The 30-second quote form — or the instant calculator for 1–20 copies. Your price lands the same day.
Rough or ready. A real person checks your file and offers clear advice on making it ready to print. Free and fast.
Your preview to sign off before we print the run. Until approval you can still make changes to the artwork.
Stapled booklets with you in 3 days, perfect bound books in 5 and hardbacks in 7 days. Free UK tracked delivery.
Booklet printing at Ex Why Zed: wire-stitched (stapled) booklets from 8 pages and perfect bound booklets for thicker jobs, in any size from A6 to A3, on FSC-certified silk, uncoated or recycled papers. Stapled booklets are delivered in 3 working days, perfect bound in 5. No VAT on booklets and UK delivery is included.
Ex Why Zed is a dynamic, independently-owned print company. We offer digital and litho booklet printing with a focus on quality and attention to detail to produce inspirational work. We specialise in custom booklet printing for illustrators and photographers, catalogues and yearbook printing for University art students, right through to luxury glossy brochures for household name companies.
How much does it cost to print a booklet?
Preparing artwork for booklet printing
Placing an online booklet order
Printed for organisations right across the UK. Recent booklets include end-of-year art catalogues for the Hewett Academy in Norwich, the Leeds Digital Festival programme, large-format catalogues for JGM Gallery in London and community heritage booklets such as Made In Our One Square Mile in Colchester.
Enjoy examples of our recent booklet printing
This is D-Day 80: Remembering the Normandy Landings. Teacher Resource Pack. Printed as an A4 landscape, wire-stitched booklet with an uncoated, easy-to-read interior and a matt laminated cover built for handling at events and in classrooms.
Stapled, perfect bound (glued, like a paperback) or hardback? Your page count has already decided — the whole rule in one picture.
Read the full Binding Styles guide →Silk, gloss or uncoated — what each looks and feels like, and the insider hack that saves you money.
Read the full Paper Choices guide →Bleed, page sizes, cover files and the 3 common mistakes — plus we check (or rebuild) your file for FREE.
Read the full Artwork Hub guide →Browse hundreds of real projects we've actually printed — proper inspiration, not a single AI mockup.
Real people who've been printing books since 2006 — friendly, genuinely knowledgeable, and usually replying within minutes.
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.
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.
Silk, gloss, uncoated, kraft — we'll post you the real thing so you're never guessing colour and feel off a screen.
Degree hand-in, launch day, 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.
We will aim to deliver the finished booklets in 3-4 working days after receiving your print-ready artwork. If you are working to a crucial hand in deadline then we strongly advise leaving more time in case there are any artwork issues with your files or courier problems with delivery.
Additionally there can be a day or two of amends required to the artwork before it's print ready which we're more than happy to help with but you'll need to factor that in to timings.
Remember, we’ll need a hi res pdf file with 3mm bleed and crop marks on each edge to go ahead please. Sending it over correctly first time means we can go straight to print. Do have a last check through our file set up guides to make sure all the boxes are ticked.
There are almost infinite possibilities on size, finishing and papers. However, the three basic choices for paper finish are silk, gloss or uncoated. Your inside pages will be between 100 and 170gsm. For a thick cover choose 300gsm or 350gsm. The best thing to do is take a while to watch out video guides and look through our case study portfolio. We have listed the print spec of each book so if there is something that will work well for your publication, note down the spec and we can quote on like-for-like.
When screens dominate, print connects—here’s why booklets are still marketing’s secret weapon.
In an age of endless scrolling, booklets offer something rare: attention. This blog champions the enduring power of booklet printing, showing how booklets create a tactile, high-impact way to deliver detailed, memorable messaging. Whether you’re onboarding staff, showcasing products, or teaching a new concept, booklets blend form and function beautifully. They’re cost-effective, customisable, endlessly versatile across industries—and yes, increasingly eco-friendly too.
With smart design, interactivity (QR codes, anyone?), and strategic distribution, booklets become more than print—they become presence. And with Ex Why Zed as your print partner, your booklet isn’t just another brochure. It’s a brand-building experience.
From layout to paper jam fixes, here’s how to print like a pro.
Printing a booklet from Adobe InDesign doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. This expertly structured guide walks you through every stage of the process—from setting up bleed and master pages to adjusting text frames, running a preflight check, and selecting the right printer spreads for your final output. Whether you’re crafting a zine, portfolio, or product guide, this article teaches you how to avoid rookie mistakes and achieve clean, professional results.
Bonus: If your printer setup doesn’t play nice with InDesign, simply export a high-res PDF and let Ex Why Zed handle the rest. We’ll preflight your file and print it to perfection.
It’s not InDesign, but with the right tweaks, Word can still produce a booklet that impresses.
This article takes a refreshingly honest look at using Microsoft Word to create printed booklets—and actually making them look professional. While Word isn’t the ideal design tool, it can get the job done with careful formatting, the right page setup, and proper double-sided print settings. You’ll learn how to manage bleed, avoid misaligned pages, and troubleshoot common preview errors. Plus, the guide covers built-in templates, how to create custom ones, and tips to avoid the most frequent mistakes.
Need top-tier results? Export your PDF and let Ex Why Zed handle the printing. We’ll make sure your Word-made booklet looks like a studio-quality publication.
The max portrait size will be 420mm high x 297mm wide. The maximum square size is 297x297mm. The maximum landscape size is 210mm high x 297mm wide.
Wire stitching is a little bit of print jargon for ‘stapling’. If you have an A5 booklet then we print it onto A4 sheets, fold them in and put staples along the left-hand edge to bind the sheet together. In some quarters, this is also known as ‘saddle stitching’. Let’s stick with stapling though if that’s easier 🙂
The perfect bound method of binding will give your publication a square spine and professional looking finish.
For further advice follow our perfect binding set up guides.
Matt Lamination works best with silk and uncoated covers. We would suggest using gloss lamination if you are aiming for a super shiny, high impact cover. Soft-touch has a velvet, illustrious feel but does attract finger marks REALLY quickly so best not eat your lunch before reading!
The short answer: when paper is printed, the ink sits on the surface. When it is then folded to make your cover the ink can crack. While you should never judge a book by it’s cover, this cracking will look unprofessional. Lamination is a thin layer of protection which prevents the ink cracking. Win win. It comes in matt or gloss.
Absolutely! You can view our case study on Unlocking Creativity for Zoe Welch to see how we brought her project to life. This will give you an idea of the quality and attention to detail we bring to every zine we print.
We are dedicated to providing personalised service and high-quality printing solutions. Our experience with artists like Zoe Welch demonstrates our ability to support creatives in producing publications that truly reflect their work and engage their audience.
Brochures are often single sheets or folded leaflets, while booklets have multiple pages with a front and back cover, finished by stapling (wire stitching) or, for longer content, perfect binding.
Yes. There's no minimum, so you can print a single test copy or a short run, and we'll recommend the best spec for your programme, report or activity book.
Yes, for free. A real person reviews every file before production. If we spot any issues, we'll tell you clearly and suggest how to fix them.
Supply your file as single pages in reading order, not printer spreads. Include any blank pages, use the correct page size and extend backgrounds into the bleed area. Our free file check will catch anything that's out of place.
