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Booklet Printing
- Single-page PDF, 3mm bleed on all edges
- Images at 300dpi, CMYK colour
- Free file check on every order — we flag issues before press
Not ready? Generate a cover template or run the pre-flight check now.
Also available: Square and custom trims · spot UV, soft-touch & foiling · uncoated stocks for booklets people write in · perfect binding above 64 pages · matching covers on heavier board · runs from 10 to 10,000+.
How much does booklet printing cost?
The table shows the same A5 booklet — 24 pages full colour on 130gsm gloss, saddle-stitched — at six quantities, priced live by our calculator.
Saddle-stitching is what makes a short booklet cheap: no glue, no spine milling and a much shorter make-ready than perfect binding, so the same job runs meaningfully less. Page count moves in fours, because each sheet folds to make four pages. See full UK book printing prices or get your exact price →
| 10 copies | £13.29 |
| 25 copies | £5.59 |
| 50 copies | £3.03 |
| 100 copies | £1.86 |
| 250 copies | £1.15 |
| 500 copies | £0.86 |
Set your files up with our free book tools
Built by us for book work — every output is generated to your exact spec, not a static download.
Cover template generator
A press-ready cover template built for your trim size, spine and cover material — in seconds.
Pre-flight check
Upload your PDF and we flag bleed, resolution and colour issues before anything reaches press — free.
Spine width calculator
Your exact spine width from paper, page count and binding — live, to the tenth of a millimetre.
Book size guide
Every UK trim size at actual size, with what each one is conventionally used for.
What people print
Brochures & catalogues
Product brochures, sales catalogues, sample sheets. Glossy or matte covers, photo-grade interior paper, professional saddle-stitched finish.
Programmes & event handouts
Wedding orders of service, concert programmes, conference handouts, awards nights. Foiled covers and matching paper stocks for premium events.
Educational materials
School workbooks, student guides, classroom resources, training booklets. Cost-effective short runs from 10 copies, large runs at school-budget pricing.
Corporate & marketing
Annual reports, investor brochures, corporate look-books, internal handbooks. Soft-touch matte covers for premium corporate finish.
Booklet specification
Binding
- Saddle-stitched — pages folded and wire-stitched through the spine fold
- Clean, square spine appearance
- Cost-effective for short and medium runs
- For longer page counts (80+), consider perfect or PUR binding
Page count
- 8 to 80 pages (multiples of 4)
- 16- and 24-page booklets are most common for programmes
- 32–48 pages typical for catalogues and brochures
- Self-cover (same paper as inside) for shortest runs
Sizes
- A5 (210 × 148mm) — programmes, small brochures
- A4 (297 × 210mm) — magazine-style, photography-led
- Square: small (120mm), medium (148mm), large (210mm)
- Portrait and landscape on every standard size
Cover & finishes
- Gloss, matte or soft-touch matte lamination
- Foil blocking — gold, silver, coloured foils
- Embossing, debossing, gatefold covers
- Shrink-wrapping for bulk delivery
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Booklet printing FAQ
About 80 pages as a practical upper limit. Beyond that, the staples struggle to hold the bulk and the booklet won’t close flat. For 80+ pages we’d recommend perfect or PUR binding — the spine becomes a glued spine instead of a stapled fold, supporting much higher page counts.
Because saddle-stitched booklets are made by folding sheets in half — each sheet contributes 4 pages (two on each side, two from the fold). 8, 12, 16, 20, 24… all valid. 13 or 17 isn’t. If your design is, say, 18 pages, you’d typically pad to 20 with blank end-pages or shrink to 16 by removing content.
Saddle-stitched booklets are the fastest of our binding methods. Standard turnaround is around 3–5 working days from file approval; tight deadlines down to 2–3 days are often achievable. Drop us a note before placing the order if you have a fixed event date.
Yes — and it’s the most common way of running booklets. Typical spec is a heavier coated cover stock (170–250gsm) with lighter coated interior pages (115–150gsm). For the shortest runs or the simplest jobs, "self-cover" (same paper throughout) is also an option and slightly cheaper.
Yes. Gatefolds extend the cover with extra panels that fold inward — ideal for hero imagery, foldout maps or expanded title-page treatments. Available on most booklet sizes; the spec adds a small per-copy upcharge.
Yes — orders of service, concert programmes, awards-night handouts, conference materials are all routine work for us. Tight deadlines welcome; foiled covers, premium paper and matching invitation suites are all in-house capabilities.
Yes — order a free sample pack showing different binding styles, cover laminations and paper stocks. We can include saddle-stitched booklet examples on request.
From quote to delivered booklets.
Get a quote
Build the spec above — size, pages, paper, quantity — and the price updates as you go.
Upload files
Print-ready PDF preferred — the free file check flags resolution, colour and bleed issues.
Review proof
Free digital proof of cover and interior — we never print your run without your approval.
Printing
Covers and interiors printed in Exeter on presses profiled for accurate colour.
Bind & finish
Sheets folded, nested and wire-stitched through the spine fold, then trimmed flush.
Dispatch
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier, UK and overseas.
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