Your story, ready for its readers.
Print your novel, novella or short story collection as a paperback or hardback. Choose a comfortable reading size, paper and binding, then compare quantities for your first edition or a reprint. Plan chapter openings, readable margins and consistent typography throughout your manuscript. Printed and bound in Exeter, from 10 paperbacks or 25 hardbacks, with a free digital proof before printing.
Start with B-format, or compare A5 and Royal. Set the trim around the type size, margins and reading experience you want.
A flexible paperback or a rigid hardback edition. Compare binding, cover materials and finishing options.
Compare paper shade, opacity and thickness for a book your readers will spend time with.
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.
Real printed books from our library, showing paperback formats, spines and sewn hardback construction. Examples are not an exact preview of your chosen specification.
Every run size from 10 copies (25 for hardbacks) is priced live, with 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.
Still laying out your manuscript? Start with our free B-format Word template and Word formatting guide.
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A press-ready cover template built for your trim size, spine and cover material, in seconds.
Upload your PDF and we flag bleed, resolution and colour issues before anything reaches press, free.
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.
Print a manageable first run for a launch, direct sales or your own readers. Compare quantities before committing to the full edition.
Produce a new title or a backlist reprint from approved files, with consistent trim, paper and cover choices across a series.
Bring a shorter work or a collection of stories into one volume. Let the finished page count guide the binding and spine design.
Give a novel a rigid cover for a special edition or a separate hardback release. Compare printed cases, cloth and supported finishing options.
Page count, size, paper, binding, colour and quantity determine the price. Use the calculator above to price your novel and compare the same specification at different quantities. Delivery and optional proof choices are itemised separately.
Paperbacks start at 10 copies and hardbacks at 25. You can print a small first run for a launch or direct sales, then quote a larger run once you know what you need.
B-format, A5 and Royal are useful starting points. The best choice depends on the length of the manuscript and the reading page you want. Set the trim and type before finalising the page count. See our book size guide and words to pages calculator.
Yes. Switch between paperback and hardback in the calculator to compare the available specifications. Each format needs its own correctly sized cover file. Check the interior trim and margins for each edition before using the same interior PDF.
Uncoated book paper is a practical starting point. Compare its shade, opacity and thickness, especially for a long novel where paper affects the spine width. Request a sample pack before making your final choice.
Yes. Enter the complete interior page count, including contents, title pages and blanks. A shorter book has a narrower spine, so check whether the spine can carry the title. For a very slim stitched publication, compare booklet printing.
Supply a finished interior PDF with embedded fonts and a separate print-ready cover PDF. Generate the cover template after confirming the trim, paper and page count. Our interior templates can help you prepare the reading pages.
A digital proof is included and a printed proof is optional. For a hardback order, the printed proof is a plain-cover paperback with a separate cover sample. See proofs and author copies for what each option includes.
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.
Your book is bound, trimmed and finished to the approved specification.
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier, UK and overseas.
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