FREE Paper Samples for your Book Printing Project
Before sending us your artwork please make sure to;
Checked the paper size is right.
Set your colours to CMYK.
Made sure your images are 300dpi.
Added a 3mm bleed and crop marks.
Embedded your fonts.
Save your artwork as a PDF
Proofread your document.
Choose your book printer with confidence.
Our sample booklet is completely free and will be sent to you straight away.
All you need to do is fill in the information on the right and it will be with you in a couple of days.
Some examples of our most popular paper;
80gsm opaque
100gsm opaque
80gsm munken bookwove white (offwhite)
80gsm munken bookwove cream
100gsm recycled
We also offer a range of coated papers and various endpapers that can be inserted into your book.
Request a sample
A Professional
UK Book Printing Company
Our customer service is the best in the industry. Our staff loves books as much as you do, and our pre-press team is here to help you. We specialise in short-run book printing, offering personal assistance to prepare your book for print. By carefully reviewing your book, we aim to minimise errors, ensuring top-quality results.
Personal Service
As a family-owned printing company, we provide a personal touch. With our small team, you'll always talk directly to Sarah or Louise from our pre-press team. Since we started, we've focused on building strong, lasting relationships with our customers through personalised service.
Specialist Printing
With over 40 years of print experience, we know what it takes to create quality books. Each team member is highly trained and specialises in their field, receiving continuous training to stay ahead of industry advancements. We use the latest technology to ensure quality results every time.
Quality control
Our team checks your book at every stage to ensure it meets our high standards. We are proud to produce some of the best books in the country, as seen in our great reviews and testimonials. Quality is key for us, and we aim to exceed your expectations with every print.
Questions and Answers
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
All files should be sent to us as press-ready PDF files. If you are unable to send files in this format then a word file for your manuscript can be sent. We will convert this file into a PDF file and send it back to you for checking. If you are happy then we can proceed to print.
We do not offer print on demand. We are a short-run printing company and produce books from as little as 10 copies. Unlike print on demand, we do not have any high setup cost and ordering copies of your book from 100 copies will get you a very competitive unit cost.
All books that we print come in different shapes and sizes, paper types, cover laminations and have many different options you can add to make your book unique. If you want to find out how much your book will be to print please visit our online quote calculator.
Orders can be placed on our website via our online quote/order form. We can also accept orders by email as long as you know all the specifications of your book. If you are unsure of what specifications you would like for your book, please get in touch with us.
Due to our specialist equipment and the time we have invested in becoming the specialist book printer in the UK we are able to print any size book between A6 (148 x 105mm) and A4 landscape (210 x 297mm). This means you can print your book at standard book sizes or you can have your book in a custom size.
This depends on a variety of factors but in most cases, paperback books are printed and shipped within 5 to 7 working days and hardback books are shipped within 4 weeks depending on the quantity. Please contact us if you have an urgent delivery timeframe.
Yes, we offer bound proofs for paperback books and hardback books. Please note that most of our hardback bound proofs are bound up as paperback books with a sample cover. We do this in order to get the proof copy out to you quickly and keep costs low. We can produce a complete hardback bound proof but the shipping time on this proof will be greater than our usual 1 to 3 days and may include an additional cost.
No, we don't, we print all books in-house in our production facility in Exeter. We don’t sub out any printing work to other printers or to any company abroad. Some extras such as foiling are sent out to a specialist company that we have been working with for several years.
