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Booklet Printing

Custom booklets are a powerful tool to showcase your brand, highlight products, share detailed information, or create interactive guides for events, workshops, training sessions, and educational projects.

BookPrintingChina offers professional booklet printing solutions tailored to businesses, personal projects, educational materials, and events. From product launches and service highlights to informative guides, our high-quality booklets help you engage your audience and leave a lasting impression. Choose from a variety of paper types, binding methods, and finishing options to create polished, visually compelling booklets that enhance your brand presence. Start your custom booklet today and communicate your message effectively with style, durability, and impact.

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Short-Run or Bulk Booklet Printing

Small-run booklet printing is perfect for art and photography projects, non-profits, self-publishing, niche publications, events, portfolios, educational materials, and small businesses. For catalogs, lookbooks, reports, magazines, training manuals, employee handbooks or newsletters needing wide distribution, custom bulk booklet printing provides a cost-effective solution with mailing support.

We provide a wide range of paper types, binding options—from staples to spiral—and premium finishes like lamination, foil stamping, embossing, and spot UV, ensuring your booklets are durable, professional, and visually impressive.

Popular Booklet Sizes

While we can create custom booklet sizes to suit your specific needs—from compact manuals to large, visually rich product showcases—standard sizes are generally more cost-effective and widely used.

  • Standard sizes: 8.5″ × 11″ or A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) are perfect for product catalogs, company reports, lookbooks, educational booklets, and more.

  • Compact sizes: A5 (148 mm × 210 mm), 5.5″ × 8.5″, or 6″ × 9″ work well for handouts, event programs, training manuals, or promotional materials.

  • Pocket sizes: 4.25″ × 5.5″ or A6 (105 mm × 148 mm) are ideal for small, portable booklets that fit easily in bags or pockets.

  • Large sizes: 9″ × 12″ or 12″ × 12″ are great for portfolios, art books, or any project that benefits from bold, expansive layouts.

The chart below highlights some of the most popular booklet sizes for quick reference.

Portrait4.25″ x 5.5″5.5″ x 8.5″6″ x 9″8.5″ x 11″9″ x 12″
Square 6″ x 6″8″ x 8″8.5″ x 8.5″12″ x 12″ 
Landscape5.5″ x 4.25″8.5″ x 5.5″9″ x 6″11″ x 8.5″12″ x 9″
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Paper Options for Booklet Printing

For booklet printing, popular paper options include glossy art paper, matte art paper, and uncoated paper. The best choice depends on your design style, budget, and how the booklet will be used.

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Glossy Art Paper

Smooth, coated surface with high sheen that enhances color saturation and image sharpness, ideal for photo books and catalogs.

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Matte Art Paper

Non-glossy coated finish that reduces glare while maintaining rich colors, offering a refined, professional look for text-and-image books.

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Uncoated Paper

Uncoated paper absorbs ink more evenly, producing softer tones and a classic feel that is comfortable for extended reading, ideal for textbooks, coloring books and more.

Glossy Art Paper

  • 80 gsm / 54 lb Text

  • 105 gsm / 71 lb Text

  • 128 gsm / 86 lb Text

  • 157 gsm / 106 lb Text

  • 200 gsm / 135 lb Text

  • 250 gsm / 92 lb Cover

  • 300 gsm / 111 lb Cover

  • 350 gsm / 129 lb Cover

Matte Art Paper

  • 80 gsm / 54 lb Text

  • 105 gsm / 71 lb Text

  • 128 gsm / 86 lb Text

  • 157 gsm / 106 lb Text

  • 200 gsm / 135 lb Text

  • 250 gsm / 92 lb Cover

  • 300 gsm / 111 lb Cover

Uncoated Paper

  • 80 gsm / 54 lb Text

  • 100 gsm / 68 lb Text

  • 120 gsm / 81 lb Text

  • 140 gsm / 95 lb Text

  • 160 gsm / 108 lb Text

  • 180 gsm / 122 lb Text

Paper selection plays a key role in your booklet’s appearance, durability, and overall cost. The right choice depends on factors such as booklet size, total page count, budget, and intended use.

