A5 Perfect Bound BookletsHere's Your Design

Our A5 perfect bound booklets are and extremely versatile size that can be used for a number of marketing purposes.

• Our most popular size
• Send them out in the post for impressive direct mail campaigns
• Ideal for catalogues, programs and high-end magazines

 
  

Your document size will vary depending on the pages. Use our spine guide to make sure you supply the right artwork.
- Lee, Proofing Team Leader

Designing your own print booklet or brochure doesn’t have to be daunting. Here’s how to set up your artwork for print.

• The finished size of an A5 booklet is 148mm x 210mm, so set your artwork up at 154mm x 216mm to add 3mm bleed to both sides
• Add an extra 7mm to the binding side for the safe zone.
• Set your colour mode as CMYK
• Use high resolution images (at least 300dpi)
• Embed or flatten your fonts
• Here’s exactly how to make a booklet for beginners

What paper type should I choose?

We offer three different paper stocks for this product. Our most affordable is thin 115gsm silk, which is ideal for magazines. 150gsm is thicker for a more premium booklet. Or, 120gsm classic writable is uncoated making it perfect for smudge-free writing.

What does perfect bound mean?

This binding type means your pages will be glued to a spine.

What does ‘pp’ mean?

‘Pp’ refers to printed pages.

What are perfect bound booklets printed on?

We use our state-of-the-art Truepress to print them.

When will my booklets be delivered?

Booklet orders approved by 6:30pm will be dispatched for delivery within three working days. Delivery takes a further working day. For example, if you approved your order by 6:30pm on a Monday, we’d dispatch your order on Thursday and it’d be delivered on Friday.

How do I upload my booklet design?

You should upload your booklet artwork after placing your order. To do this, complete your order and then email your artwork to our Studio team at artwork@instantprint.co.uk who’ll then set it up for print for you.