Hardback Books
If you’re looking for a way to preserve and share life’s precious moments or tell engaging stories, hardback book printing is an excellent option. Imagine it in Print specialises in producing sturdy, high-quality hardcover books ideal for displaying cherished memories or representing your brand’s identity. Our robust hardcover books are built to last and can hold anywhere from 24 to 396 pages of stunning photos and text. With a variety of convenient sizes and paper types to choose from, printing your book is simple and hassle-free.
Opting for a hardback book means investing in a product built to last, ensuring your stories and messages are preserved for years. Each book is meticulously produced to meet your specifications, offering you the choice of mono, full colour, or photo-quality colour printing on premium 135 or 170gsm paper stock. This flexibility allows for a fully personalised printing experience tailored to the unique requirements of your project.
Imagine it in Print makes self-publishing simple and accessible, whether creating a one-of-a-kind coffee table book or distributing copies to a broader audience. Our hardcover books feature endpapers with a clean, white front and back, setting the perfect stage for your content to make an impactful first impression from the very first page on the right.
Why Choose Imagine it in Print for Your Hardcover Book Printing?
Choosing Imagine it in Print for your hardcover book printing needs means more than just getting a high-quality product. It’s about creating something that carries emotional weight or professional significance. Our books are not just printed; they are treasures that encapsulate moments, achievements, or the essence of your brand. They’re an investment into tangible memories and a powerful tool for communication, making them indispensable for both personal use and business branding.
Note: A hardcover book has endpapers with a white front and back, ensuring the first page starts on the right and preserving published works’ traditional and professional layout.
Material | 135gsm, 170gsm, Gloss, Silk, Offset paper |
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Cover material | 200 gsm shiny, 200 gsm matte |
Pages | From 24-396 pages |
Sizes | 6 sizes |
Guideline | Explanation | Layout guide |
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We highly recommend using our templates and guides to prepare your print-ready PDF. | You can download our guides by clicking the guides button to the right. Remember to delete the template layers before exporting your design to PDF. If you have a design already, we accept other file formats, such as JPEG, PNG, or EPS. We recommend using specific file formats to ensure the best quality of your content. For photographic content, we suggest using high-resolution JPEGs without compression. For graphics or text-based content, we recommend using print-ready, vector-based PDFs. If your content combines graphics and photography, we suggest using print-ready PDFs to achieve the best possible quality. | |
Save your files in a print-ready format | Save your files in an uneditable print-ready format such as PDF, TIFF, JPG, EPS) Your files should be flattened to one layer, the background layer, before submission. | |
Use CMYK as the colour mode. | Make sure to use CMYK instead of RGB as the colour mode. Also, use the colour mode FOGRA39 (ISO Coated v2). If you are not sure about the colour mode of your file, don’t worry—we can always convert it for you. However, please keep in mind that converting the colour mode may cause the colours to appear differently from the original file. | |
Ink Coverage | Make sure that ink coverage is not more than 300%. Force Colour Images to CMYK with a 260% ink limit (in Photoshop > Convert Colour Profile > Photoshop 5 Default CMYK) | |
Add 3 mm bleed and keep 4 mm safety margin | During production, there may be a slight cut deviation. To avoid any issues, we recommend the following: Add a 3mm bleed around all edges of your design. Keep essential elements 4 mm away from the edge or folding lines. Please also see below for wire-o-bound Avoid using borders or frames on smaller formats | |
Resolution of at least 300 dpi. | Ensure the resolution of the images and graphics in your artwork are at least 300 dpi. | |
Convert fonts to outlines or embed all the fonts. | Make sure you convert fonts to outlines or embed all the fonts when saving them in PDF format. | |
Font size | Fonts should be at least 6pt. | |
Check your artwork for overprint. | Ensure no elements in your artwork are set on overprint unless you want this effect in your design. | |
Lines and Text | Lines and Text should be at least .25pt (negative lines .5pt) | |
Perfect Bound Booklets | The spine area, as identified in the design guide, on the reverse of the cover i snot printable since it is where the interior pages will be glued The first interior page in the template will be on the RIGHT side of the final product’s spread Ensure you include the correct number of pages in your PDF. By example, for a 64 paged perfect bound booklet, there will be 60 interior pages + 2 spreads (cover / back cover on the first spread & first and last interior pages on the second spread) = 62 pages Please see here for spine sizes. | |
Wire-o-bound Booklets | Ensure that text and images are at least 11mm from the left edge for odd pages and 11mm from the right edge for even pages to allow for the wire | |
Hard-cover books | The reverse side of the cover cannot be printed. The first interior page in the template will appear on the right side of the final spread in the product. Please ensure that your PDF includes the correct number of pages. For example, for a 64-page hardcover book order, your PDF should contain 64 interior pages plus the cover/back spread, totaling 65 pages. We will add a blank page before and after your interior pages, so please do not include these in your artwork. |
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