Perfect Bound

Quote premium paperbacks with higher-grade stocks, colour pages and deluxe cover finishes. Great for non-fiction, manuals, photo-rich titles and high-end presentation copies.

Use cases: Non-fiction, workbooks, image-rich interiors

Sizes: A5, 5×8, 6×9, A4, custom trims

Typical pages: ~80–700 on 80 gsm (spec-dependent)

Options: Colour or B/W interiors; matte/gloss cello

Binding: Perfect bound, AU-wide delivery

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Book Title

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Cover Stock

Printed cover sides

Internal Book Stock

The number of Black and White pages in your book

The number of Colour pages in your book

Do you want to print your book single sided or double sided

Book Size

Orientation

Celloglazing

Digital / soft proof Optional digital / soft proof. Its current price is held in Global Config > BPC fees.

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Minimum page count requirements

Ensure your paperback meets these ranges. If your count is below the minimum for a stock, use a thicker stock or consider another binding.

Text stock	Minimum pages	Maximum pages
80gsm uncoated	54 (≈27 sheets)	500 (≈250 sheets)
90gsm uncoated	46 (≈23 sheets)	476 (≈238 sheets)
100gsm uncoated	41 (≈21 sheets)	450 (≈225 sheets)
120gsm uncoated	34 (≈17 sheets)	400 (≈200 sheets)
140gsm uncoated	28 (≈14 sheets)	350 (≈175 sheets)
113gsm coated	50 (≈25 sheets)	500 (≈250 sheets)
128gsm coated	44 (≈22 sheets)	476 (≈238 sheets)
148gsm coated	36 (≈18 sheets)	450 (≈225 sheets)
170gsm coated	32 (≈16 sheets)	300 (≈150 sheets)

Notes: Page totals are internal pages (not including cover) and must be divisible by 2. Saddle-stitched booklets require multiples of 4.

FAQs

What specs affect price?

Trim size, page count, text stock, cover stock/lamination, colour vs mono, and quantity.

How do I size the spine?

Use the perfect-bound spine calculator (linked above). Enter your page count and paper gsm for an accurate spine width.

What files do you accept?

Print-ready PDF preferred (CMYK, 300 dpi images, fonts embedded, bleeds). We can advise on export settings from InDesign/Word.

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