Live UK book printing prices, paperback and hardback, mono and colour, from 10 copies.
Every figure on this page comes from the same engine that prices a real order, recomputed each time the page loads, so nothing here can drift from what you would actually pay. Configure your book below and the per-copy price, the run total and the delivery all move with it; the tables underneath show six standard specifications at every run size we quote, for when you want to read prices rather than build a book. No email, no account, no gate.
Every standard UK trim, or any height and width to the millimetre. Portrait, landscape or square.
Hardback or paperback, thread-sewn or glued, in a printed case, cloth or a laminated cover. Every finish here is priced as you add it.
Uncoated book papers for text, coated for photographs and illustration, all from the calculator range up to 170gsm. The preview page shows the stock in its own shade.
Black and white, colour or a mix of the two. The slider follows the binding's page rules, so every count it offers is one we can bind.
Every run size from 10 copies (25 for hardbacks) is priced live, with no setup fee and a free digital proof on every order.
For hardback orders, the printed proof is a plain-cover paperback with a separate sample of your cover. About proofs.
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This is the reference book the rest of the page is built around: a 200-page A5 paperback on 80gsm opaque, perfect bound, at six run sizes. Change anything in the calculator above and these figures follow it.
The six tables below hold the other standard specifications, paperback and hardback, mono and colour, each at every run size we quote. Every figure is computed by the same engine, on this page load.
| 25 copies | £5.90 |
| 50 copies | £3.83 |
| 100 copies | £2.72 |
| 250 copies | £2.05 |
| 500 copies | £1.71 |
| 1,000 copies | £1.63 |
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Six specifications at every run size we quote, priced by the same engine as the calculator above and recomputed on every page load. Prices are for the books; UK delivery is calculated at checkout from the number of cartons your run fills.
200pp mono · perfect bound · 80gsm opaque
| Quantity | Per copy | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 25 copies | £5.90 | £147.50 |
| 50 copies | £3.83 | £191.50 |
| 100 copies | £2.72 | £272.00 |
| 250 copies | £2.05 | £512.50 |
| 500 copies | £1.71 | £855.00 |
| 1,000 copies | £1.63 | £1,630.00 |
The most common UK novel format. Per-copy price drops sharply between 25 and 1,000 copies.
250pp mono · perfect bound · 80gsm bookwove cream
| Quantity | Per copy | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 50 copies | £4.43 | £221.50 |
| 100 copies | £3.21 | £321.00 |
| 250 copies | £2.60 | £650.00 |
| 500 copies | £2.22 | £1,110.00 |
| 1,000 copies | £2.13 | £2,130.00 |
The standard UK trade paperback size (198 × 129mm). Pricing for a typical commercial novel.
100pp full colour · PUR bound · 100gsm opaque
| Quantity | Per copy | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 50 copies | £8.33 | £416.50 |
| 100 copies | £6.60 | £660.00 |
| 250 copies | £5.48 | £1,370.00 |
| 500 copies | £4.79 | £2,395.00 |
For catalogues, manuals and illustrated paperbacks. Colour costs roughly two to two and a half times mono per copy, and the gap widens on longer runs.
200pp mono · thread-sewn case bound · 80gsm opaque
| Quantity | Per copy | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 25 copies | £12.56 | £314.00 |
| 50 copies | £8.48 | £424.00 |
| 100 copies | £6.45 | £645.00 |
| 250 copies | £4.63 | £1,157.50 |
| 500 copies | £3.59 | £1,795.00 |
Thread-sewn from the first copy. Most short-run UK printers cannot offer this on hardback below 250 copies.
300pp mono · thread-sewn case bound · 80gsm opaque
| Quantity | Per copy | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 50 copies | £9.86 | £493.00 |
| 100 copies | £7.82 | £782.00 |
| 250 copies | £5.66 | £1,415.00 |
| 500 copies | £4.72 | £2,360.00 |
The premium UK hardback novel format (234 × 156mm). 300pp covers most full-length fiction and biography.
100pp full colour · thread-sewn case bound · 150gsm matt
| Quantity | Per copy | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 25 copies | £18.94 | £473.50 |
| 50 copies | £13.86 | £693.00 |
| 100 copies | £11.32 | £1,132.00 |
| 250 copies | £8.94 | £2,235.00 |
For photography, art and coffee-table books. Coated paper plus full colour is the most expensive combination.
Every book here was printed and bound in our Exeter bindery for the person named, from 10 copies up. Under them, some of the people we printed for, with their copies. The reviews are pulled live from our Google listing, word for word.
It was my first time printing books with Imprint, and I had a really good experience. The books came out just as I expected, and they were packed really carefully for delivery. Happy with the service and the quality!
Brilliant company, which I highly recommend for any printing task, large or small.
I would give 10 stars if I could. This was my first foray into preparing a book myself for self publishing. In the past we have paid a designer a vast amount which wasn’t a cost effective option for this project. Riley at Imprint was endlessly helpful and patient and we have ended up with a very professional product at an incredibly reasonable price. What is even more outstanding is that I approved the final PDF on Wednesday and received the books on Friday!
