Jamalon, the Middle East region’s largest online book store with a catalogue of over 10 million titles, announced a strategic partnership with Taopix, one of the leading UK-based global photobook software providers, to offer express personalized photo albums service from the UAE to the Middle East.

Customers will be able to create handmade photo books using the ready-made book templates which consist of creative designs for various themes and occasions. The customized photo albums come in a variety of sizes and are produced in a superior bookstore quality print and professional binding.

The easy to use solution will allow customers to leverage their existing social media accounts, such as Facebook and Instagram, to create and build their own photo albums.

Ala’ Alsallal, Jamalon’s founder and CEO, said: “Using our advanced, Dubai-based, print-on-demand facility, Jamalon will be able to immediately manufacture and dispatch the custom built photo albums to our customers across the Middle East. This is only the start of our partnership with Taopix, as we plan to enable our users to also customize other gift items in the near future. Having assessed a number of solutions, we chose Taopix because it is the most powerful and flexible solution in terms of product variety and control and certainly provides the easiest experience for our customers, essential for maximizing conversions.”

James Gray, Taopix’s founder and CEO, added: “The Middle East customized photo books industry is still in its infancy, and we see our exciting partnership with Jamalon as a key way of enabling the region’s customers to have local and direct access to this creative solution.”