Hardback book printing in the UK, printed and bound in our own Exeter bindery.
Whether you are publishing a novel, a memoir, a children's book, a family history or a special edition, a case-bound hardcover gives the writing the shelf life it deserves. Choose your trim, paper and cover material, from printed paper cases to Wibalin Buckram cloth, then add foil blocking, a dust jacket or a ribbon marker. Choose thread-sewn binding for easier opening and repeated use, or glued binding for a lower-cost hardback. Print from 25 copies, with a free digital proof before we print.
Five standard hardback trims, or any height and width to the millimetre. Portrait, landscape or square.
Choose thread-sewn or glued binding to suit your book and budget. Wrap it in a printed paper case or Wibalin Buckram cloth, then add foil, a dust jacket or a ribbon.
Uncoated book papers for novels and memoirs, coated for photographs. The preview page shows the stock in its own shade.
Black and white, colour or a mix. Sewn hardbacks run 36 to about 1,000 pages, in fours.
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Every run size from 25 copies is priced live, with a free digital proof before we print.
New to hardbacks? Start with our plain-English guide to understanding hardback books.
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Every book here was printed and bound in our Exeter bindery for the person named, from 25 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.
My first attempt at 85 to produce at book was made so easy by ImprintDigital that I wish I had attempted it earlier. Their service from initial contact was terrific, their sample book enabled me to give them what they required and and I wish the quality of my text was as good as the quality of the printed books I received .
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!
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Whether you need an ISBN, where to get one, and how the barcode goes onto your cover.
Your exact spine width from paper, page count and binding, live, to the tenth of a millimetre.
Every hardback book we print is made in our own Exeter bindery, not sent out to a trade binder. Case bound means the book block, glued or sewn, is fixed into a rigid hardcover case of board wrapped in printed paper or cloth. We print the pages, sew or glue the block, trim it and case it in, then add foil blocking, head and tail bands or a ribbon if you choose them. Every order starts from 25 copies, with a free digital proof before anything goes to press.
Pages stitched into sections for durability and easier opening.
How it works →
Hardcover cases in printed paper or Wibalin Buckram cloth in 20 colours.
Guide to case binding →
Gold or silver foil, other colours to order, spot UV, ribbons, head & tail bands.
Foil blocking →
B-format to A4 plus custom trims to 310 × 310 mm. 20 stocks from 70 to 170gsm.
Book sizes →
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, unless you choose straight to print.
Covers and bookblocks printed in Exeter on presses profiled for accurate colour.
Sections sewn on the Universe, lined on the Digibook, trimmed on the HT1000 and cased in on the Kolbus EMP.
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier, UK and overseas.
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