A Guide to our Book Binding & Printing Services
Die Cut Book Covers | Book Binding | Perfect Binding | Thermal Binding | Wire Binding | Document Printing | Thesis Printing | Book Printing | Thesis Binding | Dissertation Binding | Lookbook printing | Portfolio printing | UK
We offer a fantastic range of book printing & binding services, including perfect binding, full colour hard back books, thesis & dissertations. We are in Nottingham UK and offer a national delivery service.
We take pride and enjoyment in creating great looking books & documents for you.
We also enjoy the challenge of producing custom made hybrid ideas - so if you have an idea - let us see if we can make it for you?
We provide a National and International UPS delivery service
Technical Tip…
there are lots of book binding considerations to take into account before you get your book printed, such as bleed, gutters & margins and double page spreads. Check out our Artwork Guidelines and Q&A page for more info.
Please select one of the following for more info & pricing.
Great for thin magazines, booklets & brochures. Available in any shape or size, though limited to a maximum of about 30 -40 pages (depending on weight of paper).
The pages lay completely flat when opened. Can be printed and trimmed to all shapes, sizes and thicknesses. The wires are typically black, white or silver.
Covers can be printed on heavier weight card. Documents can be printed & trimmed to any shape, size and thickness. Available in a choice of colours.
Similar to wire binding but with the benefit of allowing individual pages to be removed and replaced - just in case you spot a mistake after its been bound!
Documents can be printed & trimmed to any shape, size and thickness. The artwork for the covers & spine is printed in one piece and wrapped/bound around the inner pages.
The ultimate personalised hard back book. Gloss or matt laminated with graphics wrapped across the front, spine & back. Available in any custom shape and size up to A3 landscape.
Similar specs to Hard Case binding, but with additional wire binding holding the pages together on the inside. This allows the book to open out completely flat.
If your course dictates that you have to stick with the traditional style, we do that too. Covers can be produced with or without foil block lettering on the spine and front cover.
A prestigious hard back book with gloss or matt laminated covers and silver wires. Opens out completely flat. A gret choice for coffee table books
NEW - Custom Die Cutting of Book Covers…
Wire bound book with custom die-cut cover
Thermal bound book with a simple custom die-cut cover
Perfect bound book with a really well thought out die-cut cover design
Perfect Binding - including printing of covers and binding:
Our most popular choice due to its full colour covers and flexibility in shape and size that make your work stand out from the crowd. The covers can be printed on a heavy weight card-stock up to 400gsm and there is no limit on the thickness of the document. The size of document can be anything up to A3 landscape. The covers can be optionally gloss, matt or soft touch laminated.
The following are examples of perfect bound books produced at Hayman Creative in Nottingham UK:
This example shows how neatly we trim the books after they have been printed and perfect bound.
Here we can see that the artwork for the covers & spine is printed in one piece and wrapped/bound around the inner pages.
This example shows how a book will look with gloss laminated covers.
This book has a cover that the student had pre laser cut the title. We then printed the inner pages and bound it all together.
We printed the covers of this book using white ink on black card.
This book shows our digital gold foiling on the covers. Unlike traditional methods of foiling - our foiling can contain any graphics & typefaces you wish from a supplied PDF.
Low Quantity Perfect Binding Prices
These prices include the printing of the covers on a suggested 250gsm to 350 gsm board of your choice.
The following prices are for one-off’s or very small print runs. For longer print runs - please get in touch for a competitive quotation.
High Quantity Perfect Binding Prices
The following prices are for longer print runs, need more - please get in touch for a bespoke customised quotation.
Thermal Binding:
Available in any shape, size and thickness and trimmed to your specific requirements to give the perfect edge finish.
This example shows how neatly we trim the books after they’ve been thermal bound.
Thermal binding strips are available in a variety of colours to match the design & branding.
A great example of a thermal bound book with a full colour, matt laminated printed cover.
There are a large choice of spine colours available for thermal binding. We keep some colours in stock, full range ordered upon request.
Thermal Binding Prices
The following prices are for one-off’s or very small print runs. For longer print runs - please get in touch for a competitive quotation.
Full Colour Hard Back Case Binding:
Available in any custom shape and size up to A3 landscape.
Full Colour Hard Back Case Binding Prices
The following prices include gloss, matt or soft touch lamination and full colour printing of the covers
If you need your inside pages printing - please see the printing prices (towards the bottom of this web page).
Any custom shape or thickness up to and including A4 | £65.00 |
Sizes bigger than A4 and up to A3 landscape or portrait | £85.00 |
Quantity Discounts | 25% discount for 2 or more copies |
Channel binding, (as pale blue and black books shown above), up to A3 landscape | £25.00 |
Full Colour Canadian Binding:
Available in any custom shape and size up to A3 landscape.
Full Colour Canadian Binding Prices
The following prices include gloss, matt or soft touch lamination and full colour printing of the covers
If you need your inside pages printing - please see the printing prices (towards the bottom of this web page).
Any custom shape or thickness up to and including A4 | £65.00 |
Sizes bigger than A4 and up to A3 landscape or portrait | £85.00 |
Quantity Discounts | 25% discount for 2 or more copies |
Traditional Thesis Book Binding:
Traditional Thesis Book Binding Prices
Please use the price calculator for the binding and optional gold or silver foiling of any text you require on the front & spine.
If you require more than five books, or need a price for a larger print run - please get in touch for a custom quotation.
Wire Binding:
Available in all shapes, sizes and thicknesses.
This example shows a wire bound book with gloss laminated hard covers.
Here we can see the book bound with different size inside pages.
A prestigious hard back, silver wire bound book custom made for Heymann Primary School in West Bridgford.
This spread demonstrates the benefit of how a wire bound book lays completely flat when opened up - even when printing on heavy/thick stock.
Basic Wire Binding Prices
Any shape or thickness up to A4 portrait and A3 landscape
The following prices are for one-off’s or very small print runs. For longer print runs - please get in touch for a competitive quotation.
Hard Cover Wire Binding Prices
These prices include the printing of the oversize covers, (which are wrapped around the hard cover board). You can have the covers made with or without lamination - but we strongly suggest you add lamination to stop scuffing and protect the corners.
Any shape or thickness up to A4 portrait and A3 landscape
The following prices are for one-off’s or very small print runs. For longer print runs - please get in touch for a competitive quotation.
Saddle Stitched Binding:
Available in any shape or size, though limited to a maximum of about 30 -40 pages (depending on weight of paper).
Saddle Stitched Binding Prices
The following prices are for one-off’s or very small print runs. For longer print runs - please get in touch for a competitive quotation.
The following prices include the necessary imposition of the pages, necessary for saddle stitched jobs
Comb Binding:
Available in all shapes, sizes and thicknesses
Plastic combs are available in a variety of colours.
Comb binding has always been popular for documents such as this.
Comb Binding Prices
The following prices are for one-off’s or very small print runs. For longer print runs - please get in touch for a competitive quotation.
For short or large print runs, (like this), please contact us for a custom quotation.
Ready to place an order...
Please complete this order form and upload your image or artwork.
if you dont have any artwork please get in touch - and we'll happily quote for any graphic design or artwork.
Cant find a price for something you're looking for?
Perhaps the dimensions of your item is a little different to our pricelist.
Don't let that put you off - just complete this enquiry form and we'll get back to you with a bespoke quote.
Need help setting up your image or artwork?
Check out our guidelines.
If you still need help with artwork - we offer a graphic design and artwork service and would be happy to offer a quote.
Useful Links
Here are some links to a few of the paper manufacturers we buy from:
Fineprint House,
Hooton Street,
Nottingham NG3 2NJ
9am to 5pm
