Keep menus, programmes and mini catalogues compact and easy to browse with A5 saddle stitch brochures. Choose from a range of papers, print options and cover finishes to create a booklet that suits your content and your budget.
Measuring 148 × 210mm, A5 is half the size of A4 and fits neatly into a bag or C5 envelope. It’s a practical format for direct mail, counter displays and handouts at events and exhibitions.
Saddle stitching secures folded sheets with staples along the spine, creating a lightweight booklet with up to 80 pages. Choose portrait for menus and programmes, or landscape for photography, lookbooks and step-by-step layouts.
Print in full colour for photographs and branded designs, choose Pantone inks for specific brand colours, or keep things simple with black-only printing for text-led content.
Your paper choice shapes the look and feel of your brochure:
Cover lamination adds protection and changes the feel of your brochure. Choose matt or silk for an understated finish, gloss for added shine, or soft-touch for a velvety texture. Anti-scuff lamination helps protect covers from marks caused by frequent handling.
For extra emphasis, add spot UV or foiling to make selected details, such as your logo or cover title, catch the light.
Express orders placed before 10am will be delivered within 3 or 5 working days, depending on the option selected.
Choose your options and order your A5 saddle stitch brochures today.
Other Saddle Stitch Brochure Sizes:
Related Booklets and Paper Options:
Size
A5: 148mm x 210mm
Portrait or Landscape
Page count
The cover is included in the total number of pages in your brochure, pages are printed on both sides
Additional pages can be added to the specified counts above*
Colour
Printed in 4 colour CMYK throughout
Other options*
Material
Brochures are printed on 150gsm silk paper throughout on cover and inner pages
Covers
Upgrade cover to a heavier weight paper of 170gsm up to 350gsm*
Inside Pages
Inner paper weight can be reduced down to 90gsm or increased to up to 250gsm*
Paper Range
We also print on Uncoated, Matt coated and Gloss (at no extra cost)
Recycled, Bright white and Designer papers*
Binding
Folded, saddle stitched (stapled) and trimmed
Envelopes
C5 sized envelopes can be supplied if required, plain or printed*
Optional Upgrades
Items below and those marked with * above will result in a change in price if you choose them.
Saddle stitching is a bookbinding method which is very similar to stapling. This method assembles brochure pages by first nesting several folded double-leaf spreads on top of each other (starting with the middlemost pages and finishing with the outer cover leaf).
The brochure pages are then stitched together by threading lengths of metal wire (similar to staples) through all pages along the central crease line.
Saddle-stitched brochures are cost-effective to produce, and can be laid fairly flat while open; which means the inner edge of the print won’t get lost in the spine area of the brochure. The latter also makes them ideal for hands-free publications, such as instruction booklets and guides.
You can view our page count options in the table below. Each paper sheet (or ‘leaf’) of your brochure will have two printed pages (pp); one on each side of the paper. Brochure covers consist of four pages, and are included in addition to the page counts listed in the table below.
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.
Saddle-stitched brochures are available in the following standard sizes. Please note that these measurements refer to the size of the brochure when closed:
Looking for a different size? Simply get in touch to discuss our custom size options!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every A5 brochure we produce is printed, folded, stitched and trimmed under one roof at our 20,000 square foot Southampton facility. Better Printing is part of the InPrint Group, a family business that has been in print production for over three decades, and that experience shows in the detail: colour checked by skilled press operators, binding handled by dedicated finishers, and nothing outsourced.
Because we run litho and digital presses side by side, a 50-copy short run and a 50,000-copy campaign both get the process that suits them. We hold ISO certifications for quality and sustainability, answer the phone 24 hours a day, six days a week, and have a track record of getting urgent jobs out on time. That is why thousands of UK businesses come back to us.
