I can create and produce a RTB self mount album or Flora Elite matted album with real prints for the same price as an Asuka EX, and I'm not sure my clients would swallow the $500 or more starting price tag that I'd have to put on them. Maybe one day I'll actually see one and change my mind, but I can't imageine they are twice as good for twice the price...

Now if I only offered Leather Craftsman or Seldex albums at a starting price of $1500, than $500 for an Asuka EX would seem to be a good deal. But I'm not in that price range yet.

Sounds reasonable to me! Thanks!

Our Price Sheet, Page 2 has the Album pricing.
http://polisphotograph​y.com/Documents/Wed%20​Pricing.pdf

jaime does it make it worth your time to sell the book for that price? i am having a hard time getting clients to want to get an album for that price, & i also need to make it worth my time to create it.

thanks mrs jb

I used to sell Asuka, but when you put them beside a Queensberry album the asuka doesn't look so good any more. Plus books won't last as long as a proper album. Real albums are big, heavy, impressive things that will last decades.

I've had regular and EX asukabooks. EX have thicker, glossier pages, bit more impressive.

I don't see pricing on Asuka's website ... or am I just stupid?

I'd like to get more info on it, as these interest me very much so

bcap wrote in post #2878195
I don't see pricing on Asuka's website ... or am I just stupid?

They don't publish their prices, as they only deal with pro photographers.

Contact them for pricing.