From your first novel to a memoir or practical guide, turn a finished manuscript into a book readers can hold. Choose a reading-friendly format and bring your own files—or create your cover and interior with PRNT.
Novels & nonfiction
Novel printing is about more than a compelling cover. Comfortable type, consistent chapter openings, balanced margins and a suitable trim size all contribute to the reading experience. Nonfiction books may also need a clear table of contents, headings, captions and space for diagrams or photographs.
Paperback editions are a familiar choice for fiction, memoirs and self-published guides. Hardcover editions offer a different presentation for gift editions, reference titles and keepsake books. A black-and-white interior suits many text-led manuscripts; choose a supported color option if illustrations are essential to your content.
Uncoated paper is a useful starting point for reading-focused books. Compare the available white and cream stocks against your layout and images. Final page count matters: it affects printing cost, the available binding combinations and the width of your cover spine.
Print on demand and wholesale differ in more than quantity and price. Print on demand is digital production from our supported product list; wholesale is offset production with a wider choice of materials and finishes, quoted by our team. Here is what each path offers for this kind of book.
Print on demand
Digital production from our supported product list. Prices are calculated for your exact specifications and shipping address, and orders can start from a single copy.
Wholesale
Offset production with a wider material palette. Your specifications and quantities are quoted by our team, and runs start at 200 copies per requested quantity.
The binding decides how a book opens, how long it lasts and what it costs to make. For wholesale runs our team quotes the construction that suits your page count and how the book will be used.
Folded signatures are sewn together along the spine before being glued into the cover. It is the strongest bookblock we can make, opens comfortably and holds up to repeated reading — the standard construction for hardcovers and for paperbacks that need to survive handling.
Rigid grey board is covered in cloth, leather or printed paper to form a separate case, and the sewn or glued bookblock is attached with endpapers. This is what gives a hardcover its squared spine, its heft and its upright shelf presence.
The spine edge of the stacked pages is milled and bonded to a flexible cover with hot-melt or PUR adhesive, then trimmed flush on three sides. It is the most economical way to bind a paperback and suits most text-led books.
Folded sheets are nested and stapled through the centre fold. Ideal for shorter comic issues, magazines, catalogues and program booklets, where a low per-copy cost matters more than a square spine.
Pages and cover are punched and threaded onto a metal or plastic spine, so the book turns through itself and lies flat. A practical choice for journals, workbooks, manuals and anything that has to stay open on a desk.
The textblock and the cover move independently of one another, so a spread can open completely flat without straining the spine. Photograph books, art catalogues and cookbooks are the usual candidates.
Thick printed boards, laminated and shaped for young readers, with rounded corners as a requested option. This is a separate production method from a standard hardcover and is quoted on its own specifications.
Start with a 6 × 9 inch paperback, or explore other supported sizes and hardcover formats in the calculator.
Prepare chapter headings, front matter and a table of contents where appropriate. PRNT’s Interior Creator can format uploaded text, with an editor for refinements.
Use print on demand for a first copy or repeat orders. Request a wholesale quote for a planned run of 200 copies or more.
Already have a cover and interior? Upload your own print-ready PDFs without buying AI services. Or use PRNT’s Cover Creator and Interior Creator within the same project. You can also create files with PRNT without ordering printed books.
Check chapter order, page numbers, blank pages and the inner margin. Include every interior page in one PDF, and prepare the full-wrap cover only after the page count is final.
Review spelling, content, permissions and page order. Technical file review does not replace proofreading, and print suitability must be confirmed for your chosen specifications.
Digital print on demand starts from a single copy, with printing and shipping prices requested for your specifications and address. Wholesale offset runs start at 200 copies per requested quantity, with a quote and delivery estimate from our team.
Compare the available specifications or ask our team about your project.