Book Binding Sizes and Types

Please note: These binding and paper options cannot be purchased separately. This page is designed to give you more information about the service and why it’s important for your book.

AuthorHouse UK publishes softcover books in perfect-bound format—a type of book binding that uses glue to hold the pages and cover together (typical of most professional books found in stores). For Black and White books, the hardcover edition features a durable cloth binding, a foil stamped spine, and a full-color dust jacket that allows room for descriptive copy about your book and your author biography on its inside flaps. We do not publish wire-o, plasticomb, three-ring, nor spiral-bound books.

The chart below lists the binding and paper options available to you at AuthorHouse UK:

Black and White Print Options

Trim Size Cover Minimum Page # Maximum Page # Paper Specifications Paper Color
5" x 8" Softcover 48 900 50 lb, acid-free White or Crème
6" x 9" Softcover 48 900 50 lb, acid-free White or Crème
6" x 9" Dust Jacket 108 900 50 lb, acid-free White or Crème
6" x 9" Glossy Hardcover 108 900 50 lb, acid-free White
8.25" x 11" Softcover 48 900 50 lb, acid-free White

Color Print Options

Trim Size Cover Minimum Page # Maximum Page # Paper Specifications Paper Color
8.5" x 8.5" Perfect Bound 24 480 70 lb, acid-free White
8.5" x 11" Perfect Bound 24 480 70 lb, acid-free White

Call 0800 0148641 or +44 20 3695 6322 (Intl) to order

or speak to a AuthorHouse UK team member for more information about this service

Disclaimer: Prices listed do not include applicable taxes (such as sales, use, excise, value-added, goods and services, or other tax), which will be added to the total at the time of purchase. Prices listed do include the copies of the book; the cost of shipping and handling will be calculated and charged after your book is made available for sale.