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B Format Perfect Bound Books & Brochures
B format is the standard UK paperback size, 127 x 203 mm: the novel on the bedside table. Perfect bound with a printed spine, the inside in black only or full colour, from 20 to 700 pages.
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Artwork guidelines
Supply the inside pages as one PDF of single pages in reading order, each at 133 x 209 mm (the finished size plus 3 mm bleed), with text at least 10 mm from the spine. Supply the cover as a separate spread with the spine included; we confirm the spine width once the page count and paper are chosen. See our artwork guidelines for templates and tips.
Turnaround and delivery
Choose Saver, Standard or Express in the configurator and you will see the delivery date before you pay. UK delivery is included in every price. If something is wrong with a print, tell us and we will put it right.
Popular choices
- 240 pages, 80gsm cream uncoated inside in black only, 250gsm silk cover, matt laminated. The novel.
- 120 pages, 100gsm bond inside, 300gsm cover, gloss laminated. A memoir or a guide.
- 64 pages, 130gsm silk inside in full colour, 350gsm cover. An illustrated short book.
What you can choose
- Size: B Format, 127 x 203mm
- Pages: 20 to 700
- Paper: bond from 80gsm to 250gsm, 80gsm cream uncoated, silk from 90gsm to 350gsm, gloss from 130gsm to 350gsm, or 380 micron pulp board
- Cover: self cover on the same paper, or a heavier cover in silk or gloss from 200gsm to 350gsm, 250gsm bond, 280gsm one-sided cover board or 380 micron pulp board
- Inside printing: full colour or black only
- Printed sides: both sides of every page
- Cover lamination: matt, gloss or velvet, one side or both
- Spot UV on the cover: one side or both
- Orientation: portrait or landscape
- Quantity: 5, or enter your own
- Delivery speed: Saver, Standard or Express
Good to know
Perfect binding glues the pages into a square, printable spine, so the book needs at least 20 pages to have one. We will confirm the spine width for your cover once the page count and paper are chosen.
Print the inside in black only for a novel, a manual or a workbook; the cover is always full colour.
How it works
Configure your product, upload your artwork and the price appears as you go. Our configurator checks size, bleed and resolution when you upload, and a real person looks at every file before it goes to press.