Custom Booklet Printing

Our premium custom booklets offer easily customizable solutions for all your direct marketing needs. Choose from a wide variety of page counts, paper stocks, and binding styles to perfectly match your brand vision. With our reliable and discount services, getting booklets printed is fast and efficient. Create a unique, tangible advertising tool designed to seamlessly navigate its way right into your customers' hands and homes.

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Size Guide

8.5'' x 11''
5.5'' x 8.5''
4.25'' x 5.5''
3.5'' x 8.5''
11'' x 8.5'' Landscape
8.5'' x 5.5'' Landscape
5.5'' x 4.25''
8.5'' x 3.5'' Landscape
8.5'' x 8.5''
5.5'' x 5.5''
CD Booklets

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Page Count Guide

How to Choose the Right Page Count

With booklet printing the cover pages are always counted separately, even if printed on the same paper as the inside pages (self-cover). The 4 cover pages are:

  • The front cover
  • The inside of the front cover (usually used for the table of content or kept blank)
  • The inside of the back cover (usually used for the imprint, copyright notes, index or further editorial notes. May also be left blank)
  • The back cover

For technical reasons the entire page count must always be devidable by four. Thus, please count your content pages, add 2-4 cover pages and in case you're ending up with a number not devidable by four, please round up to the next available page count by adding blank pages to your layout.

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Paper Guide

80 lb. Text Stock Gloss

Our lightest and most economical paper. Its glossy finish on both sides guarantees a high-quality final product. Excellent brightness for vibrant colors. Indoor use only.

80 lb. Text Stock Matte

Lightweight, smooth and glare-free, achieves better color contrast. Economical and aesthetic option, easy to hand out. Indoor use only.

100 lb. Text Stock Gloss Premium

Premium medium weight paper stock with a glossy finish on both sides for popping colors. Resistant to markings and fading. Most common paper for Booklets and Magazines, Brochures or Posters. Indoor use only.

100 lb. Text Stock Matte Premium

Premium medium weight paper stock. Coated on both sides with a smooth matte finish for an elegant overall appearance. Enhanced durability due to its thickness. Indoor use only.

120 lb. Text Stock Gloss Premium

Perfect compromise between flexibility and rigidity. Glossy thicker medium weight paper stock with a shiny finish on both sides. High brightness for guaranteed outstanding printing results. Indoor use only.

120 lb. Text Stock Matte Premium

Elegant and exclusive matte paper option with a dull finish on both sides for enhanced readability. Appealing thickness and flexibility, durable, high brightness, nonglare. Indoor use only.

120 lb. Offset Uncoated

Heavy weight white bond paper with excellent brightness, Uncoated on both sides. Colors may appear dull for a vintage effect. It has a more natural feel and allows you to write on it. Sturdy but still flexible. Indoor use only.

80 lb. Text Stock Silk Matte, 100% Recycling

Our thinnest sustainable paper option with a smooth matte finish on both sides. Excellent color fidelity guaranteed due to an extremely high whiteness level. FSC certified.

90 lb. Text Stock Gloss, 100% Recycling

Lightweight and glossy sustainable paper for best quality color saturation, photorealistic image reproduction and a brillant impression. Extremely high brightness (125%), outstanding opacity, FSC certified.

100 lb. Text Stock Silk Matte, 100% Recycling

Medium weight and sustainable paper stock, coated on both sides with a smooth matte finish, high readability, elegant appearance. Great color fidelity and extraordinary high brightness. FSC certified.

100 lb. Text Stock Gloss, 100% Recycling

Medium weight sustainable paper with a glossy finish for outstanding colors. Perfect image reproduction, excellent opacity, terrific brightness (125%). FSC certified.

80 lb. Offset Uncoated, 100% Recycling

Uncoated paper option, 100% recycled from recovered material, smooth texture, comparable to thick letterpaper. Easy writable, superb whiteness level and brightness (135%). Suitable for use with a laser or inkjet printers. FSC certified.

90 lb. Offset Uncoated, 100% Recycling

Uncoated medium weight paper with great haptics and a natural feel. Allows writing on it easily. Recycled from 100% recovered paper, manufactured climate-neutrally with energy and water saving low-emission technologies. FSC recycled credit.

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Cover Guide

Self Cover

The cover pages will be printed on the same paper as the inside pages.

100 lb. Text Stock Gloss Premium

Light weight cover stock with a glossy finish on both sides for popping colors. Resistant to markings and fading. This cover paper is identical to the correspondent inside paper of the same name.

100 lb. Text Stock Matte Premium

Light weight cover stock. Coated on both sides with a smooth matte finish for an elegant overall appearance. This cover paper is identical to the correspondent inside paper of the same name.