I'm delighted with the whole printing experience with ImprintDigital. In a book with many colour photos and detailed technical illustrations, the printing quality is absolutely superb, with bright, true colours, sharp details and a high-quality glossy texture. The ordering process was simple and email responses were fast, friendly and professional..A delivery issue caused by another company was handled swiftly and elegantly. I highly recommend ImprintDigital.
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Your exact spine width from paper, page count and binding, live, to the tenth of a millimetre.
Every UK trim size at actual size, with what each one is conventionally used for.
A proof to approve on every order, and the full run only starts once you have signed it off. Printed proof copies are an optional extra.
Bleed, trim, spine, fonts, image resolution and colour profile checked on every job, with anything wrong flagged before press.
Gloss or matt lamination on a paperback cover, and on the printed paper case of a hardback, included in every price on this page.
If any copy fails to meet our standard, we reprint it at no cost. Production-defect-free, end to end.
One named contact for your book from quote to despatch. Phone, email, real UK working hours.
Prices on this page are for the books. UK mainland tracked-courier delivery is calculated at checkout from your run's carton count, so it falls per copy as the run grows.
The tables above use a standard printed paper case, gloss lamination and no extras. The figures below are the typical premium each upgrade adds to the base per-copy price; the calculator prices most of them exactly, and the rest are confirmed at order time.
Compare the same book specification and quantity, then check which services and charges are included. These are useful questions to ask any printer.
| Aspect | What to check | Imprint Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum quantity | What is the minimum for each format, and how does the price change with quantity? | Paperbacks from 10 copies and hardbacks from 25. Compare quantities in the calculator. |
| Binding | Is the quote for glued or thread-sewn binding, and what does an upgrade cost? | Premium thread-sewn binding is available from 10 paperbacks or 25 hardbacks. Glued binding is the lower-cost option. |
| Price | Does the quote match your trim, paper, page count, colour and cover finish? | Live prices in the calculator for your selected specification. No email is required to see them. |
| Proofs | Which proof is included, what does a printed proof show, and what does it cost? | Digital proof available free with your order; printed proofs are optional extras. A hardback printed proof is a plain-cover paperback with a separate cover sample. |
| Delivery | Are delivery charges and any applicable VAT included in the total? | Delivery is priced for your order and shown before purchase. Check the whole order total. |
| Production | Where will the book be printed and bound, and who can answer your questions? | Books printed and bound at our Exeter works, with our team available to discuss your specification. |
No. The per-copy prices on this page are for the books themselves. UK mainland tracked-courier delivery is calculated at checkout from the number of cartons your run fills, so it falls per copy as the run grows, and the price card above shows it for the book you have configured. Highlands and Islands surcharges and international shipping are quoted separately at order time.
All prices on this page exclude VAT. Printed books are zero-rated for UK VAT, so most orders carry none; ancillary items, and books designed to be written in such as notebooks and diaries, are standard-rated. Your quote itemises it either way.
They are real numbers from our live calculator, computed when this page loaded. They are the same figures you would see configuring the equivalent specification above, and they update automatically when our pricing changes. Your order quote will match them for the same specification.
Setup costs (file checks, calibration, binding line setup) are fixed, and they spread across more copies as the quantity rises. There is no setup fee on top, so the whole of the fall you can see in every table on this page is that spreading, plus paper and press time buying better at volume.
Roughly: foil blocking 8 to 15% per copy, a printed dust jacket 12 to 20%, cloth in place of a printed paper case 15 to 25%, embossing or debossing 5 to 12%. Ribbons and head and tail bands are pennies per copy. The list further down this page has the detail, and the calculator above prices most of them exactly.
Compare quotes for the same size, page count, paper, colour, binding, quantity and finish. Include proofs, delivery and any applicable VAT in the total. Our calculator shows the price for your chosen specification, with paperbacks from 10 copies and hardbacks from 25. The table on this page lists useful questions to ask each printer.
Yes. Publishers, print management companies and design studios working with us regularly are invoiced under trade terms, with rolling pricing reviewed quarterly. Tell us your typical run sizes and we can put trade pricing in place.
They are computed live and change when our pricing changes. A quote saved through the calculator is valid for 30 days from the date issued, and a quote confirmed at order time is locked at that price regardless of later rate changes.
Yes, above. The calculator on this page takes your exact size, page count, paper, binding, colour mix, quantity and finishing, and prices it live. For anything unusual, the full quote calculator saves and emails a quote without a sign-up.
Build the spec above, size, pages, paper, quantity, and the price updates as you go.
Print-ready PDF preferred: the free file check flags resolution, colour and bleed issues.
Free digital proof of cover and interior: we never print your run without your approval.
Covers and interiors printed in Exeter on presses profiled for accurate colour.
Thread-sewn or perfect bound in-house, then trimmed, laminated and cased where the spec calls for it.
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier, UK and overseas.
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