Staff Utilities
Internal tools for MBE Thames Valley staff. None of these pages appear in the customer-facing storefront.
Print Calculator
Full print pricing calculator with paper type selector, service fee toggle, per-tier pricing labels, and multi-file queue. Generates a Shopify draft order and downloads the PDF to the browser.
Open →Consignment Manager
Create and track auction shipment consignments. Send a quote to the customer, monitor progress through the collection and packing stages, finalise pricing, and enter tracking details when fulfilled.
Open →Flipbook Proof Generator
Upload a PDF (plus optional covers) to generate a shareable flipbook proof link for the customer. Supports single-sided and double-sided modes. Generates a viewer link on lshub.co.uk.
Open →Spine Width Calculator
Calculate book spine width from page count and paper stock. For use when setting up print-ready cover files. Rounds up to the nearest 0.5 mm.
Open →Logo to Black
Drop an SVG, JPG, or PNG to convert it to solid black for foil stamping and single-colour print prep. Runs entirely in the browser — nothing is uploaded.
Open →Foil Cover Mockup
Drop a single-page print-ready PDF and pick a cover colour (Black, Blue, Red, or Green) to generate a gold foil mockup PDF at the original page size. Runs entirely in the browser.
Open →Foil Cover Wizard
Compose a logo, title, and author onto a fixed-size cover, download a print-ready Foil Plate PDF, generate a Cover Mockup in any of 4 background colours, and hand off to the Flipbook link generator — the full workflow from artwork to a customer proof link.
Open →Photo Book Creator
Drop a client's photos, auto-layout groups them into A4 landscape pages, then drag to reorder, swap, pan, and zoom before exporting a print-ready PDF. Save progress to "My Photo Books" and resume later.
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