Saddle Stitch Booklets
Make the most of your marketing dollars, connect with customers and promote your brand with Saddle Stitch Booklets. Perfect for evergreen content like policy and training manuals, plus magazines, event programs and product and seasonal catalogs, saddle stitched booklets can do it all. Pages wow with superior color, as they’re laid together and stapled through the fold line to create the saddle stitch binding.
Gunter Piekarski
Gunter Piekarski
Gunter Piekarski
Gunter Piekarski
Gunter Piekarski
Gunter Piekarski
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Product Information
- Saddle stitching refers to the equipment used to create the binding. The sheets are folded and placed in order over a rounded triangle form, or “saddle,” and then stitched together with staples.
- Customizable by size, paper stock and finish
- Variable data printing lets you personalize individual booklets for specific customers or needs
- Choose this option for variable data in one spot in your booklet. If you'd like to add variable data in multiple areas, please request a Custom Quote.
- Versions feature lets you print various designs with the same size and finish to vary content on multiple booklets
- Common uses: Policy and training manuals, annual reports, magazines, product catalogs, holiday and season catalogs, event programs, lookbooks, commercial printing
- For mailing options, visit Direct Mail Saddle Stitch Booklets
- For file setup help, visit Saddle Stitch Booklet Printing FAQ
How to Order
If you’re ready to order, here are the next steps:
- Make your printing and finishing selections on this page. After you select your options, you’ll see an instant price quote for your project.
- Click Add to Cart.
- Once in your Cart, you can upload your file. If you don’t have your artwork ready, you can upload it at another time.
- Continue shopping or check out to complete your order.
Please note: If your project includes variable data printing, please view our List File Upload information.
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FAQs
- Why is it called saddle stitch if the binding has staples?
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Saddle stitching refers to the equipment used to create the binding. The sheets are folded and placed in order over a rounded triangle form, or “saddle,” and then stitched together with staples.
- How do I arrange pages for saddle stitch booklet printing?
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For your saddle stitch book, please provide one file that includes your cover and interior pages. We request that the file be sent as single pages, in one multi-page PDF. Please include the pages in this order:
Outside front cover, inside front cover, page one, two, three, etc., inside back cover, outside back cover.
It’s very important to provide the interior pages in the order they’ll be read.
Note: Uploading a single-page PDF file does not mean uploading one PDF for each page. It means all the pages in your PDF file should be single pages, not spreads.
- What is the minimum and maximum number of pages my saddle stitch booklet can have?
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Saddle stitch booklets must have a minimum of eight pages and can have a maximum of 48 pages as long as the interior pages have a 100# text weight or 80# text weight. For booklets with 40 pages or more, we recommend using the same paper weight for the cover and interior pages. For custom books measuring 9” x 12” or larger, the maximum number of pages is 36.
Layout Guides
Download a reference layout guide below to help create your booklet printing design.
California Residents Only: Proposition 65 Warning
Warning: This product may expose you to chemicals such as Carbon Black, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, or Toluene, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.