Perfect Bound Booklet Printing

Perfect Binding makes publications light, affordable and durable. Our Booklet binding experts will join every page with strong adhesive, ensuring stability and speed to give you neat, square prints. Plus, you can download free PDF templates to get your files printer-ready. Whether you create Magazines or Catalogues, our custom Booklet printing service provides a versatile range of customization options to suit a variety of projects.

You will find a summary of the most frequently asked questions for this product below.

Non-account holders can place orders, but we recommend creating a free Mixam account and signing in. Select an item from the menu or type the name in the search bar and choose your print specifications, free quote and estimated dispatch date via the Instant Quote Calculator. Click Add to Cart, then Continue, and upload your files to your Artwork tab. Visit our How To Print With Mixam Support Page for more information.

You can create artwork by hand and then scan or photograph it. You can then load the images to your desktop. Or you can use popular online graphic design programs like Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, Canva and Affinity Publisher. You can also use our downloadable PDF templates via our Instant Quote Calculator to lay out your designs once you've chosen your print specifications to ensure your files are print-ready before upload.

Bleed is an extension of artwork or colour(s) to minimise unprinted edges appearing when we cut your prints to size. Most items require a 3mm bleed, including Flat items and the inner pages and covers on Bound and Paperback items. You don’t need to include bleed if no artwork or colour(s) meet the page edges. Visit our Bleed Support Page or contact our team for help.

Start a pending order by adding a quote to your Cart and clicking Continue. Please label your files clearly before uploading with names like Page_1, Page_2, etc., so our system can place your files chronologically. Drag and drop files from your desktop or upload them from your computer, online file-sharing accounts like Dropbox, or a web URL. You can upload single and multi-page files to orders. Visit our Print File Setup Guide for more information.

You can upload many file types, and we’ll convert them into high-quality PDFs. You can submit them as single, double, or individual files. Ensure your files are in CMYK colour mode before uploading. Visit our Colour Guide for Printing and File Formats Support Page to view the complete list of accepted file types.

A multi-piece shipment refers to a single order containing multiple items. Once you add your first quote to your Shopping Cart, you can repeat the process for the same item or add a quote for another item via the categories at the top of the website. You can then upload your files to each item in one order.

Once you’ve uploaded files in your order’s Artwork tab, you can preview them via Thumbnails, an Online Preview and Downloadable Proof. Mixam’s automatic file checker will scan your files, but please also check all files manually, especially your Downloadable Proof, to review and fix issues before we send your order to production. Visit our Proofing Support Page for more information, and contact our print experts by chat, email or phone for assistance.

The cut-off time for confirmed orders is 4 pm AEST every workday. It would help to confirm your order before these times to secure your estimated dispatch date. Unconfirmed orders may mean you receive a new estimated delivery date. Please note extra costs may apply for remote/rural locations. Visit our Shipping and Delivery Support Page for more information.

We aim to get your order to you by or on the date you choose on our Instant Quote Calculator. While all dispatch dates displayed are estimated and not guaranteed, we’ll inform you at the earliest opportunity if a delay occurs. Visit our Shipping and Delivery Support Page for more information, and contact our team in advance if you have a deadline, and we’ll try to accommodate.

Chat or Call us on: 02 7208 8176 to speak to our friendly customer service team.

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How to upload your files

 You can upload your files in a way that suits you - as single pages or spreads, individual files for each page, or as a single combined file.

Important - your cover

 Your cover is made up of four pages - a front cover, an inside front cover, a back cover, and an inside back cover.

Bleed

 We ask for a 3mm bleed on all booklets. Please do not include any important content within this area.

Binding

 The available binding options are: saddle stitching (stapled) or perfect binding.

Please note:

 These available binding options are entirely dependent upon the number of pages and paper weight selected for your order. This is because there comes a point where the combined paper thickness is too much to effectively staple or stitch together, and will instead need to be held together by adhesive (otherwise known as 'perfect binding').

 The opposite is true if there are too few pages for perfect binding to work. Our dynamic ordering system is smart enough to know when a limit has been reached, and will automatically switch to the required binding option.

Spine (for Perfect Binding)

 If you choose perfect binding you have the option to upload the spine as a separate print file. The spine depth is calculated and displayed in the shopping cart. If you do not upload a print file for your spine it will be left blank.

 The spine will also need a 3mm bleed at the top and bottom.

Completing your order

 Before you can complete your order, you must make sure all page placeholders have been completed. For example, if you are ordering 32 pages, all 32 boxes must be filled. If you do not have enough content, you must add blank pages.

Size
120mm x 120mm
148mm x 148mm
A4 (210mm x 297mm)
DL (105mm x 210mm)
A5 Long (105mm x 297mm)
210mm x 280mm
A5 (148mm x 210mm)
A6 (105mm x 148mm)
210mm x 210mm

Perfect Bound PUR Booklets

Weight
Perfect (PUR)
Silk Paper
90gsm 36 - 400 pages
115gsm 36 - 400 pages
130gsm 32 - 400 pages
150gsm 32 - 400 pages
170gsm 28 - 400 pages
200gsm 24 - 400 pages
Gloss Paper
90gsm 36 - 400 pages
115gsm 36 - 400 pages
130gsm 32 - 400 pages
150gsm 32 - 400 pages
170gsm 28 - 400 pages
200gsm 24 - 400 pages
Uncoated Paper
90gsm 36 - 400 pages
100gsm 36 - 400 pages
120gsm 32 - 400 pages
150gsm 32 - 400 pages
170gsm 28 - 400 pages
200gsm 24 - 400 pages
Recycled Silk Paper
115gsm 36 - 400 pages
130gsm 32 - 400 pages
150gsm 32 - 400 pages
170gsm 28 - 400 pages
200gsm 24 - 400 pages
Recycled Uncoated Paper
90gsm 36 - 400 pages
100gsm 36 - 400 pages
120gsm 32 - 400 pages
135gsm 32 - 400 pages
160gsm 28 - 400 pages
Paper Type
Gloss
Silk
Recycled Uncoated
Recycled Silk
Uncoated
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