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“The seller was easy to communicate with, and asked for my input on the layout before printing! The book itself is super well made. Highly recommend!!!”
Novel printing
Print your novel — your manuscript, properly bound.
For self-published authors, manuscripts in progress, gifts for family, or the satisfaction of holding your own work as a real book. Print one or a thousand — same paperback or hardcover quality every time.
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Recommended specs
Defaults that read like a real book.
These specs match commercially-published trade paperbacks and hardcovers. You can always adjust.
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6 × 9" or 5 × 8"
Standard trade sizes. 6×9 for fiction, 5×8 for compact paperbacks.
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Paperback or hardcover
Perfect-bound paperback for shelves; hardcover for permanence.
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Uncoated text paper
Lightweight 22lb white uncoated — easy on the eyes, low show-through.
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Black & white interior
Most cost-effective for text-heavy books. Colour available.
Pricing examples
Novel print-runs at a glance.
Exact quotes depend on page count, binding, and quantity. These are typical scenarios — get yours in three minutes.
Author copy
Just one for me
- • 240 pages · black & white
- • 6 × 9" paperback
- • 1 copy
$40 total
Hardcover keepsake
A book for the shelf
- • 320 pages · black & white
- • 5 × 8" hardcover
- • 10 copies
$456 for 10 copies
Self-published debut
Launch print run
- • 280 pages · black & white
- • 6 × 9" paperback
- • 100 copies
$3740 for 100 copies
What customers say
From manuscript to bookshelf.
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“This is my second time working with this shop. They are great to work with and make the process very easy. I sent a vague idea of what I wanted the cover to look like and they exceeded my expectations with the design. My book arrived within a couple of weeks of placing the order. Both times my order arrived well before the estimate on the website, so turn around for me has been very good”
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“Great printing and high quality book! Easy to work with and wonderful customer service.”
Novels questions
Novel-specific questions.
Do I need an ISBN?+
Not for personal copies or small print runs. If you plan to sell publicly through retailers, you'll want an ISBN — we can include the barcode on the back cover once you have one.
Can you typeset the interior for me?+
Yes. Basic typesetting (Garamond/Caslon-style text, chapter breaks, page numbers, running headers) is included. For more advanced layout — drop caps, custom typography, dingbats — we can quote it.
What paper stock works for novels?+
We print novels on 22lb white uncoated paper — lightweight and easy on the eyes for long-form reading, with low show-through.
Spine width calculation?+
We calculate spine width based on your page count and paper. You provide front + back cover artwork at the right combined size, or we typeset the spine for you with title and author.
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