Specialist book printing
Journal printing
Personalised journals, planners and notebooks. Hardback or paperback, up to 1,000 pages, sizes from A6 to A4 plus custom.
Personalised journals, planners and notebooks. Hardback or paperback, up to 1,000 pages, sizes from A6 to A4 plus custom.
A journal that someone actually reaches for has to feel right in the hand — the cover material, the page weight, the way it lies flat on a desk. The mass-market alternative is fine when it’s a stocking-filler; not fine when it’s a corporate gift, a brand commission or your own published product.
We print journals, planners and notebooks in-house. Hardback or paperback, perfect, PUR, thread-sewn or wire-O bound depending on use. From 10 copies, with paper rulings (lined, dotted, grid, blank) printed at no extra cost. The same in-house production whether it’s a 10-copy private commission or a 1,000-copy retail product.
Bullet journals, gratitude diaries, travel journals, art journals. Premium hardback gift editions or paperback retail products from 10 copies up.
Stationery brands, lifestyle retailers, publishers. Bulk runs with full custom branding — endpapers, foil-blocked covers, custom page rulings.
Branded corporate journals, conference notebooks, employee onboarding journals. Soft-touch covers, embossed logos, custom title pages.
Guided journals, workbooks, planners published as part of a book series. ISBN barcoding, retail-grade finishing, short-run economics.
Journals and notebooks span a wide price range — from cost-effective promotional paperbacks to premium hardback notebooks with foil-blocked covers and ribbon markers. The numbers below show three typical specifications. Get an exact quote for your spec.
| Format | Specification | Quantity | Per copy |
|---|---|---|---|
A5 paperback journal |
150pp mono · perfect bound · 80gsm opaque |
100 | £2.50per copy |
A5 hardback notebook |
150pp mono · case bound · 80gsm opaque |
100 | £4.50per copy |
A5 hardback notebook |
150pp mono · case bound · 80gsm opaque |
250 | £3.18per copy |
Prices include UK delivery, exclude VAT. For the full UK book printing prices across paperback and hardback at every quantity tier, see our pricing page — or get an exact quote for your spec →
Build the spec, see the price live. No account required, no email gate — just an instant figure based on what you actually want.
Pick binding, paper, page count, finish and quantity — price calculates live in our online tool.
Print-ready PDF preferred. We can supply lined/dotted/grid templates if you need them.
Digital proof of the cover and a sample of the interior pages, sent for sign-off.
Covers and interior pages printed on calibrated digital presses in our Exeter facility.
Thread-sewn, PUR, perfect-bound or wire-O assembly, with full finishing applied.
Wrapped, packed, and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier across the UK and overseas.
Yes — lined, dotted, grid, blank or any custom ruling at no extra cost. We can supply ruling templates if your designer doesn’t have one. Custom rulings work particularly well for branded corporate journals (brand-coloured rule lines, logo watermarks) or speciality planners.
Wire-O for working planners — pages rotate 360° and the journal lies completely flat. Thread-sewn hardback for premium gift planners that need to feel substantial. Perfect or PUR paperback for retail-grade planners at lower price points. We can advise on the best binding for your specific use — drop us a note with the planner’s end use and we’ll recommend.
Most personal journals land at 80–100gsm uncoated — light enough not to add too much weight to a thick journal, opaque enough that ink doesn’t show through. For art journals or sketch use, 130–170gsm mixed-media is the right choice. For premium gift journals, 100–120gsm Bookwove gives a slightly heavier, more substantial feel.
Yes — we print covers in full CMYK plus optional foil blocking in gold, silver, white or any solid foil colour. For brand-precise colour, supply Pantone references in your spec and we’ll match as closely as digital printing allows. For exact Pantone matches, foil blocking on a plain cloth or PPC base reproduces brand colour cleanly.
From 10 copies up. Pricing scales meaningfully at 50, 100, 250 and 500 copies — worth running the quote at a couple of quantities to find your sweet spot. For retail journal product we’d typically suggest a first run of 250–500 and reprinting based on sell-through.
Standard turnaround is 5–10 working days for paperback, 10–15 working days for hardback, from approval of your proof. Express options are available for tight deadlines.
Yes — order a free sample pack showing different binding styles, cover laminations, paper stocks and rulings. Particularly useful for stationery brands and corporate buyers making first-time spec decisions.
Can’t find your answer? See our 73-question book printing FAQ for detail on file prep, binding, paper, turnaround and shipping.
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