Hardcover Book Printing Services

Print durable, professionally finished hardcover books for publishing, education and premium commercial projects. We provide offset hardcover book printing from 500 copies, with custom sizes, sewn binding, multiple cover materials and worldwide delivery.

MOQ: 500pcs

Custom sizes and materials

Sewn binding to open flat

Custom Hardcover Book Printing for Publishing, Education and Business

Publishers

Create professionally printed hardcover editions for novels, children’s books, art books, textbooks, and other publishing projects.

Self-publishing Authors

Turn your manuscript into a bookstore-ready hardcover book with custom materials, binding, and finishing options.

Schools & Educational Organizations

Produce durable textbooks, yearbooks, training materials, and commemorative books for schools and educational organizations.

Companies and brands

Create premium company books, brand stories, product showcases, and corporate gifts tailored to your visual identity.

Hardcover Book Printing We Done

Hardcover binding is suitable for many different publishing and commercial projects. From children’s books and cookbooks to catalogs, textbooks, journals and novels, each book can be customized to match its content, purpose and design.

Hardcover Book Printing Construction Options

Explore the main components of a custom hardcover book. Choose the binding structure, cover material, endpapers, paper and finishing options that best suit your design, intended use and budget.

1. Slipcase — Optional

A custom slipcase provides additional protection and presentation for premium hardcover books. It can be printed, laminated, foil stamped or covered with specialty materials.

2. Cover Materials and Finishes

Too many choice for cover, such as material, printing, surface finishing. If you have your design, our team will help to become it in true.

3. Endpapers

Ends of hardcover is a sheet of thick paper which connect the cover and inner pages. Normally, it’s offset paper or special color paper, such as black kraft paper, colorful art paper..etc

4. Inner Pages

This step is finished by your designer and you could choose the paper material. If you have no idea, we could provide our suggestions depend on it’s content and No.of pages.

5. Headbands

HT band is a piece of color cloth to fill the gap between hardcover and inner pages inside the spine.

6. Spine of hardback book printing

The spine of hardcover could be square or rounded, and also it could be printed or foil stamped on. It’s upto you.

From Quote to Finished Books

Maybe you have not purchase printing services from China. Don’t worry, we will list the main steps as below to help you build your mind map.

1. Send Your Book Specifications

We need the size, No.of pages, color, binding and quantity of books to be printed to quote. If you have other requirements, it’s more better.

2. Receive a Custom Quote

Normally the quotation will be provided during 2 business hours, and it’s a little longer when the inquiry is many.

3. Artwork and File Review

Please share your file or artwork when you confirm the quotation. Our working room will check the file one page by one page then let you know the errors.

4. Proofing or Sample

This is the most important step for both you and us. The sequence of page and structure of book could be confirmed by digital sample.

5. Bulk Printing and Binding

Different as sample, the mass production is in offset printing, which print all paper of whole book together and then go for next step as sewn, binding.

6. Quality Inspection and Shipping

QC team will inspect the printing and binding quality when each step is in working. And will check all books after printing compeleted to go for shipping.

Get a Hardcover Book Printing Quote

For the custom book printing services, there is no fixed prices list for your choice. The different specification leads to different unit price. Here we list the points which influence the cost of book. If you don’t know much of it, our sales respresentatives will help to guide.

Book Specifications

Quantity
Finished size
Page count
Color or black-and-white printing
Interior paper
Cover material
Board thickness
Binding method
Finishing
Proofing requirements
Shipping destination

Quotation Sample

1, Size: 8.5″*11″
2, Color: full color
3, No.of pages: cover and 52pages (26 sheet papers)
4, Cover: 157gsm paper with glossy/matte lamination +3mm cardboard
5, Ends: 160gsm offset paper no printing
6, Text: 100lb glossy paper
7, Binding: hardcover binding
8, Unit price: 1.52USD/pcs for 3000pcs (factory price)

Frequently Asked Questions

Most frequent questions and answers

What is the minimum order quantity for hardcover books?

The MOQ of hardcover books printing services is 500copies for each design, due to the working line need 500 copies to run.

Can I order a sample before mass production?

Yes, our working room will pirnt a digital sample without sewn for your checking graphic ,the sequence of pages and structure of this book. You could check it by video or we send it to your address by express. Delivery by air need around 7 days and digital sample will take 3 days to print.

How long does production and shipping take?

We will finish printing during 9-13 business days for 3000-5000pcs and 10-15 business days for 5000-10000pcs. Then is more than it when the quantity improved. And the producing time is changed as the request of market. For shipping, it could be 25-30 days to USA, Canada, and Europe, around 20 days to Australia and South Africa. More detailed leading time, please contact us to know.

What files do you need for a hardcover book quote?

PDF file with 3mm bleeding, and also have the fonts outlined. It’s the best layout. If you provide the file in word, Adobeillustrator , Indesign, that’s ok to do. Please don’t forget to add the 3mm bleeding on and also outline the fonts. Or else, the fonts will be shown wrong, and some graphic or words will be trimmed off without bleeding area.

Can you ship hardcover books to my address?

Yes, we could help to deliver to you door if you are in countries such as United States, Canada, Australia, UK, and the whole Europe. For other countries, we could help ship to the nearest unloading port.

Is there restrictions of content?

Chinese laws prohibit to printing any content about political or religious books and sex..etc. Please share the content of the books to the sales representatives when you inquiry, in order to don’t waste your time on.