120 lb. Text Stock Gloss Premium

Thin, flexibile but rigid cover paper of medium weight with a modest shiny finish on both sides. High brightness for guaranteed outstanding printing results. This cover paper is identical to the correspondent inside paper of the same name.

120 lb. Text Stock Matte Premium

Appealing and exclusive medium weight matte cover paper with a dull finish on both sides for enhanced readability. Appreciable thickness and flexibility, durable, high brightness, nonglare. This cover paper is identical to the correspondent inside paper of the same name.

12 pt. Card Stock Gloss

Durable material with glossy finish for a likable feel. Its medium weight and best quality enhance vibrant colors and highlight every detail of a design. Most common cover stock for catalogs and magazines.

12 pt. Card Stock Matte

Durable cardstock paper with a matte and elegant finish on front and back. Great readability, smooth touch. Scratch and dust resistant matte aqueous coating to avoid fingerprints and scoring.

14 pt. Card Stock Gloss

Sturdy and medium weight card stock with a glossy finish on back and front for excellent photo-realistic images and high color fidelity. Great paper volume, pleasing brightness, excellent opacity.

14 pt. Card Stock Matte

High quality cardstock with a smooth satin matte finish on back and front. Provides a sophisticated product, in muted hues, and easy to read even in full text. Very high brightness, feels great to the touch. Includes matte aqueous coating to avoid fingerprints and scoring.

16 pt. Card Stock Gloss

Heavy weight glossy card stock of premium quality with a slightly shiny finish for popping colors and awesome color saturation. This paper has a significant volume, homogeneous surface and appealing brightness.

16 pt. Card Stock Matte

Premium quality, heavy weight card stock with a slick and elegant surface for a pleasant feel between the fingers. Its quality prevents colors from fading when handed from hand to hand. Includes matte aqueous coating to avoid fingerprints and scoring.

18 pt. Card Stock Matte

Ultra heavy weight premium quality card stock, which comes with a elegant matte finish plus a durable matte aqueous coating to protect from scratching and to prevent fingerprints. Extremely smooth and uniform surface provides awesome haptics. Authentic image reproduction, nonglare appearance. Perfect fit as a cover to uncoated inside pages of booklets.

14 pt. Card Stock Offset Uncoated

Medium weight uncoated cover paper with a uniform structure and a great feel between your fingers. Colors may appear dull for a vintage effect. Comes with a substancial level of whiteness and a great paper volume. All purpose option for text, graphics and images.

12 pt. Card Stock Gloss, 100% Recycling

Durable material with glossy finish for a likable feel. Its medium weight and best quality enhance vibrant colors and highlight every detail of a design. Sustainable alternative to the regular 12 pt. card Stock cover paper.

12 pt. Card Stock Silk Matte, 100% Recycling

Sustainable cover stock of solid thickness and volume with a silk matte finish for a likable feel. Recycling paper with a level of 121% of whiteness for a truely high-class impression. FSC certified.

110 lb. Offset Uncoated, 100% Recycling

Light weight, sustainable, uncoated cover paper with an extraordinary high volume. This eco-friendly option has been recycled from 100% recovered materials and manufactured climate-neutrally with energy and water saving low-emission technologies. FSC recycled credit.

12 pt. Card Stock Offset Uncoated, 100% Recycling

Substantial weight, impactful thickness. Uncoated on both sides, no finish, no sheen, natural feel. Excellent brightness. Ecological, environment friendly, climate-neutral.

16 pt. Card Stock Offset Uncoated, 100% Recycling

Best quality heavy weight cover stock without coating and a great structure providing a memorable feel to the touch. Although manufactured out of 100% recovered materials it has an extremely high brightness (135%). Writeable and suitable for use with laser and inkjet printers. FSC certified.

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Finish Cover Guide

Aqueous Coating Matte

Water-based matte protection layer to improve the durability of the product and to deter dirt and fingerprints. Increases scuff-resistance of the printing color for items going through many hands or being otherwise exposed to high abrasion.

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Binding Guide

Saddle Stitched
Perfect Binding

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Color Front/Back Guide

Full Color Printing on Front & Back
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Custom Booklet Printing

Our premium custom booklets offer easily customizable solutions for all your direct marketing needs. Choose from a wide variety of page counts, paper stocks, and binding styles to perfectly match your brand vision. With our reliable and discount services, getting booklets printed is fast and efficient. Create a unique, tangible advertising tool designed to seamlessly navigate its way right into your customers' hands and homes.
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How Custom Printed Booklets Can Help Your Brand.

Looking for a reliable booklet printing company to bring your ideas to life?

Whether you want to showcase your products in a custom catalog or create a professional booklet for your business, we provide high-quality, fully customizable printing solutions at competitive prices.

