Data Matrix is very similar to QR Codes and has gained traction in Europe. The differences are negligible between this and QR Codes.
PDF417 format has been taken up by the airlines and travel industry for the printable boarding passes along with various postal services for printable stamps.
The MaxiCode format was developed in the package shipping industry to quickly track packages. It has limited use outside of this.
from NCS-Tech Picture Book Maker is a super-simple, super-flexible, super-easy tool for creating … picture books! The interface is intuitive, it loads fast, and there are many, many different story elements that can be brought into each book. It would probably help for a teacher (and students!) to go through the tool in advance to see what elements they want to include, to make sure they have what they need. From there, simple storyboarding in advance should be all that's needed to develop a high quality, PRINTABLE, finished book!