Some authors even face nightmarish scenarios, like encountering damage, poor print quality, or misprints that render your books unsellable after you’ve gone through all the time, energy, and costs of printing. If looking to print less than this, opt for our saddle stitched book option. A case bound book is more commonly known as a hardback book, similar to one found in a bookstore.

When you're on a budget, keeping the page count down and opting smaller size will keep costs low. If you're looking for luxury, more expensive binding options such as case bound, paired with quality papers will are guaranteed to create the best impression. No matter your choice, we offer a range of customisation options for both soft and hardback books. You can select paper types, finishes, and even special add-ons like embossing or foil stamping to make your book unique. For all paperback books, we ask for a 3mm bleed on each page and a 3mm quiet area inside of the edges of your page designs. We also recommend increasing the quiet area on the binding edge of your inner pages depending on the binding type.

When it comes to needing an excellent job with hardback or paperback book printing in Guildford or the surrounding areas, then look no further than IJ Graphics. We have supplied many customers with quality books through our book printing and binding service. Ensuring all books are printed to the highest standards, using quality inks, materials and the latest in printing technology. Whether it be quality printing or perfect binding, hardback or softback books, we have you covered.

We offer a variety of standard sizes, including square and novel, along with a custom-sized option up to 300 x 300mm. We understand that placing a print order online for the first time can be tricky, but we're here to help. If the below FAQs don’t provide the answer you need, get in touch via live chat or telephone. Please ensure that you upload artwork in the correct size and with the correct number of pages before ordering. You can only add pages in multiples of 4, so if you do not have enough content then you must add blank pages.

The inner text pages are bound together and securely inserted into the outer cover which is made of heavy-duty board covered in printed paper. The book cover and spine is printed on a single sheet of wrapped board and you can choose from a range of Xerox environmental paper weights for the inner pages to create stunning quality books. No, but please include your spine design in your Cover file PDF if your book is perfect bound or case bound. For small runs, we tend to print your books on HP Indigos for offset digital printing and for larger runs of 1,000+ copies, we use Heidelberg Speedmasters for offset litho printing. The cover for a hardback book differs from the covers for our other products. Rather than four pages making up the cover, a hardcover book has a front cover, spine, and back cover.

The starting price is $14.99 spine calculator for a small square softcover book. When you self-publish through print-on-demand, you’re able to print copies as needed, completely circumventing the storage of large inventories. We also offer digital foiling, white ink and spot UV on the cover to help you really stand out. When presenting marketing collateral, standard A4 (210x297mm) is always a popular option. For something more cost-effective, half size A5 (148x210mm) an affordable alternative. If you're looking to stand out, an unconventional, custom-sized brochure will make the reader take notice of your publication.