Glossy Booklets 8.5×5.5
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Glossy Booklets 8.5×5.5
Glossy Booklets 8.5×5.5
Your catalog, program, or lookbook — bound and beautiful. Glossy booklets at 8.5″ × 5.5″ print on 80lb gloss text, saddle-stitched from 8 to 64 pages.
- Compact half-page format (8.5″ × 5.5″)
- 80lb gloss text — magazine feel
- 8 to 64 pages
- Self cover or thick 14pt cover
- Portrait or landscape binding
- Order from just 25
Small format, full story
The half-page booklet is the workhorse of programs, mini catalogs, product guides, and event schedules — easy to hand out, easy to pocket, cheap to mail. Gloss text gives photos a clean magazine sheen page after page.
Make them yours
Pick any page count from 8 to 64 (in multiples of 4), self-cover for uniform feel or a thick 14pt cover for durability, and bind on the long edge (portrait) or short edge (landscape). Every page prints full color, both sides.
Upload, price, and order in minutes
Upload a single multi-page PDF in reading order — we handle imposition. Live pricing, 4–5 business day production.
Specs at a glance
- Size: 8.5″ × 5.5″ · Pages: 8–64
- Stock: 80lb gloss text, full color both sides
- Cover: self cover or 14pt cover
- Binding: saddle-stitched · portrait or landscape
- Turnaround: 4–5 business days · Quantities: 25 – 10,000
Glossy booklets FAQ
How do I supply the file?
One PDF with pages in reading order — our free file review confirms page count and layout before printing.
Self cover vs. 14pt cover?
Self cover uses the same 80lb text throughout; the 14pt cover adds a sturdy cardstock wrap that feels more like a retail catalog.
Letter-size version?
Glossy Booklets 8.5×11.
Thicker pages?
Premium Glossy Booklets on 100lb text.
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Everything clear before you order.
Every order gets a free file review before printing. Here's what to know about specs, artwork, proofing, and delivery.
Specifications
Quantity: 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 2500, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10000. Configuration: Standard
Artwork requirements
Upload print-ready files as PDF (preferred), AI, EPS, JPG, or PNG at 300 DPI in CMYK color. Extend backgrounds 0.125" past the trim edge (bleed) and keep text and logos at least 0.125" inside it (safe area). Every file is checked by our team before production — if something's off, we'll contact you before anything prints.
Proofing and production
Production time starts after your artwork passes file review — not at checkout. If your order requires proof approval, we'll send the proof and the production clock starts once you approve it. Turnaround options for each product are shown in the configurator above.
Shipping and delivery
Delivery time is production time plus transit. Once your order ships you'll get a tracking number by email. Transit depends on your address and the shipping method selected at checkout — larger format items may ship separately from small-format printing.
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Select the specifications and quantity that fit your project.
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Add your artwork
Upload a finished file, use a template or request design help.
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Review when required
Approve the proof when the selected workflow requires it.
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Production & delivery
Production begins after required files and approvals are complete.
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Answers about artwork, production and ordering.
What page counts can I order?
8 to 64 pages, in multiples of four — that's how saddle-stitched sheets fold and staple. As a guide: 8–12 pages suits event programs and short guides; 16–24 pages fits product catalogs and course outlines; 32–48 pages handles full lookbooks and manuals; 56–64 is magazine scale. Page count includes the cover. Pricing updates live as you change the count.
How do I supply booklet artwork?
One multi-page PDF with pages in reading order — we handle imposition and binding, and our free file review confirms the setup before printing.
Self cover or 14pt cover — which should I pick?
Self cover uses the same text stock all the way through, like a magazine — lighter, cheaper to mail, and seamless in feel. The 14pt cover wraps your pages in sturdy cardstock, which protects the booklet, lets it stand on a shelf, and reads as a retail-quality catalog. Choose 14pt for anything handled repeatedly — catalogs, menus, training manuals, lookbooks — and self cover for programs, inserts, and high-volume mailers.