A4 Perfect Bound Books
Make your corporate brochure a powerful tool in your branding toolbox with our A4 perfect bound books. Your corporate brochures are often the first point of contact when it comes to prospecting new clients – so it’s crucial that you do your company, business and branding justice.
A4 perfect bound book printing options
Professional, visually striking and affordable, our A4 perfect bound booklets are ideal for your annual report, trade show materials, manuals or information guides. Unlike saddle stitched or stapled books, the perfect binding provides a clean spine. The gathered pages of your brochure are bound to a wrap-around spine using a strong adhesive which, when dry, leaves them secure.
A4 perfect bound brochures and books are printed on 130gsm silk paper as standard (for the pages) and with a heavier cover of 300gsm silk, for a more luxurious look and feel. Our standard A4 brochures measure 210mm x 297mm (in landscape or portrait orientation), but we also offer A5, A6, DL and Square brochures.
If you want to create a more eye-catching design, take a look at our lamination, embossing, spot UV or foiling finishing options.
Create your own A4 perfect bound booklet printing design using our free, downloadable booklet templates or take advantage of our in house design services.
Top tip! Perfect bound vs saddle stitch – which is best for you? Take a look at our binding types guide.
Alternative A4 perfect bound book uses
Ideal for annual reports, company brochures, catalogues, magazines or manuals etc, perfect bound booklets are the perfect versatile printed notebook.
Create your very own design – opt for variable data printing for your custom notebook and individually number and date the inner pages. Or create different graphics or text elements on every unique page. Print your custom perfect bound books with QR codes – either inside or on the cover – allowing customers and potential clients to easily link to your website or socials.
Give out custom printed perfect bound books as freebies at trade shows or exhibitions – and provide potential future customers with something useful, practical…and branded with your company name, logo and contact details.
Our custom printed A4 perfect bound books come with fast, free delivery and quick order turnaround.
Should you have any questions regarding a perfect bound books UK order, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our friendly team today.
Specification
Size:
- A4 210mm x 297mm
- Portrait or Landscape
Colour:
- 4 (full) colour CMYK
- 5 colour (4 colour CMYK + 1 pantone colour)
- 6 colour (4 colour CMYK + 2 pantone colours)
- Pantone colours (upto 5)
- Black throughout
Internal pages:
- Silk paper (90-250gsm)
- Gloss paper (90-250gsm)
- Uncoated paper (100-250gsm)
- Premium Uncoated paper (90-250gsm)
- Conqueror (120gsm Various styles / textures)
Cover pages:
- Silk paper (250-350gsm)
- Gloss paper (250-350gsm)
- Uncoated paper (250-350gsm)
- Recycled paper (250-350gsm)
- Premium Uncoated paper (250-350gsm)
- Conquerer (300-320gsm Various styles / textures)
- Kraft paper (280-325gsm)
Lamination: (Cover only)
- Matt Lamination
- Gloss Lamination
- Silk Lamination
- Soft Touch Lamination
Finishing:
- Pages trimmed to final size
- Pages folded into signatures
- Cover scored with spine
Binding:
*PUR uses a Polyurethane reactive glue that is much stronger than standard EVA glue used in perfect bound
Additional options:
- Spot UV (Matt or Gloss)
- Embossing (Raised Effect)
- Debossing (Indent Effect)
- Foiling (choose from 10 colours)
- Drill Holes 1, 2 or 4
- Euro Slot Hole Standard or Large
- Perforation for tear out pages/strips
- Fold Out for additional cover space
- Die Cut for custom cover shape
FAQs
What is perfect binding?
Perfect binding is a method of bookbinding, where the pages are simply placed in a vertical stack and glued to the spine of your booklet using flexible glue. The outer edges of your booklet are then simultaneously trimmed to create a ‘perfect’ clean edge.
What are the advantages of perfect binding?
The perfect binding method offers greater flexibility and creative freedom at a relatively affordable price. Your book can have an even or odd number of pages, and each page can use a different paper stock or colour.
Presentation-wise, perfect bound books also offer identical page size and presentation, with no need to adjust your design for trim creep.
Perfect bound books also offer a spine which can be printed on – so in a stack or shelf of books, yours can still stand out!
How many pages can my perfect bound books have?
You can view our page count options in the table below. Each paper sheet (or ‘leaf’) of your book will have two printed pages (pp); one on each side of the paper.
If you’re still unsure about page counts, or you need a different number of pages to the options here, call us on 023 8087 8037 to discuss your requirements.
What sizes are available?
Perfect bound books are available in the following standard sizes. Please note that these measurements refer to the size of the brochure when closed:
- A4 (210mm by 297mm)
- A5 (148mm by 210mm)
- A6 (105mm by 148mm)
- DL (99mm by 210mm)
- Square (205mm by 205mm)
Looking for a different size? Simply get in touch to discuss our custom size options!
What materials are these products printed on?
Please see the Specification tab for more information on this product’s standard material specification. Alternative stocks and grades can be supplied for most products to help you customise your order – simply get in touch to discuss your print requirements.
Will my perfect bound books be printed via litho printing or digital printing methods?
The right print method will depend on a number of factors; including the product type, quantity and turnaround time you require.
Better Printing can produce your order on either litho or digital, with both available in-house. Our sales team can recommend the most cost-effective solution for your needs and will confirm your preferred method before going to print.
How do I select portrait or landscape?
All brochures and booklets are produced in portrait orientation (with the spine located on the longer edge of the booklet) by default. Alternatively, you can specify landscape orientation for your brochures if needed at the checkout stage.
What imposition or page order format should I use for my artwork?
We recommend supplying artwork as single pages in the same order as you want them to appear in the finished brochure. Please avoid supplying your artwork in printer’s pairs or double page spreads, as this may extend production times of your print order.
