Booklet Printing gives you a multi-page, custom-printed booklet on quality paper stock, built for brands that need to tell a longer story - catalogs, product guides, lookbooks, and program books. Every page is full-color and made to order.
A bound booklet keeps related pages in sequence, so a reader moves through your catalog or instruction guide without loose sheets going missing. Matte or gloss covers add a finished feel customers notice the moment they pick it up. Retailers use booklets as seasonal lookbooks that sit on the counter and get flipped through at the register.
Materials & Specifications
- Material: coated or uncoated paper stock, heavier cover weight
- Printing: full-color CMYK, inside and outside pages
- Binding: saddle-stitch or perfect-bound page formats
- Finishing options: matte or gloss cover lamination, spot UV on the cover
- FSC option: FSC-certified paper available on request
Best Used For
- Retail catalogs and seasonal lookbooks
- Product guides and instruction manuals
- Event programs and membership booklets
- Brand storybooks and portfolio pieces
Printing & Finishing
Upgrade the cover with matte or gloss lamination for a tactile feel, or add spot UV to make a logo or title catch the light. Inside pages print in full-color CMYK so photography and color blocks stay sharp across the whole run.
Why Order from Teal
We are a US-based packaging supplier with free design help and free US shipping. Booklet Printing starts at an MOQ of 50 units, with full-color CMYK across every page. Choose rush service (from about 4 to 7 business days after proof approval on qualified ready-to-print jobs) or standard production from about 7 business days after proof approval, add an FSC-certified paper option, and Order a sample kit ($50, credited to your first order).
FAQ
What's the minimum order quantity? The standard MOQ is 50 units. Specialty rigid items start at 100, but booklets begin at 50.
How long is production? Standard production runs from about 7 business days, with a rush option (from about 4 to 7 business days after proof approval on qualified ready-to-print jobs) when you need it sooner.
Can I get a sample? Yes. A sample kit is $50, credited to your first order so you can check paper and print quality.
Request a free quote and we'll get back to you within 4 business hours.
How Booklet Quantities Change the Quote
Page count has to divide by four for saddle stitching, which is why a sixteen page booklet prices better than a fifteen page one. Text weight paper controls show through, a heavier cover stock survives handling in a retail bag, and perfect binding becomes the sensible route once the spine passes roughly forty pages.
| Copies | Booklet run guidance |
|---|---|
| 50 | Digital short run for proofing layout and paper feel. |
| 500 | Trade show handouts plus a sales team allocation. |
| 1,000 | Two language versions printed from one shared shell. |
| 5,000 | Offset setup and plate cost drop into the background. |
| 10,000+ | Catalog scale printing from about $0.44 per unit at volume. |
Turnaround falls into two bands: printing we keep on domestic presses may complete in about 7 business days, while specialty imported binding can take about 12 weeks, both quoted as planning ranges, not guarantees. Free dieline design covers any die cut cover or pocket you add. Submit trim size, page count, paper weights, binding method, and quantity.
How to Order Booklet Printing
Ordering custom booklet printing is simple:
- Submit a quote request with your dimensions, quantity, and design references
- Receive quote guidance within one business day
- Send your artwork or work with our design team (free dieline + 2 revision rounds)
- Approve the digital proof and production begins
- Standard production runs from about 7 business days after proof approval; complex or high-volume orders take longer