Our services are perfect for direct mail marketing, helping your brand make a lasting impression right in your customers’ homes.

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How to Order
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How To Order Your Custom Booklets.

Ordering your premium quality booklets is quick and easy! From product catalogs to event programs and marketing materials, our streamlined ordering process lets you customize every detail with ease.
Follow our simple steps below to bring your project to life with professional, print-ready results.

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Choose Your Product Specifications

Select your preferred size, paper, and binding options in our configurator, then review production time and the estimated delivery time.

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Add to Cart & Upload Your File

Click “Add to Cart & Upload Your File” to submit your artwork. For multiple versions, duplicate the item and edit details.

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Review Digital Proof & Go to Checkout

Download your free PDF proof to ensure your premium quality booklets look exactly as expected and complete the checkout process.

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How To Prepare Your File: Specifications For Booklets.

Save Your File Correctly

Export your artwork as PDF/X-3 for the best color accuracy and reliable printing results. Alternatively you can send us JPEG or TIFF files. Adobe Photoshop users should always save their files as JPEG or TIFF. If a Photoshop PDF is required, please use Acrobat Distiller to create the PDF (you may download our Acrobat JobOptions further down this page in the templates section). Please never save a PDF directly from Photoshop.

Portrait or Landscape

Ensure your file matches the selected size and orientation (portrait or landscape). If your file differs from the ordered size, it may be resized automatically unless you add the Trim to Custom Size service.

Page Count

The total number of pages must be a multiple of 4 (e.g., 28, 32, 36 pages, including covers). If necessary, blank pages can be added during upload to reach the required total.

Page Setup

The total number of pages must be a multiple of 4 (e.g., 28, 32, 36 pages, including covers). If necessary, blank pages can be added during upload to reach the required total.

Prepare your document as single pages only, in reading order:

  • Page 1 = Front Cover
  • Page 2 = Inside Front Cover
  • Pages 3–n = Content Pages
  • Inside Back Cover
  • Back Cover

Bleed, Trim & Safety Areas

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Please ensure your file has the following dimensions:

  • Trim size 5.5” x 8.5”: The product currently selected in the configurator above on this page will be delivered in these dimensions.
  • Bleed size 5.70” x 8.70”: Include + 1/10" on all four sides. This is the bleed that will be trimmed. Extend background images and graphics beyond this area.

Safe Zone: Keep all text and key elements at least 1/12" from the trim edge to prevent being trimmed.

RGB vs CMYK

Use CMYK only. Files in RGB or with spot colors will be automatically converted, which may cause colors to appear different from the original file.

The total ink coverage (C+M+Y+K) must not exceed 300% to ensure proper drying and prevent pages from sticking.

  • For black or gray text, use only the K channel.
  • For a rich black, use 40C / 0M / 0Y / 100K or 30/30/30/100.

Image Resolution - Avoid Blurry Images

Images resolution need to be minimum 150 dpi (recommended 300 dpi) to ensure sharp, high-quality results. Avoid low-resolution or pixelated images.

Fonts

Use PostScript fonts for offset printing. If TrueType fonts are used, convert them to outlines (also known as paths or curves) to avoid rendering issues.

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Download Booklet Templates‍ & Color Profiles.

Use our blank templates here. These include the bleed, safety margins, color profile, and page layout.

Please first choose a size from the calculator to see the according templates here.
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What’s the Difference Between Booklets & Brochures?

Feature

Brochures

Booklets

Core Format

A single sheet of paper that is always folded.

Consists of multiple pages (starting from 4) that are folded and bound together.

Assembly

Held together by its folds.

Requires binding (like saddle-stitch or perfect binding) to keep the pages together.

Content Depth

Showcases services or products in more detail than a flyer.

Designed for in-depth information, such as technical specifications, pricing, or full catalogs.

Design Traps

The type of fold is the most distinguishing feature and dictates the layout.

Page margins (especially the "gutter" for binding) are a critical factor to ensure no content is lost.

Paper Stock

Typically printed on high-quality, thicker paper (ranging from 80 lb text to 18 pt card).

Varies; can have a "self cover" (all pages are the same paper) or a "real cover" (using thicker card stock).

Common Use

Distributed at trade fairs, shows, and meetings to showcase product/service highlights.

Used for multi-page catalogs, programs, manuals, or detailed reports.

Booklet Binding Options.

We offer two high-quality binding options for printing booklets and catalogs:

Cheap printed saddle stitch booklets

Saddle Stitching

Pages are folded and stapled along the center, ideal for creating a clean, flat-opening book with a neat finished edge, making it a cost-effective choice for magazines, event programs, and promotional materials.

