Softcover Book Printing Service Manufacturer
Softcover book also known as paperback. Softcover book printing is a popular option for self-publishing authors and businesses alike. Whether for novels, children’s books, or more, a professioanl quality paperback will be a cost-effective choice. As a professional China printer with more than 25 years of printing experience, we provides a wide range of paperback book printing service to match your needs.
- Paper Options Choose from gloss, matte, uncoated paper
- Add-ons include as foil stamping, emboss, etc.
- Perfect binding, hardcover and more options
- Free sample and file checking service
Description
Softcover book printing, also known as paperback printing, perfect bound book printing, or PUR bound book printing, is a popular choice among readers and publishers alike. They are lightweight, easy to carry, and offer a more affordable alternative to hardcover books. Our softcover book printing services cater to a wide range of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, educational materials, and more.
Softcover Children’s Book Printing
Paperback is a popular choice for children’s book printing, perfect for picture books, workbooks, and activity books. It’s lightweight, affordable, and easy to handle for young readers. Interior paper options include glossy, matte, or uncoated finishes. Special cover enhancements like foil stamping, spot UV, or embossing add appeal. Softcover books meet both educational and entertainment needs while keeping production efficient and cost-effective for publishers and authors.
Softcover Photo Book Printing
Softcover photo book printing offers an affordable and stylish way to showcase memories or portfolios. The interior pages are usually printed on 128–157gsm glossy or matte art paper, delivering vivid image clarity and a premium feel. For durability and a clean finish, sewn perfect binding is ideal choice, allowing the book to lay flat when open. It’s a popular choice for personal photo collections, travel albums, or professional presentations.
Softcover Cookbook Printing
Softcover cookbook printing is a practical and affordable choice for chefs and food lovers. Since cookbooks often feature rich, full-color photos, the interior pages are typically printed on 128–157gsm glossy or matte art paper to enhance image quality and prevent ink absorption. Covers are made from durable 250–300gsm coated paper with lamination. Sewn perfect binding ensures a sleek finish and lay-flat open, making the cookbook both functional and visually appealing.
Softcover Comic Book Printing
Softcover comic book printing is a popular and cost-effective option for publishers and artists. These books typically feature 80–157gsm coated or uncoated interior paper for vibrant image reproduction and easy readability. Covers are usually printed on 250–300gsm coated paper with glossy or matte lamination for added durability and visual appeal. Sewn perfect binding is commonly used, providing a professional finish ideal for collectors, fans, and casual readers alike.
Softcover Coloring Book Printing
Softcover is a popular choice for both children’s and adult coloring books. The interior pages typically use 120–140gsm uncoated paper, thick enough for pens, pencils, and light painting without easily bleeding through. Covers are made from 300–350gsm coated cardstock, finished with matte or glossy lamination for added protection. Sewn perfect binding offers durability and a lay-flat design, making coloring more comfortable and enjoyable, especially for young kids.
Softcover Novel Printing
Paperback printing is perfect for fiction books, offering a lightweight and cost-effective solution. Since most are text-heavy, we recommend 80–100gsm uncoated paper with black and white or grayscale printing ensures readability. Sewn perfect binding offers durability and lay-flat convenience. Enhance your book with premium finishes like foil stamping, spot UV, gilded edges, embossing, or French flaps for a refined look.
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Book Size
Standard Paperback Book Sizes
Popular Standard Sizes by Book Genre
Fiction Books
Textbooks & Reference Books
Early Reader & Children’s Picture Books
Custom Size Options Available
Paper Types
The paper stock you choose for your softcover book can significantly impact its overall look, feel, and durability. At Ecoprinting, we offer a variety of paper types to suit your preferences and budget:
Gloss Art Paper
Glossy art paper is an excellent choice for books that feature vibrant images, illustrations, or photography. Its smooth, high-gloss finish enhances color vibrancy, making it ideal for photo book, children's picture book, and other visually stunning publications.
Matte Art Paper
If you prefer a more subtle and understated look, matte art paper is an excellent option. Its non-reflective surface reduces glare and provides a warm, natural appearance, making it well-suited for art book, memoirs, etc.
