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Select Book Size & Binding

These choices are another reflection of your book's "personality" and how to meet the needs and expectations of its target audience.

Types of binding

We offer multiple binding types and book sizes. Each type of binding has minimum and maximum page limitations. We suggest you first decide the type of binding you wish to offer, and then choose from the book sizes available for that binding.

Type of Binding Examples Pages
Wire-0 Wire bound like a notebook 1-500
Saddle Stitch Stapled booklet like a comic book or magazine 1-52
Perfect Binding Standard Paperback 50-580

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Book sizes available

Book Size Standard Uses Binding Availability
    Wire-O
 Saddle Stitch Perfect Binding
4.18 x 6.88 Mass Market Paperback x   x
5 x 8 Standard Paperback x x x
6.625 x 10.25 Comic x x x
7.5 x 9.25 Technical Manual x x x
8.5 x 11 Letter Size x x  

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Paper color & weight

  • Book contents are printed in black and white.
  • Book covers are printed in full color.


  • Wire-O books are printed on 50lb opaque white paper.
  • Wire-O book covers are printed on 10 pt glossy cover stock.


  • Saddle-stitch books are printed on 50lb opaque white paper.
  • Saddle-stitch covers are printed on 100lb glossy book weight stock.


  • Perfect-bound books are printed on 50lb opaque white paper.
  • Perfect-bound covers are printed on 10pt stock and are laminated.

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    Uploadable file formats

    At this time, your book's text must be submitted in PDF format in exactly how you want it printed. Choosing the correct page size and margins are thus very important.

    For example, the PDF for a 5"x 8" book must be formatted to 5"x8" in size and cannot be submitted as an 8.5"x11" document with 5"x8" content. Please review the Create PDF File section to learn how to create custom-sized PDF files.

    Book covers must be submitted in image format. We accept most popular image formats (JPG and PNG are recommended), with a minimum resolution of 150 DPI. Find more information about book cover images in the Design Book Covers section.

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    Pricing

    Pricing includes book production, order management, fulfillment, and customer service. You choose the retail price and earn the difference between the retail price and your book's base price. Base prices are the same for all book sizes and are determined by the number of pages in your book plus the type of binding you wish to offer.


    Binding Types

    Saddle Stitch

    Wire-O

    Perfect Bound
    Per Page $0.045 $0.045 $0.03
    Flat Binding Fee $4 $5 $7

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