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Real bookshop-quality printing in short runs — from as few as 10 copies — with free file checking, ISBN barcoding and reprints whenever you need them.
Print-on-demand gives you a book — but it rarely gives you a good book. Thin covers, murky interiors, and margins so tight that wholesalers won’t touch it. We print short runs on the same kit used for trade publishers: proper binding, retail-grade paper, covers that look deliberate on a shelf.
Whether you’re printing 15 copies of a debut novel to sell at events, or 200 copies of a memoir to distribute through the trade, we handle the whole thing — free file check to catch problems before they reach print, ISBN barcoding on the cover, a free ONIX metadata export so you can list with distributors, and files kept ready the moment you need a reprint. If you’re new to publishing, we’ll guide you through it; if you know exactly what you want, we’ll just get on with it.
B-format or Royal paperbacks and hardbacks, PUR or thread-sewn, in the trim sizes readers expect to find on a fiction shelf. Short runs from 10 copies, reprints on demand as sales build.
Personal histories, family memoirs, travel writing and essay collections — printed to a finish that does justice to the story inside. Paperback or case-bound hardback.
Pamphlets and full collections in small quantities, saddle-stitched or perfect-bound. Clean uncoated stocks that read well and feel right in the hand.
Specialist subjects, illustrated titles and niche non-fiction where the audience is small but serious. Mono, colour or mixed within one book at no extra cost.
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Paperbacks from around 10 copies, hardbacks from around 25. Below those quantities the per-copy cost is high relative to the quality you get, so if you only need two or three author copies we’d suggest ordering a small run rather than a single copy. Get a quote — the price calculator will show you how the cost per copy changes as the quantity rises.
Every job gets a free file check before anything goes to print. We look for common problems — wrong trim size, missing bleed, low-resolution images, RGB colour in a print file — and tell you exactly what needs fixing. We’re used to working with first-time authors and we’ll explain anything that’s unclear in plain English. See our pricing page for what’s included as standard.
Yes — we barcode the cover from your ISBN so the book scans correctly at a till, and we offer a free ONIX metadata export that lets distributors and retailers (including Nielsen) list your title in their systems. You’ll need your own ISBN (available from Nielsen in the UK) and a distribution arrangement, but the print side is fully trade-ready from us.
We keep your print-ready files so reprints are straightforward. Just tell us the quantity, confirm nothing has changed, and we’ll turn it around. There’s no pressure to forecast a big first run — print what you need now, reprint as demand comes in.
Order a free sample pack and we’ll send you examples of different binding styles, paper stocks and cover finishes. It’s the best way to choose between, say, a PUR paperback on uncoated stock and a case-bound hardback on cream. You can also visit us in Exeter if you’d like to see production in person.
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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