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Our work · Self-published books

Self-Published Books We've Printed for Authors

Every title here belongs to the person who wrote it. Poets, novelists, photographers and illustrators brought us their files, kept their rights and went home with a box of finished books. Open any of them to see which format, stock and binding we settled on together.

Custom sizes lead the way, followed by A5 and A4, and silk and uncoated stocks are almost level, so you can compare both before you choose. A few of these books sold out and came back to us for another run.

Self-published book printing and pricesPaperback and hardback prices for 100 copies, plus a quote form

Every other self-published title in the collection

Showing 1 to 24 of 46, newest first

SizeAnyCustom Size (16)A4 (14)210x210mm (9)A5 (5)240x170mm (1)A1 (1)A3 (1)
PaperAnySilk (182)Uncoated (169)Gloss (46)Winter and Company material (23)Colorplan (20)GF Smith (19)Uncoated 100% Recycled (14)Evolution Uncoated (10)Antalis (3)Keaykolour (3)
Two A4 copies of the Benjamin Franklin at Home in London activity book, its cover an illustrated Georgian townhouse.

Benjamin Franklin House activity books

A4 · GlossTwo copies of The Dragon Who Couldn’t Breathe Fire, a gloss laminated children’s picture book with a purple dragon cover.

Rhyming picture book The Dragon Who Couldn’t Breathe Fire, stapled at 240 x 170mm

240x170mm · GlossA5 photo zine front cover titled PLAYGROUND in heavy black type beside a train at a station platform.

A5 photo zine Playground, also known as Elfantasma: Europe’s train graffiti in gloss

A5 · GlossSquare children’s picture book cover for We Used To Love Swimming, showing a sea-filled bin with an orca and turtle inside.

Children’s picture book We Used To Love Swimming, an ocean story with blues that glow

210x210mm · GlossLandscape children’s picture book Nelson’s Dangerous Dive, a painted humpback whale and silver fish on the cover.

Children’s picture book Nelson’s Dangerous Dive, a true whale rescue in landscape

Custom Size · GlossSquare children's booklet cover for No More Germs: a smiling boy with soap and GERMS spelt in green germ characters.

Early years hygiene book No More Germs: small, square, gloss laminated and stapled

Custom Size · GlossLandscape picture book cover of Buddy’s Rainforest Rescue, an orange orangutan hanging from a branch among green leaves.

Children’s book Buddy’s Rainforest Rescue, a true deforestation story made gentle in print

Custom Size · GlossFree picture books for young carers spread across a desk, each square cover framed by a round porthole

Children’s picture book Young Carers in Space, a free square booklet read on CBeebies

210x210mm · GlossA4 landscape picture book cover with a watercolour palm, a red spotted dinosaur and a flowing script title

Watercolour picture book The Tale of the Hoppitysaurus, printed A4 landscape

A4 · GlossSquare hardback children's book cover with a painted polar bear face and the title Polar Bear and the UFO, on grey

Polar Bear and the UFO: a hardback children's book with printed endpapers

210x210mm · GlossA5 perfect bound copy of The London Rollerskating Scene by India Mae Alby showing two skaters on a gloss laminated cover with handwritten title in black and white.

Photo Book Printing: The London Rollerskating Scene by India Mae Alby

A5 · GlossCover of Phil Maxwell's Liverpool Volume 1, a perfect bound A4 landscape black and white photography book.

Photography Book Printing: Phil Maxwell's Liverpool Volume 1

A4 · GlossA4 photography portfolio magazine cover with bold red type, printed by Ex Why Zed.

Henry Dean’s Magazine-Style Photography Portfolio

A4 · Glosschildrens-book-printing

A Glossy Adventure in Children's Book Printing: Arthur and the Elephant

A4 · Glossprint-football-photography-coffee-table-book

Football photography art book printing in No Hands by Ryu Voelkel

A4 · Glossindependent-publishing-book-printer

Transmissions 4 by Matt Dixon

A4 · GlossCover of the Hemel booklet showcasing its full-colour design

Local History Booklet Printing: The Hemel Journey

A5 · GlossCover of Peak Magazine: Issue 4 in glossy A3 format with bold typography.

A3 Magazine Printing for Peak Magazine: Issue 4

A3 · GlossOverview of Wolftown magazine design by Ex Why Zed.

Gloss Magazine Printing: Wolftown, Good Things Begin in the Dark

A4 · GlossGreen foiling applied to Vacant book cover during the production process.

Kent Photography Book Printing: Vacant by Hannah Blackmore

Custom Size · ColorplanClose-up of the case-bound self-published photo book "No Hands 3" printed by Ex Why Zed.

Hardback Self-Published Book "No Hands 3" by Ryu Voelkel

Custom Size · GlossCover of Sultan + Shepard's Endless, Dawn zine, featuring matte lamination and perfect binding.

Sultan + Shepard Endless Dawn. Perfect Bound A4 Zine

A4 · GlossMatt Dixon Transmission 2 book printing

Transmissions 2 by Matt Dixon

A4 · Glossfootball-zine-printing

Winning Football Art Printing by Liam Hart A Game of Two Halves ⚽

A4 · Gloss

Guides for self-publishing authors

Format, fonts, covers and distribution, written by the team that prints the books.

Getting the poetry book format rightLine breaks, white space and trim size for a collection of poems.Amazon Kindle self-publishing in the UKWhat Kindle offers authors, and where printed copies fit alongside it.Designing a poetry book coverFive cover ideas that suit a slim collection.Self-publishing without AmazonRoutes to readers that keep you in full control.Fonts that suit a self-published bookTypefaces for body text, headings and covers.Indie publishing or self publishingWhat separates the two routes, and which one suits your book.

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