For covers, we typically recommend heavier paper between 250–350 gsm. A 250 gsm cover is a more economical option for shorter booklets, while thicker stock is preferred for higher page counts to provide added strength and a more premium feel.

For interior pages of standard 8.5″ × 11″ booklets, 157–200 gsm works well for lower page counts or when extra durability is required. For booklets with higher page counts, lighter 80–128 gsm paper is more suitable. If the booklet has fewer than 32 pages, 200 gsm interior paper is often recommended for a sturdier, high-quality finish.

At BookPrintingChina, we also offer a wide range of special papers and materials to meet unique design and branding needs. For example,

FSC-certified paper
FSC-certified Paper

We provide FSC-certified paper choices and can print the FSC logo on your product to highlight its eco-friendly quality.

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Textured Paper

Paper with tactile surfaces such as linen or felt, adding depth, character, and a premium artistic & handcrafted feel.

Kraft paper
Kraft Paper

Kraft paper offers a natural, rustic look for book covers, providing durability, eco-friendliness, and a distinctive, textured appearance.

Not sure which paper is right for your project? Get in touch with our printing experts for personalized recommendations.

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Common Booklet Binding Options

Choose the right binding to match the style and functionality of your booklet. Below are some popular binding options to consider.

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Saddle Stitch

Saddle stitched, also known as staple binding, which pages are folded and stapled together. Saddle stitched binding is ideal for the books lower than 64 pages, such as catalog, magazine, booklet, etc.

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Perfect Binding

The binding process involves gluing the pages together after printing, folding, and collating, then gluing the spine on the flexible cover, offers a polished and professional appearance. Ideal for higher page count booklets.

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Sewn Perfect Binding

Sewn and perfect binding involves sewing the interior pages together before gluing them to the spine. This method offers greater durability and allows books to lay flatter than standard perfect binding.

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Spiral Binding

Spiral binding uses a durable plastic or metal coil to hold pages together. It opens flat, turns smoothly, and is ideal for notebooks, manuals, cookbooks, and workbooks.

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Wire-o Binding

Wire-O binding uses a double-loop metal wire to secure pages. It opens flat, flips easily, and is perfect for calendars, notebooks, planners, presentations, and manuals.

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Loop Stitch Binding

Loop stitch binding uses metal loops to secure pages, creating a durable, stylish spine that allows easy hanging or insertion into ring binders, making it ideal for booklets, reports.

If you’re unsure which binding best suits your project or can’t find the option you need, please contact our expert team or visit our “binding” pages for detailed guidance.

Special Finish Options

To give your booklet a polished and professional look, we provide various surface finishing options. Here are some popular choices:

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Glossy Lamination

Glossy lamination adds a shiny, reflective finish that enhances colors, protects the cover from scratches.

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Matte Lamination

Matte lamination provides a smooth, non-reflective finish that feels soft to the touch, reduces glare.

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Soft-touch Lamination

Soft touch lamination creates a velvety, suede-like finish that feels luxurious, reduces fingerprints.

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Spot UV

Spot UV adds glossy, raised highlights to specific design areas, creating contrast, enhancing detail.

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Varnish

Varnish provides a protective coating that enhances durability, reduces smudging, and adds subtle shine.

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Foil Stamping

Foil stamping applies metallic or pigmented foil onto the surface using heat and pressure, creating eye-catching, luxurious accents.

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Emboss

Embossing creates a raised, three-dimensional design on paper, cloth or leather, adding texture, depth.

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Deboss

Debossing creates an indented design pressed into paper, cloth or leather, adding subtle texture and depth.

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Tab Dividers

We provide custom tab and divider solutions designed specifically for spiral-bound books and organized page navigation.

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Gilded Edges

Gilded edges apply a thin layer of metallic foil—often gold or silver—to the edges of book pages.

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Holographic Cover

A holographic effect on a cover adds shimmering depth, eye-catching movement, and a modern premium feel.

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Perforated

Perforated pages feature small, evenly spaced holes or cuts, allowing easy and clean tearing or detachment.

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Questions & Answers

Our minimum order quantity for booklet printing usually starts at 100 copies. We offer big discount for bulk order printing, the more you print, the lower the unit price.