Uncoated Paper
For a classic and traditional feel, uncoated paper is a popular choice. Its slightly textured surface adds a touch of elegance and sophistication, making it suitable for literary works, poetry collections, and other books where a timeless aesthetic is desired.
In addition to our standard paper options, we also offer a range of specialty papers, including textured, colored, and recycled varieties. These unique paper choices allow you to create a truly distinctive hardcover book that reflects your personal style or brand identity.
Common Paper Weight for Printing Softcover Books:
Cover paper
- 200gsm glossy cover paper
- 250gsm glossy cover paper
- 300gsm glossy cover paper
- 350gsm glossy cover paper
- 200gsm matt cover paper
- 250gsm matt cover paper
- 300gsm matt cover paper
Text paper
- 80gsm coated text paper
- 105gsm coated text paper
- 128gsm coated text paper
- 157gsm coated text paper
- 200gsm coated text paper
- 80gsm uncoated paper
- 100gsm uncoated paper
- 120gsm uncoated paper
- 140gsm uncoated text paper
Our team of experts will guide you selecting the best paper type and weight, ensuring that your paperback book printing meet your budget without loss high quality .
Book Binding
The binding method you choose for your softcover book plays a crucial role in its durability, longevity, and overall aesthetic appeal. At Ecoprinting, we offer two primary binding options for custom softcover book:
Perfect Binding
Perfect binding, also known as PUR binding, is a popular choice for softcover books. The process involves gluing the pages together and to a flexible cover, creating a sturdy and long-lasting finish suitable for novels and manuals.
Sewn Perfect Binding
For books with a higher page count or requiring extra durability, sewn perfect binding is an excellent option. Pages are sewn together before being glued, providing added strength and the ability to open flat.
Our experienced team will guide you through the binding options, taking into account factors such as page count, intended use, and your personal preferences to ensure that your softcover book is both visually appealing and built to last.
Finish Options
To enhance overall effect of your printed softcover book and vary appeal your target audience . We offer a variety of special finishes that can be applied to the cover or interior pages:
Lamination
Lamination provides an additional layer of protection and enhance the overall appearance of your book. Glossy adds a sleek and polished look, matte offers a more subtle and sophisticated finish, soft-touch provides a soft touch feel and look.
Foil Stamping
Foil stamping is a luxurious and eye-catching technique that adds a touch of elegance to your paperback. Available in a range of metallic colors, foil stamping can be applied to the cover or spine, creating a striking visual impact.
Spot UV
Spot UV is a modern and innovative finishing technique that selectively applies a glossy, raised coating to specific areas of your book cover. It enhances the effect of specific areas, drawing the reader's attention to important design elements or text.
Emboss
Add depth and texture to your book's cover by embossing certain elements, creating a raised and tactile effect. Emboss can be used to enhance text, logos, or decorative elements, creating a visually striking and memorable impact.
Deboss
Achieve a sophisticated and elegant look by debossing elements on the cover, creating a recessed and indented effect. Same as emboss, deboss also can be used to enhance text, logos, or decorative elements, creating a visually striking and memorable impact.
Glitter Edges
For a touch of glamour and sparkle, consider adding a glitter edge to the pages of your softback bound book. This eye-catching finish adds a unique and festive touch, making your book a true standout.
File Specifications
To ensure a seamless printing process and exceptional results, we have specific file requirements for paperback printing projects:
Bleed
For paperback printing, we require a 3mm bleed area to each side. This ensures that your design extends beyond the trim line.
Resolution
For high quality printing, all images should have a resolution of at least 300 DPI (dots per inch). This ensures your images appear crisp.
Color Mode
It's important to set your document's color mode to CMYK instead of RGB for more accurate color representation.
File Format
We accept several file formats, but PDF files are preferred. PDFs preserve the layout and content as intended.
Other tips: If you artwork include other elements, such as foil stamping, spot uv, deboss, etc, it’s essential to provide separate designs for each interactive element. To make sure that our team can accurately reproduce and assemble these unique features during the production process.
FAQ
What is payment terms and account?
Our payment terms is 50% in advance, rest paid before shipment by bank transfer.
If less than 2000 USD in order to save bank transfer fee we advise pay in one time.
We only accept bank transfers/credit cards/Western Union for mass order amounts. For a sample fee of less than 200 USD, we accept PayPal.
