The unprecedented growth of on-demand book printing<\/a> has opened the door of opportunity to a lot of UK (and US) authors who hope to print their own book in 2020. In the past, there were several complicated loops you had to jump through before creating your own book: thankfully this has changed.<\/p>\n Printing your own book has never been easier and I\u2019m going to show exactly how you can print, and even sell, your own book: all it takes is a little push in the right direction!<\/p>\n Get Our Free Paper & Services Guide<\/a><\/p>\n Printing your own book is a personal process and, whilst we\u2019d all love an endless list of customisation options which reflects your creativity and personality to a tee, there are limits you should consider. Whether you\u2019re writing a novel, creating your own adult colouring book or detailing your memoirs: you need to remember these four points:<\/p>\n Let me explain!<\/p>\n There is an\u00a0entire range of paper types\u00a0you could choose from when you\u2019re considering how to make your own book. However, the type of book you\u2019re printing plays a huge part in this thought process.<\/p>\n For example: a romance novel which consists mainly of plain, mono (black and white) text, would best suit a cream or plain white paper \u2013 typically with a lower gram (referred to as GSM) such as: 70, 80 or 90gsm. Find out what types of paper we offer which you could use in your own book.<\/p>\n Firstly: do you like what I did with the play on words? I thought that was smooth.<\/p>\n Anyway\u2026<\/p>\n Binding your book is, again, subjective to the type of book you\u2019d like to print. Below you\u2019ll find a list of book binding options available with Printondemand, coupled with what type of book works best with this option.<\/p>\n When it comes to spines \u2013 size matters!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The spine of a book is crucial to its durability and how your book appears to potential readers as they frequent their favourite bookstore. Your spine width is calculated like this:<\/p>\n This is the most frequent looked-over (yet important) aspect of printing your own book. Too often authors and book publishers forget to include this calculation and end up with a huge sad-face once they realise their minimum page count doesn\u2019t create a spine width suitable for the type of book they\u2019ve written.<\/p>\n If you have hopes of making your own book then check out Printondemand\u2019s spine width calculator<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 it\u2019s easy to use,\u00a0has\u00a0all the papers we offer and will give you the much-needed spine measurements for your own book.<\/p>\n The size of your book should be dependent on the type of book you want to print. There are\u00a0more common book sizes throughout the industry<\/a>\u00a0which you can choose from.\u00a0Obviously, this is your own book and we can\u2019t dictate which size works best for the type of book you want to print; however, we\u2019ve done some research and here\u2019s what we\u2019ve found.<\/p>\n Figures are taken between January 2017 and February 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n *by smaller books, we do not mean pocket-size \u2013 it would make the book unreadable!<\/p>\n *by larger books, take this with a pinch of salt \u2013 don\u2019t make a poster-sized book and hope to sell it!<\/p>\n Now that we\u2019ve covered the important parts of printing your own book \u2013 the next question we get asked is\u2026<\/p>\n Well, thankfully, with on-demand book printing, the answer to this question may be surprisingly welcomed. You can stop reading here if you like and get a quote for printing your book\u00a0or, if you\u2019re interested, in why print on demand books are cheaper than traditional litho printing, then read on!<\/p>\n Print on demand (commonly known as POD) is a reasonably new process in the book printing world which eliminates the need for people to order books based on predicted sales volume which could result in stock being stored (which increases the costs of printing your own book).<\/p>\n Apart from printing, you have the following costs for making your own book:<\/p>\n If you already have everything ready then it\u2019s simple: you order your book, when you need it and cut the risk involved with storing books in a warehouse or even your living room. Even though it is not a direct cost associated with printing your own book, keeping a book in stock will take money from your pocket and, as we know, the lower the costs of making your own book, the better.<\/p>\n Now you understand the most important parts of printing your own book, it\u2019s time to make the decision about what works best for you. You must decide whether writing a book is for you and, if it is, then I hope that this article has helped you decide which options to choose when making your own book.<\/p>\n Remember:<\/p>\n If you have any final thoughts on printing your own book, then please leave them in the comment section below. We will update, read and monitor this article regularly throughout 2020!<\/p>\nMaking Your Own Book: All You Need to Know<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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What type of paper should I use for printing my own book?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How to bind a book: don\u2019t end up bound to the wrong choice!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Type of paper + number of pages in your book + binding finish = spine width.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Print your book in the right size and shape!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How much does it cost to print a book?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Now it\u2019s over to you<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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