Please allow 3mm bleed on all sides
Supply as a CMYK PDF
All fonts outlined or embedded
Download our templates below to assist with setting up your artwork.
Endpapers and fly sheets will be inserted for you when we receive your artwork.
We have lots of helpful articles on our Help Centre site to help you prepare your booklet artwork for print
Hardback books feature a durable case binding with a sturdy paper-over-board cover, ensuring a premium feel and long-lasting quality. They are ideal for corporate reports, limited editions, and academic yearbooks, with pages securely bound using strong PUR adhesive for enhanced durability.
Sized from A5 to A4
Gloss, silk, and uncoated materials are available
Page count from 40 to 400
Available in quantities ranging from 1 to 1,000 copies, depending on the required size
Gloss and matte lamination options
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Hardback Book Printing FAQs
A hardback book has a sturdy, rigid cover wrapped around a tough board (case), with the inner pages glued in place for a premium, durable finish. Perfect for yearbooks, corporate reports, coffee table books, and special editions.
Wraparound areas are extra margins on the cover spread that extend background elements and graphics so they visually wrap around the hardcover case without gaps after finishing.
No. Flysheets and endpapers (blank sheets inserted before and after your printed content) cannot be customised or printed on; they are automatically added in production.
The slug in book printing terms refers to the area outside the trim and bleed that contains non-printing information for the printer. This is where you’d see fold marks, crop marks, colour bars, or other registration details that help with accurate printing and finishing. The slug will not be printed, it is not meant to form part of the book print.
The Hinge is the area next to the spine of a hardback book. It’s the narrow area on the cover where the outer case bends when you open the book. It sits just inside the spine on both the front and back covers.
It works like a small flexible zone that allows the rigid board cover to open and close smoothly. Because this area flexes, designers should keep text, logos and important graphics away from the hinge so they don’t disappear into the fold or become distorted during binding.
Submit a CMYK PDF at 300 dpi, include 3 mm bleed, maintain recommended safe margins (e.g., at least 10 mm inside edges), and ensure fonts are embedded or outlined. For the outers please refer to our templates and guides as to how best to set up the outers incorporating the spine width. For the inners please submit this as a single PDF, running in page order, adhering to any safe margins and bleed requirements.
Hardback covers can be laminated with gloss or matt for protection and better visual appeal, which also helps withstand handling and transit.
Hardback books are typically available in sizes like A5, A4, and square formats with page counts from around 40 to 400 pages.
Yes. The spine width depends on your total page count and paper weight, we provide a spine calculator on the product page above to help you size the cover correctly depending on the number of pages you choose.
No. The unprinted endpapers and fly sheets are automatically inserted during production and should not be included in your uploaded files.
The gutter is the inner margin where the pages meet at the spine. This space is crucial to ensure that text and important design elements do not get lost in the binding.
Provide two separate PDF files: one for the cover artwork as a single spread (including front cover, spine, back cover, hinge, and wraparound areas) and one for your inner pages in running sequence.
Yes. Leave important text and graphics clear of the gutter and hinge area so they don’t get lost in the binding.
Our file check service automatically checks things like slug and wraparound for hardback books as part of their quality review so you can fix issues before printing. Our File check service is free. Alternatively, you can request “File Assist” as your artwork service at an additional cost, where your file will be thoroughly checked and fixed before it goes to print.
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