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Quote premium paperbacks with higher-grade stocks, colour pages and deluxe cover finishes. Great for non-fiction, manuals, photo-rich titles and high-end presentation copies.

Use cases: Non-fiction, workbooks, image-rich interiors
Sizes: A5, 5×8, 6×9, A4, custom trims
Typical pages: ~80–700 on 80 gsm (spec-dependent)
Options: Colour or B/W interiors; matte/gloss/soft-touch cello
Binding: Perfect bound (PUR/EVA), AU-wide delivery

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STOCK SELECTION

Cover Stock

Internal book stock (Not sure which paper best suits. Paper Stocks)

BOOK DETAILS

Please note that your book size must match your document. If your document is for example A4 or US letter and you want a 5 x 8 inch book, you must resize your document before proceeding. Resizing your document will change the number of pages in your document and your cover specifications.

The number of Black and White pages in your book

The number of Colour pages in your book

Are your internal pages printed

Do you want to print your book single sided or double sided

Book Size

Orientation

OTHER PRINT OPTIONS

Cover Celloglaze

Binding Type

Glue Type - Please note: If you have chosen a coated stock for your internal pages, or if the total number of pages in your book exceeds 200 pages, PUR glue is required for binding integrity.

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DELIVERY

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Delivery Options - Please note that an email will be sent by the freight company when your books are dispatched. If you select signature required and you are not home to take delivery, an additional fee will be charged by the courier company which will be passed onto the recipient.

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THIS SECTION IS FOR ORDER QUANTITIES OVER 500 BOOKS. IF YOUR ORDER QUANTITY IS UNDER 750 BOOKS, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER DATA INTO THE FIELDS BELOW

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Minimum page count requirements

Ensure your paperback meets these ranges. If your count is below the minimum for a stock, use a thicker stock or consider another binding.

Text stock	Minimum pages	Maximum pages
80gsm uncoated	54 (≈27 sheets)	500 (≈250 sheets)
90gsm uncoated	46 (≈23 sheets)	476 (≈238 sheets)
100gsm uncoated	41 (≈21 sheets)	450 (≈225 sheets)
120gsm uncoated	34 (≈17 sheets)	400 (≈200 sheets)
140gsm uncoated	28 (≈14 sheets)	350 (≈175 sheets)
113gsm coated	50 (≈25 sheets)	500 (≈250 sheets)
128gsm coated	44 (≈22 sheets)	476 (≈238 sheets)
148gsm coated	36 (≈18 sheets)	450 (≈225 sheets)
170gsm coated	32 (≈16 sheets)	300 (≈150 sheets)

Notes: Page totals are internal pages (not including cover) and must be divisible by 2. Saddle-stitched booklets require multiples of 4.

FAQs

What specs affect price?

Trim size, page count, text stock, cover stock/lamination, colour vs mono, and quantity.

How do I size the spine?

Use the perfect-bound spine calculator (linked above). Enter your page count and paper gsm for an accurate spine width.

What files do you accept?

Print-ready PDF preferred (CMYK, 300 dpi images, fonts embedded, bleeds). We can advise on export settings from InDesign/Word.

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