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Custom Notebook Printing
At QinPrinting, we specialize in fully customized notebooks for businesses, retailers, and Amazon sellers. From size and paper to cover, artwork, and binding, we bring your vision to life with the latest offset printing technology. Whether it's planners, diaries, journals, or novelty notebooks, we ensure the highest quality at the best price. With nearly 30 years of experience and exceptional customer service, make QinPrinting your go-to for all your notebook printing needs.
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Fabric Notebook Covers
A popular and attractive cover option for custom notebook printing is fabric covered hard case binding. We have a wide range of cover fabrics in an array of colors from which you can choose. Fabric covers are cost-effective, stylish, and help protect your notebook over long term use.
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Notebook Cover Special Finishes
You can also enhance your notebook's cover surface with a range of special finishes if the cover is printed on paper, such as a glossy or matte lamination, varnishing, soft touch lamination, spot UV. If the cover is fabric or leatherette, we can also offer debossing and metallic foil stamping. You can explore notebook cover surface options here.
Popular Notebook Sizes
We can print your journal in any size or format you would like, but to help you, here's a quick list of the most popular sizes our customers ask for and their customers prefer:
- Letter: 8.5" x 11.0"
- Half-Letter: 5.5" x 8.5"
- A5: 5.8" x 8.2"
- Personal: 7" x 6.7"
- Medium Size: 7.0" x 9.0"
While it often makes good business sense to follow standard sizes as they are already known to meet customer expectations and needs, innovation can also work. As we can customize your notebooks, why not think about a bumper-sized notebook or a miniature one? The choice is yours!
Notebook Paper Options
Choosing the right paper for your custom printed notebook and binding is an important decision. As notebooks are meant for writing in, we recommend you avoid gloss and matte coated papers for the interior and select an uncoated paper type as it will take ink, graphite, and paint without smudging or wiping off. If you want to include photographs and other graphics, those pages can be printed on gloss coated paper to give the best results. We'll be happy to guide and advise you on the most appropriate paper choices for your notebook and your budget.
Based on over 25 years of experience and thousands of satisfied customers, these are our recommendations for the paper and other materials for your notebook pages and the binding:
Interior Paper
- 80 gsm / 54 lb uncoated cream or white paper
- 100 gsm / 68 lb uncoated cream or white paper
- 120 gsm / 82 lb uncoated cream or white paper
Cover Paper
Hardcover binding
- 157 gsm / 106 lb laminated art paper
- 2.5 mm / 3 mm grayboard covered with:
- cloth in a range of colors
- vinyl in a range of colors
- padded vinyl
- polyurethane "leatherette" in a range of colors
- padded leatherette
Paperback binding
- 300 gsm / 110 lb art paper glued with end sheets
- 350 gsm / 129 lb art paper glued with end sheets
- Polyurethane "leatherette"
- Laminated film pouch
- Polypropylene
Spiral and wire-o binding
- 157 gsm / 106 lb laminated art paper
- 300 gsm / 110 lb art paper
- 350 gsm / 129 lb art paper
- Laminated film pouch
You can download a cover template to check the spine thickness according to different paper types and page amounts here.
Notebook Binding Options
The binding you choose reflects your industry or area of study and research, page count, reader expectations, and your budget. The most popular choices for professional journals are “hardcover binding” and “wire-o binding”.
In this binding, we organize the interior pages into signatures which are then printed, cut, and sewn, and glued into a hard casing covered by a printed sheet or other material that forms the cover. This binding is resilient and professional-looking. You may also add embossed titles, debossed titles, soft touch lamination, and metallic foil stamping to make a luxury notebook.
Similar to spiral bound, but with a double metallic coil rather than a plastic spiral. This is the style most often chosen for notebooks for schools, college, and office use because of its functionality and cost-effectiveness.
This binding is also called paperback or softback. We collate the interior pages into a block, glued and sewn together, and then glued into a wrap-around cover made of heavier art paper or lightweight card stock. This is a professional-looking and cost-effective option for binding notebooks.
This binding is another popular choice for notebooks because of its practicality and flexibility. We punch or drill holes into the pages down one side and then bind them with a plastic coil which spirals through the holes. We crimp the coil at both ends so the pages don't come loose. You can turn the pages of a spiral-bound notebook through 360° and also lay it open completely flat.
