A chat book service or a PDF printer like PrestoPhoto?
A PDF printer binds a file you have already made. PrestoPhoto's own help page says to export your texts as a PDF with another tool, then upload it. A chat book service such as read receipts reads the conversation itself and sets the pages for you.
Can PrestoPhoto print text messages as a book?
Yes, from a PDF you bring. Its help page on printing text messages says to export the messages as a PDF first, with a separate tool or as screenshots, and then use its PDF uploader. It does not read the messages itself.
What does that route cost?
It is priced by the page. PrestoPhoto's catalog gives each book a base cost plus a cost for every page, so a long conversation costs more than a short one. Add the price of the export tool if you buy one.
What do I have to do myself on that route?
The export and the layout. You get the messages out of the phone, turn them into a PDF at the page size the printer wants, and check the pages. Its text-only books print the inside in black and white.
What does a chat book service do for me?
The reading and the setting. At read receipts you send the export from your app, and software sets every message as a page of type, like a novel, with each person's name beside what they wrote. You look through every page before anything prints.
Which is cheaper?
It depends on the length. A short exchange is cheap to print by the page. At read receipts the price is the same for any length up to the 700 pages included: $49 as a paperback and $89 as a hardcover, with US shipping free.
When is the PDF route the better one?
When you want full control of the layout, an unusual page size, or you already have the PDF. When you want the conversation set for you, use a chat book service.
Where These Facts Come From
PrestoPhoto's facts are from its own help pages, read on November 14, 2026. read receipts is not affiliated with PrestoPhoto.
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If You Want It As A Book
read receipts reads the conversation from your app and sets it as a book, so there is no PDF to make. Or start with the free receipt.