Three perfect binding booklets, printed at an affordable cost

Perfect Binding

Pages are glued to a square spine, ideal for thicker custom booklets, catalogs, and premium publications. With perfect binding, a separate spine file is required, with width based on page count and paper type.

Industries That Use Booklets Most.

Custom booklets support many industries, informing customers and elevating brands across sales and education.

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Educational Institutions

Present course overviews, student handbooks, and event programs in clear, professional printed formats.

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Retail - Online & In-Store

Showcase full product ranges, pricing, and specs to drive offline browsing and purchases.

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Insurance & Financial Services

Explain policies, coverage options, and comparisons with polished, trustworthy layouts clients understand.

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Real Estate & Property Market

Highlight listings, neighborhood insights, and investment summaries for showings, mailers, and events

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Health Care & Wellness

Outline treatments, memberships, schedules, and programs for clinics, gyms, and wellness brands.

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Events & Conferences

Provide schedules, speaker bios, sponsor placements, and venue maps for seamless attendee experiences.

Why Order Custom Booklets From Us?

At Chilliprinting, we offer high-quality, customizable solutions to support your brand and impress your customers.

High Quality

We produce top-quality booklets using premium materials, precise offset printing, and expert finishing to guarantee consistent, professional results.

Fast Delivery

Experience quick production and reliable shipping. We make ordering printed booklets online fast, efficient, and always on schedule.

Lowest Cost

Enjoy affordable printing without compromise. Our high quality booklets deliver premium results at the lowest cost in the industry.

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Frequently Asked Questions When Ordering Booklets.

Which file formats can I upload for printing?

We accept PDF, JPEG, and TIFF file formats for all booklet orders. To ensure the best printing results, your files should include the correct bleed and color profiles (CMYK). For accurate layout and color consistency during production, we recommend exporting your final design as a multi-page PDF.

Do you provide booklet printing templates?

Yes! Free downloadable templates for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are available directly on the product page. Each template includes the proper dimensions, bleed margins, and color settings to ensure accurate printing. For smooth production and perfect alignment, you can upload your finished artwork in PDF, JPEG, or TIFF format.

How many pages can I print in a booklet?

Our custom booklets range from 8 to 320 pages in increments of four. The total page count includes all cover pages. For example, a 12-page booklet contains 8 internal pages, plus a front cover and a back cover, each with an outside and an inside. This flexible format allows for everything from slim brochures to comprehensive product catalogs.

What binding options do you offer for booklets?

We offer two professional binding options for booklets. Saddle stitching, which involves stapling, is ideal for booklets of up to 100 pages. Perfect binding, which involves gluing the spine, is ideal for thicker booklets of 36 pages or more, depending on the paper weight. Both options deliver a sleek, durable, professional finish, making them perfect for catalogs or magazines.

Can I place different designs or items in the same order?

Yes, you can definitely include several designs in the same order. First, configure your booklet. Then, add it to your cart. Next, duplicate it and adjust the specifications, such as the file, quantity, paper, or size. If you're shipping to the same address, your items will be consolidated automatically to reduce delivery costs.

Can I get a printed sample before placing a large order?

To help you decide which paper is best for your needs, you can request a free sample pack that showcases our available paper stocks and finishes. This way, you can review the quality and feel of the paper before ordering. Please use our Samples page and enter your postal address to send us your request.
Some of our booklet products are available without a minimum order quantity enabling you to order a single sample directly from the configurator. However, please keep in mind that short-run quantities may be printed digitally, unlike the offset printing of your main run later on. Small differences in color, paper, and production finish are common between these two types of printing.

How long will it take to receive my printed booklets?

Production times vary depending on the quantity and selected options.. You can check exact turnaround dates using our live calendar in the pricing calculator. Orders usually ship within 1-2 weeks, and all shipments are handled by reliable carriers to ensure timely and secure delivery. Rush production and expedited shipping are available for most of our booklets.

Can I track my order once it ships?

Yes! Once your order leaves our facility, you’ll receive a tracking number via email. You can monitor your shipment in real time and estimate delivery based on the carrier. We work with trusted shipping partners to guarantee safe and on-time arrival of all printed booklets.

Will the price per booklet decrease if I order more?

It will! Since our offset printing process has a fixed setup cost, the price per unit decreases as the quantity increases. This means larger runs are more cost-efficient, ideal for bulk catalog printing, event programs, or marketing booklets requiring professional quality at the best possible value.

Do I need a separate spine file for perfect bound booklets?

Yes, perfect bound booklets require a separate print file for the spine in addition to the cover and interior pages. The spine's width is critical and depends on your exact page count and the thickness of your selected paper. You can see the required spine width on our Visual Upload Tool when you upload your custom design.

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