Our sales will make PI with all book details and bank account for you confirmation. After you paid half we will make free digital sample free shipping by DHL for you confirmation firstly then arrange mass production. When mass order finished will send you clear pictures for you reference then you pay balance we arrange shipment.
What is our production time?
For paperback book printing usually takes 12 days, for hardcover books usually takes 15 days. The final production time depend on your quantity and your books requirements.
If your need urgent, I advise you tell us your lead time, such as tell us when you will have final artwork, and when you need them? Then our sales will check with factory and shipping company whether we can meet your time or not. If the time is okay then we take your order, if cannot we will not take it. We take your order we will make sure you will get it 100% on time. We will not cause your in time trouble, we will let factory speed up production day to night for you, and this is for free. No extra cost.
Meanwhile if your order is bulk delivery and cannot reach on time by sea, we advise you ship small quantity by air in advance, while rest shipping by sea, that can make sure reach on time and save you some money.
What is the cooperation steps？
- 1: Give us inquiry by email.
- 2: Quote your price by our sales usually in 1-2 hours on working days.
- 3: Confirm price& artwork and Sign Contact
- 4: Pay first half money
- 5: Make free digital samples to your door by DHL for confirmation
- 6: Only get your sample approval then start to arrange mass production. Once started printing, then cannot change anymore. If need change then you need cover extra expense.
- 7: When mass production is finished, we will take clear pictures for you confirmation. After you confirmed you pay balance.
- 8: Shipment by sea or air depends on your requirements.
- 9: You get books, deal finished.
For whole steps we will guarantee you can get the books safely and fast and in high quality. If in cased happen any problems because of us in this printing process, we promise reprint freely or refund your money. If mistakes is happened from your end, we can also reprint if you agree to pay extra printing cost.
What kind of artwork do we prefer?
The following are some short artwork tips for you reference, you can also consult with our sales, we will give you our professional advises for your books. Usually our sales will reply you in 1-2 hours on working days.
- 1: We prefer artwork in PDF format.
- 2: The pictures is in at least 300 DPI.
- 3: In CMYK colors, not RGB. As RGB will change the to CMYK auto by us. If CMYK we will guarantee print same color as original artwork.
- 4: If black text, is better to design 100% black, not compose of CMYK colors. As 100% black is cheaper than CMYK black.
- 5: Full bleed each side about 0.12 inches(3 mm).
- 6:Convert all text to outlines.
After get your artwork our designer department will check your artwork carefully to make sure it can print it beautifully. When your artwork is finished pls do not hesitate to send us by wetransfer or dropbox. If some small problems our professional book designers will fix it for you to make sure we can print them nicely.
Will we offer free sample confirm firstly then arrange mass printing?
Yes sure we can provide free sample books.
There are several different choices：
- If your artwork is not finished, we will select 1-2 sample books similar as your book requirements for you reference. Our samples are free, you just need bear a little shipping cost by air. Usually it is 35 usd pay by Paypal.
- If your artwork is finished, and you also confirmed our quotes, after you paid 50% in advance, we will make free digital sample free shipping by DHL for you confirmation firstly then arrange mass printing. Only get your approval then arrange mass production.
If you choose us as your book printing supplier, we will make sure you get your books correctly and beautifully. We will control every step well and confirm clearly with you. 24 hours one to one warmly service. If you have any book printing needs, do not hesitate to contact us now!
Why digital sample book quality is different from mass printing book quality?
For sample there are several kinds such as PDF proof, digital sample book, offset printing sample.
Usually news clients like to see physical sample book feel and touch them feel safer to order us.
Digital sample is done by digital printing machines. So the printing color and binding way are a little different from mass order books quality. Usually we will send our other offset printing books together let you refer our large machines printing quality and binding quality. If you like our digital sample printing color when mass printing we will try to do color checking as per this digital sample if so there is almost no color difference. If not tell we will print as per your original artwork when mass production.
While offset printing sample is done by large offset machines such as Heidelberg the sample book same completely as final mass order books. But it is very expensive we do not advise new client choose it. If you can accept the printing cost we are also glad to help.
We are professional book printing for more than 20 years, You just need tell your requirements clearly to us our sales will confirm everything clearly with you before production . The best book will show at your door in time.
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