Bookazine printing at Ex Why Zed. From one copy to large volumes

Here’s exactly what happens next

From idea to doorstep, in four steps

Tell us your project

The 30 second quote form, or the instant calculator for 1 to 20 copies. Your price lands the same day.

Send whatever you’ve got

Rough or ready. A real person checks your file and offers clear advice on making it ready to print. Free and fast.

Approve your proof

Your preview to sign off before we print the run. Until approval you can still make changes to the artwork.

Printed in Colchester, UK

Stapled booklets with you in 3 days, perfect bound books in 5 and hardbacks in 7 days. Free UK tracked delivery.

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…or just ring Mike & Harriet on 01206 766647. Real people, no chatbots, and we love the tricky questions.

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Not ready yet? Everything you need to plan your Bookazine is below.

Inspiration first, then the nuts and bolts: paper, size, binding and page count. The quote form stays one tap away the whole time.

You have done the hard work, written the content, designed the layout, now let us take over!

Thank you for visiting Ex Why Zed, and a warm welcome to you! A bookazine sits somewhere between our magazine printing and our books: magazine content with a proper spine and room for many more pages. We understand that printing for the first time can be overwhelming, with its unique terminology, jargon, and myriad choices. Rest assured, our extensive expertise in Bookazine Printing is at your service. Relax and let us navigate you smoothly through the process.

Imagine the thrill when a splendid stack of boxes is delivered to your doorstep, containing the first copies of your self-published bookazine. The moment you've diligently worked towards is almost here. Prepare to revel in the tactile sensation and the fresh scent of your own creation.

Bookazine Options

Place Your Bookazine: Formats, Paper, Size and Binding

Every project comes down to binding, paper and artwork. Watch all three in a row and you’ll brief us like a pro in under ten minutes.

1 · Which Binding?

Stapled, perfect bound (glued, like a paperback) or hardback? Your page count has already decided, and one picture shows the whole rule.

Read the full Binding Styles guide →

2 · Which Paper?

Silk, gloss or uncoated: what each looks and feels like, plus the insider hack that saves you money.

Read the full Paper Choices guide →

3 · Artwork Made Easy

Bleed, page sizes, cover files and the 3 common mistakes. Then we check (or rebuild) your file for FREE.

Read the full Artwork Hub guide →

Sorted your spec?

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BENEFITS OF PRINTING WITH EX WHY ZED

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500+ Real Case Studies (not AI)

Browse hundreds of real projects we've actually printed. Proper inspiration, and not a single AI mockup.

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We Actually Care

Real people who've been printing books since 2006: friendly, genuinely knowledgeable and usually replying within minutes.

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Super Easy Printing from PDF

Design in whatever program you love, save it as a PDF, send it over. Never done it before? A real person checks it for free.

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Order a Test Copy First

No minimum means you can print a single copy, check the paper and layout in your own hands, then run the full batch with total confidence.

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Free Paper Samples

Silk, gloss, uncoated or kraft: we'll post you the real thing, so you never have to judge colour and feel off a screen.

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We'll Hit Your Deadline

Degree hand in, launch day or a fair this weekend: tell us your date up front. We'll say straight away if it's doable, then build the whole job around it.

Want to chat about your ideas?

Call Harriet or Mike on 01206 766647, email hello@exwhyzed.com, or send your spec and we'll price it today.

Get My Bookazine Price

Still have questions?

Our helpful section of FAQs to guide in the final stages of your print journey

How do I place my order?

Ready to place an order?
Brilliant, you'll need to upload the files using www.wetransfer.com sending them to hello@exwhyzed.com and in the comments box let us know the number of copies you're going for and the best address for delivery. We'll then give your artwork a free preflight check to highlight any potential issues and will email with any advice or recommendations before going to production.

Once we receive your print ready artwork, we'll aim to deliver perfect bound bookazines in 5 working days. With a crucial deadline, PLEASE allow more time. Sending the artwork early costs you nothing, and with it in hand we can deliver a few days before your deadline 🙂

How do I add bleed to my file?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9elKD4qeGKU

https://exwhyzed.com/resource/setting-3mm-bleed-on-artwork-for-print

We will need 3mm bleed on all the edges, you'll notice at the moment that the artwork stops at the crop marks. Stretch it a full 3mm beyond that line, or you risk a white border.

The following page includes illustrated and video guides on how to set up bleed correctly:

https://www.exwhyzed.com/resources/setting-3mm-bleed-on-artwork-for-print/

You might have set this up correctly in InDesign but when you export to PDF just make sure that in the 'Marks and Bleeds' menu you not only tick 'Crop Marks' but you also put '3mm' in all four bleed boxes, covering top, bottom, inside and outside. This will add the bleed to the exported PDF.

BLEED FIX

It's one of two things:

Have you dragged the background image out 3mm beyond the black line on your Indesign file into the bleed area? Try that then export again.

OR you have done the above but then when you're exporting you need to click the Marks and Bleeds menu, then type '3mm' into the four bleed boxes. This will add the bleed to the pdf.

Single pages or spreads?

Please supply the cover of your book as two spreads: the outer cover and the inner cover.

When exporting to PDF, set the bleed to 3mm on the right and left and 10mm on the top and bottom, which keeps the hairlines visible on the PDF so we know exactly where to fold the spine. We have locked the hairlines and white box so drop your artwork in over those.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zRWFYVk_WI

https://exwhyzed.com/create-your-cover-file

The inside pages should be supplied as single pages NOT spreads. Just choose ‘Pages’ rather ‘Spreads' when you export to PDF and that should sort it!

Will it look like it does on screen?

Unfortunately what is seen on an RGB, backlit screen is never going to be the same as it appears on paper in cmyk. It's just impossible to achieve that and no printer could. You will have to allow for some difference in the colours between the two mediums but having something tangible in your hands and seeing the images on paper gives the publication a charm that just sending out a pdf wont do.

Why don't you put prices online?

They are, certainly for the specs our customers ask about most. Every product page shows real prices from real jobs, and anyone after 1 to 20 copies can get a price on the spot from our instant calculator. Everything else is bespoke: size, page count, paper and quantity all move the price, so we quote it properly rather than guess. Our quotes usually leave here the same working day. Send us your spec and we'll come straight back.