We have created this web page to give you some tips on how to buy an album. Types of albums Economy Albums. These albums can be found in retail stores. They are inexpensive and look like scrap books. Often they come in three ring binders and have pages covered with a sticky substance to hold your pictures and an acetate cover sheet.
Installation usually involves raising the cover sheet and placing the picture on the page.
They generally have a very short life and can cause damage to your photographs. The type of acetate usually used in these albums causes a glare and can leak chemicals into your photographs. Furthermore they are often created with paper and glue which has an acid base and over time will turn you precious pictures green, orange and red. The glues used also will adhere the picture to the page and you will not be able to safely remove the picture. They have no covered binding.