Our book printing service provides the quality you would expect from a company with an infatuation with books. We provide a professional and affordable printing service for authors looking to print between 30 and 5000+ copies, with our passion and attention to detail noticeable on every page.
There are several options you'll need to consider when printing a book:
High quality paperbacks in full colour and/or black and white.
Case bound with a material covered case and gold foiling on the spine, or with a printed paper case (PPC).
Case bound with a material covered case with foiling or a printed paper case (PPC), both options with a dust jacket.
110mm x 174mm
Popular size for paperbacks
129mm x 198mm
148mm x 210mm
138mm x 216mm
Popular size for paperbacks and casebound
156mm x 234mm
Popular size for paperbacks and casebound
168mm x 246mm
Traditional-sized book for both paperbacks and casebound
189mm x 246mm
Good for books with two-column printing
210mm x 297mm
A4 is the largest standard size
Available on request
Standard black and white printing for novels, memoirs, etc. Great for books with black & white images, graphs, or other graphics
Black and white text with full colour ‘plate sections’ typically of 4pp, 8pp, 12pp or more
Ideal for coffee table, art and any book with colour images throughout
80gsm–140gsm
Includes options such as off-white, book wove 80gsm and book wove cream 70gsm. Other weights on request
90gsm–170gsm
Gloss, silk or mattIdeal for books with black and white photographs and all full-colour books
Available on request
The standard method of binding a paperback book
A stronger form of perfect binding whereby more glue is forced into the spine
A stronger and more durable form of binding for paperback books. Increasingly being used for casebound books
The strongest and most common method of enhancing the binding of a casebound or paperback book
250gsm–350gsm
Silk or gloss coated
A range of laminates can be applied including gloss, matt and silk
130gsm–170gsm
Gloss or silk coated paper from 130gsm to 350gsm
A range of laminates can be applied including gloss, matt and silk
Available on request
Embossing with UV also available (press-dependent)
In addition to our UK-based operation, DolmanScott has print facilities through partners in other countries including Australia, South Africa and the Far East.
We would suggest starting with a smaller print run to test the market for your book before scaling up production. Our printing service is ideal for this as additional print runs are easy once your book is formatted and ready to go.
Both methods of printing have their advantages. Digital printing is ideal for smaller print runs (up to 750 copies), whereas litho printing becomes the more cost-effective option when print runs are larger. Both are capable of printing in black and white and full colour.
Including images means that we may have to print your book on a paper suitable for reproducing high-quality images, which is often more expensive than paper used for text-only books. In addition, colour photographs cost more to print than black-and-white, as multiple inks need to be used to achieve the correct colour mix.
At DolmanScott, we can provide a design service to help format your book to perfection. Please note, there is an additional charge for this.
If you have some technical ability then we will provide the correct dimensions and margins for you to do this yourself.
Please supply your book in the following format:
If you have any problems getting your file ready, let us know and we can guide you through the process and help out with the technical bits. Please be aware that we may have to charge an additional fee for file conversion.
At DolmanScott, we provide a Cover Design service; simply by briefing one of our designers you can be assured we will provide original artwork to make your book stand out on the shelves.
Alternatively, you can provide us with images and text and we will combine these to create your vision.
We will let you know in your quotation if proofs are included in your print run. Generally, on smaller digital print runs (where PDFs are supplied) we don’t supply printed proofs.
ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number; having an ISBN enters your book into a database which details bibliographic information. ISBN numbers are used by retailers and libraries to catalogue their titles. As a result, if you want to sell your book through major retailers or stock your book in libraries you will need to have an ISBN.
Getting an ISBN is easy. We can help you with the process through our Book Publishing service, or you can buy one directly from the ISBN agency in your country. Visit www.nielsenisbnstore.com/Home/ISBN for more information.
For your book to be listed by online retailers such as Amazon, it needs to be registered with Nielsen BookData. If you are using our Book Publishing service we will do this for you.
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Transcend the physical. Our experts will convert your book to digital formats and make them available and accessible to readers across the globe.
Find Out MoreGetting your book published and printed with us is easy! To get a quote, simply choose the service you want and complete the online form. Once you’ve submitted your quote, we’ll be in touch within 24 hours.