Yes! You can order a physical sample before placing an order to check our paper, binding, finish and printing quality.

We recommend high resolution PDF files with embedded fonts and images, including a 3 mm bleed. If your files are created in InDesign or Illustrator, please export them as print-ready PDFs.

You need to provide two separate files: a cover spread file and a single pages file. The cover file should be submitted in printer’s spread, including the front cover, back cover, and spine (if have spine). The interior page file should be submitted as single pages, arranged in reading order from beginning to end. This setup ensures precise alignment and printing during production.

For small files, you can upload them directly through our online inquiry form or send them via email to sales@bookprintingchina.com. For large files, please share a download link using platforms such as WeTransfer, Dropbox, or Google Drive.

No, we don’t provide in house design services, but our prepress team offers free file checking, include bleed, image resolution, layout and other technical details to ensure your files are print-ready. We can also provide templates, spine width calculation, basic layout guidance if needed.

Yes, we offer several proofing options, including PDF proof, physical sample, dummy sample, digital printed sample, and offset printed sample.

After you complete the deposit and before mass production, we usually provide a free digital printed sample for your confirmation.

Booklet production typically takes 7-12 days after the final files are approved. The exact timeline depends on factors such as order quantity, binding style, design complexity, and our current production schedule. Shipping time will vary based on your destination and selected shipping method.

We offer air, sea, and express shipping (DHL, FedEx, UPS). Our team will recommend the most cost-effective and reliable method based on your delivery time and budget.

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Booklet File Specifications

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Bleed

Bleed is the extra margin trimmed after printing, preventing white edges. A standard bleed size is 0.125 inches (3mm).

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CMYK

CMYK is the correct color mode for printing. RGB files convert automatically and may shift colors. Use 100% black for text.

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Resolutions

Images in prepress files should be at least 300 dpi to ensure sharp details, clear images, and professional print quality.

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File Format

We recommend using high-quality PDF files, as Adobe InDesign exports print-ready PDFs for precise, consistent printing results.

At BookPrintingChina, we offer professional file-checking services and custom templates. If you’re unsure how to layout your artwork, feel free to contact us; we’re happy to provide detailed guidelines and support.

Order Process at BookPrintingChina

1

Request a Quote

Submit specs and receive your tailored quote within 1-2 hours.

2

Upload Design

Send your print-ready PDF via email or shared link easily.

3

Review Your File

We check your file for free to ensure perfect print readiness.

4

Approve Proof

Pay the deposit, then make a free digital printed proof for approval.

5

Production

Upon approval, we begin full production with strict quality control.

6

Shipping

After balance payment, we pack securely and ship by air or sea.

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BookPrintingChina Reviews

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

Excellent 4.9
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Why Choose Us For Booklet Printing

Unbeatable Pricing

With over 25 years of printing and shipping experience, we help you save 30–40% on costs than other online printers.

100% Satisifiation

We guarantee 100% high quality; if you’re not completely satisfied, we promise a reprint or a full refund.

Expert Support

One-on-one professional, responsive online assistance, including pre-press artwork, material selection, shipping, etc.

Eco-friendly

All booklets are printed with non-toxic soy-based inks and offer FSC-certified paper options for eco-friendly, sustainable printing.

Full Customization

Custom options, including size, cover materials and interior paper stock, finish, or specialty feature to match your vision.

Global Shipping

Secure, cost-efficient worldwide shipping options ensure your booklets arrive safely and on time.

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We’re Love to Hear From You

We appreciate your interest in BookPrintingChina. Our goal is to deliver a booklet printing experience that is smooth, cost-effective, refined, and efficient from start to finish.

For general questions, simply submit the enquiry form and our sales specialists will respond promptly. To receive a precise project quote, we encourage you to use our online Quote Form, which helps us match the best options to your specific requirements. You may also contact us directly at sales@bookprintingchina.com.

Our team is available seven days a week, with most enquiries answered within 1–2 hours. We look forward to turning your ideas into beautifully printed products with the quality and attention to detail BookPrintingChina is known for.

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