We’re committed to offering the tattoo community high quality, short-run handmade books. All done in-house right here in the Republic of Texas. We can handle all aspects of your new book project. The designing, printing, binding and trimming.
Short-run means you don’t have to print 1,000+ books at a time. While our minimum is 50, most people do runs of 100-400 books.
Pricing per book can range from as little as $4 for small saddle stitch booklets, to as much as $30 for full color 11x14 flash books. Send us an email for a detailed quote.
TYPES OF PRINTING
RISO PRINTED BOOKS
This is our go to printing method for books. It’s lofi vintage style adds a handmade look to your sketchbooks. More info on riso printing here.
LASER PRINTED BOOKS
Full color high resolution photographic printing. Good choice for flash and photo books. Laser printed books look amazing but carry a higher price than riso printing.
TYPES OF BINDINGS
PERFECT BOUND
All softcover books use perfect bound binding. In the perfect binding process, the cover and pages of the book are glued together at the spine and then the edges are trimmed to give your book its sharp, even edges. Perfect bound books are lightweight, flexible, and sleek. Often referred to as paperback books, they are usually very durable and a great choice for a more professional looking sketchbook. Perfect bound books can be made as small as 5x5, or as large as 9x12.
SPIRAL BOUND
Spiral binding is a popular method for binding tattoo sketchbooks. Spiral binding uses a coil that is inserted into holes punched through the book pages. A great benefit of coil binding is that it’s a lay-flat design, this makes it a great choice for reference books or any book that you’d like to photocopy, such as stencil/line drawing books. Spiral bound books can be customized with different cover options and color coils.
SADDLE STITCH
Saddle stitch is one of the most popular book binding methods available today. In saddle stitching, folded sheets of paper are nested one within another and attached by staples through the fold. These stacks are placed over a holding apparatus, with each side hanging over like legs on a saddle. Then, long wire staples are threaded, or “stitched” through the paper, giving the method its name. After stapling, the top, bottom, and face side is trimmed to make a clean sharp book. This binding is a great choice for books with lower page counts.
PERFECT BOUND
20-500 pages
5x5-9x12
Clean professional look
higher perceived value
SPIRAL BOUND
10-200 pages
5x5-11x17
Lay-flat design
extremely durable
SADDLE STITCH
4-48 pages
5x5-8.5x11
Low cost to produce
quicker turnaround
