What Printers Need to Know -- Obtaining an Accurate Print Quote

Book Specifications

Trim Size

  • A5 Portrait

  • 148 × 210 mm

Cover

  • Hardcover (case bound)

  • Full colour printed cover

  • Soft-touch matte laminate finish

  • Gold foil stamping on title

  • Gold foil stamping on subtitle panel (if recommended)

  • Optional embossing/debossing quote (please quote separately if possible)

Binding

  • Smyth sewn binding (section sewn)

  • Lay-flat opening preferred

Interior

  • 170 pages

  • Full colour throughout

  • Premium uncoated paper

  • 120 gsm (or your recommended equivalent) If you believe a different stock would provide a better writing experience or improve the overall quality of the journal, I'd appreciate your recommendation and a quote based on your preferred paper.

Endpapers

Please quote for:

  • Black endpapers

and alternatively

  • Printed marble endpapers

(if available)

Ribbon Marker

  • One black ribbon marker

Page Edges

Please include pricing for:

  • Gold edge gilding

Printing

  • Full colour throughout (CMYK)

Production Files

The artwork will be supplied print-ready by my book designer.

Quantities

Could you please provide quotations for:

  • 100 copies

  • 500 copies

  • 1,000 copies

Please Include

Could you please advise:

  • Unit cost

  • Total cost

  • Production time

  • Freight to Perth, Western Australia

  • Estimated shipping time

  • Proofing process

  • Cost of a printed proof copy

  • File requirements

  • Payment terms