Photography or fine art? Thread-sewn binding is what lets a spread open flat across the gutter.
Coffee-Table & Art Book 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 trims to 300mm · dust jackets & slipcase enquiries · foil blocking, emboss & spot UV · 170gsm stock · printed endpapers · runs to 10,000+.
How much does a coffee-table book cost to print?
The table shows the same A4 hardback art book — 150 pages full colour on 150gsm silk, thread-sewn — at six quantities, priced live by our calculator.
Heavier stock and larger trims cost more per copy; both are in the calculator above, so you can see the difference rather than guess at it. See full UK book printing prices or get your exact price →
| 10 copies | £34.95 |
| 25 copies | £24.09 |
| 50 copies | £20.47 |
| 100 copies | £18.66 |
| 250 copies | £12.23 |
| 500 copies | £9.71 |
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
Photography portfolios
Photographer’s portfolio editions. Premium coated paper, thread-sewn lay-flat binding for panoramic spreads, foil-blocked cloth covers.
Art books & catalogues
Gallery exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, museum-grade publications. Bookwove paper for monochrome work, coated for full colour.
Brand & commission books
Architecture practices, fashion houses, hospitality brands — premium gift editions and brand-anniversary commissions in short runs.
Private & family editions
Memoirs, family histories, milestone-anniversary collections. The same in-house production standard at 10–50 copy quantities.
Coffee-table books specification
Binding
- Thread-sewn hardback standard — true lay-flat for double-page spreads
- Smyth-sewn binding for archival durability
- Optional dust jackets over cloth or PPC
- Slipcases and presentation boxes available
Paper
- 130–200gsm gloss or matte coated for vivid photo reproduction
- Bookwove uncoated for art and exhibition catalogues
- High-bulk uncoated for monochrome photography
- Coated plate sections alongside uncoated text — mixed stocks at no extra cost
Sizes
- B-Format up to 300 × 300mm square
- A4 portrait, A4 landscape and 280–300mm square most popular
- Larger square formats showcase double-page-spread photography
- Custom trim sizes for gallery and slipcase editions
Cover & finishes
- PPC, cloth Wibalin, leather or vegan-leather covers
- Foil blocking — gold, silver, copper or coloured foils
- Embossing, debossing and spot UV
- Dust jackets, slipcases, presentation boxes
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Coffee-table books FAQ
From 10 copies upwards. We specialise in short-run digital printing — most coffee-table editions on the high street come from offshore long runs of 5,000+ copies, but we can produce the same finishing standard at 10, 25 or 50 copies for portfolio editions, gallery commissions or private-press runs.
Because the gutter eats your panoramic spreads. Thread-sewn binding stitches the pages into sections before binding, so the book opens flat across every double-page spread — essential for landscape photography, art reproductions and any image that crosses the centre of the book. Perfect-bound (glued spine) photo books always swallow part of the image at the gutter.
Gloss for the most saturated colour reproduction; ideal for high-contrast photography and product shots. Silk is the middle ground — vibrant colour without the high-gloss shine; the most popular for editorial photography. Matte reads as more refined; better for monochrome work and editorial-led books where the photography wants to feel restrained rather than saturated.
Yes. Printed dust jackets over a cloth or PPC case are common for premium coffee-table editions — the case underneath can be foil-blocked or embossed so the book still looks deliberate with the jacket removed. Slipcases and presentation boxes also available for the most premium gift editions.
Standard turnaround is around 10–12 working days for hardback, faster for paperback editions. Express options are available where the deadline is tight — call before placing the order if you have a fixed gallery opening or launch date and we’ll confirm what’s achievable.
Up to 300mm × 300mm square as standard. Larger formats are possible by special arrangement; drop us a note with the trim size you’re considering and we’ll confirm whether it’s within our binding equipment’s range.
Yes — order a free sample pack with examples of cloth Wibalin, leather, foil-blocking, paper weights and binding styles. Particularly useful for photographers and artists making spec decisions for portfolio editions.
From quote to delivered books.
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
Sections thread-sewn so spreads open flat across the gutter, cased into boards, foil blocked and finished.
Dispatch
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier, UK and overseas.
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