Singer sewn binding
With this binding technique, the pages are collated and sewn together with binding thread along the fold.
Which binding option you choose for your custom notebook depends on the materials, size, length, and purpose of your product. If you have questions, please contact us. You can reach us by telephone, email, Skype, the chat or the contact form. We're always happy to help.
More Optional Extras
If you want to make your notebooks extra special, besides the cover finishes, why not choose rounded corners, add tab dividers inside the book, include a handy pocket in the cover, a ribbon place marker, and elasticized closure band or an eye-catching sticker? Or anything else you can think of, just ask. If it can be done, we'll do it!
QinPrinting Rated Excellent for Custom Notebook Printing
From start to finish, Jane was incredibly informative and helpful.
Also great communication.
My books arrived, and are beautiful!
Jane was prompt and had GREAT attention to detail were exceptional. Most of my emails were answered within 24 hours, and Jane went above and beyond by sending pictures, samples, and clear explanations to help me understand all the technical aspects of book printing. She even reviewed my proofs thoroughly and pointed out a few important adjustments I needed to make to my PDF files.
Shipping was faster than expected, and when I compared the final copies from Qin Printing with those from IngramSpark, Qin's quality was far superior. The materials looked more polished; paper is higher quality, and the print was crisper. Each book was carefully wrapped.
I ended up saving 75% of my printing budget, and communicating in English was no issue at all. It felt like Jane cared about the project as much as I did. I can't recommend her and Qin Printing enough. Thank you so much for helping bring my book to life!
FAQs
What is the MOQ for notebook printing?
The minimum order quantity is 100 copies.
How much does it cost to print a notebook?
You can get a good estimate of how much your notebooks will cost with our at-a-glance price charts.
Hardcover Notebook Printing Price Chart (5.5" x 8.5")
| Quantity | 100pcs | 500pcs | 1000pcs | 2000pcs | 5000pcs | 10000pcs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80pp | $7.31 each $731 total | $1.91 each $956 total | $1.35 each $1,354 total | $1.14 each $2,270 total | $0.99 each $4,946 total | $0.94 each $9,356 total |
| 112pp | $8.63 each $863 total | $2.26 each $1,129 total | $1.58 each $1,584 total | $1.31 each $2,629 total | $1.11 each $5,548 total | $1.05 each $10,520 total |
| 140pp | $10.54 each $1,054 total | $2.74 each $1,368 total | $1.86 each $1,862 total | $1.50 each $3,002 total | $1.24 each $6,201 total | $1.17 each $11,651 total |
- Cover: 157 gsm / 58 lb coated cover paper with matte lamination wrapped on 2.5 mm thickness greybeard
- Interior: 100 gsm / 68 lb uncoated text paper
Can I include both color illustrations and black-and-white pages?
Yes, both color illustrations and black-and-white pages will be printed using full-color (4-color) printing. This ensures that the black-and-white pages will have crisp, sharp details while the color illustrations will pop with vibrant colors.
What paper options are available for my notebook?
We recommend using uncoated paper for coloring books as it allows for easy coloring with crayons, pencils, or markers.
How long will it take to print my notebook?
The paperback notebook printing process typically takes 5-10 business days and the hardcover notebook printing process typically takes about 2 to 3 weeks depending on the complexity of your project. If you have a tight deadline, please let us know, and we will try to accommodate your schedule.
How do I prepare my files for printing?
Please submit your artwork and layout in high-resolution PDF format including 3 mm bleed with all fonts embedded.
Can I print a notebook with a spiral or wire binding?
Yes, we offer spiral and wire binding options for easy page turning and to allow the book to lay flat for writing.
Can I order a proof before printing the entire run?
Yes, we offer proofing services so you can review the final product before we proceed with the full print run. This ensures everything is to your satisfaction.
Can I customize the cover of my notebook?
Absolutely! You can choose from a variety of cover options, including softcover and hardcover, as well as finishes like matte or gloss lamination.
Let's Talk!
If you're ready to take advantage of our custom notebook printing and binding services at unbeatable prices — we should talk. Get in touch today to chat through your needs or to ask for a no-obligation quote. We can't wait to help you make your next batch of bestselling notebooks!
