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Stapled Booklets.

Also called saddle-stitched. Pages folded along the spine and secured with two staples, for booklets between 8 and 48 pages. Ideal for event programmes, short brochures, mini catalogues, service menus, and training handouts.

A4 / A5Standard sizes
8–48Pages
48 hTurnaround

Size

Cover stock

Cover lamination

Interior stock

Page count

Colour

Finishes (optional)

Quantity

The quickest way to get a price is to email us with your artwork and options. We will reply the same working day with a firm quote and a turnaround time. Phone calls welcome too.

Specifications.

Stapled booklets (also called saddle-stitched) are the most common way to bind short booklets between 8 and 48 pages. Pages are printed on large sheets, gathered, folded in half, and secured with two staples along the spine. Simple, fast, and cost-effective — the perfect format for anything under about 48 pages.

Typical uses around Bracknell include theatre and event programmes, short product brochures, service menus, wedding order-of-service booklets, training handouts, club and society reports, and school prospectuses.

We print on 150gsm silk as the default interior, which gives a good balance between quality and booklet weight. For a more premium feel, step up to 170gsm; for a lighter and cheaper handout, drop to 100gsm bond.

Size
A5, A4, A6, square 150 × 150 mm, or custom
Cover stock
250gsm silk, 300gsm silk, 350gsm silk, or self-cover (same as interior)
Cover lamination
None, matt, gloss, or soft touch
Interior stock
100gsm bond, 130gsm silk, 150gsm silk, or 170gsm silk
Page count
8, 12, 16, 24, 32, or 48 pages (must be a multiple of 4)
Colour
Full colour, black only, or mixed-section
Finishes
Rounded corners, spot UV cover, foil cover title
Minimum quantity
25 booklets
Typical turnaround
48 hours from artwork approval
Artwork format
Print-ready PDF as single-page spreads in correct order, 3mm bleed, CMYK
Printed in
Our Bracknell print room, RG12 1RL
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Tell us what you need

Email us with your artwork, a rough idea, or any questions. Phone calls welcome too.

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We quote & proof

A firm price in your inbox the same day. Free artwork check included.

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We print in Bracknell

Printed in our Bracknell print shop. Usually within the quoted turnaround.

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Collect or delivered

Collect from our Bracknell print room, or we drop local jobs off free across RG12 / RG42.

Frequently asked.

What is saddle stitching?
Saddle stitching is the printing term for stapled booklet binding. The name comes from the fact that during production, the folded booklet sits astride a saddle-shaped support while two staples are pushed through the spine fold. It is the quickest, cheapest, and most common binding method for booklets between 8 and 48 pages, and it gives you a booklet that opens flat when read. We use saddle stitching on the majority of short-run booklets printed at our Bracknell print shop.
Why must page count be a multiple of 4?
Because stapled booklets are printed on large sheets, folded in half, and gathered together — each folded sheet gives you 4 pages (front and back of both halves). If you send us 7, 9, 10, or 11 pages of content, we will end up with a blank or odd page that unbalances the booklet. For most customers this is a natural constraint: a 12-page programme can easily stretch to 16 with a couple of extra photos or sponsor pages, or trim to 8 by condensing. We will flag this during the artwork check and suggest solutions.
Stapled or perfect bound: which should I pick?
Up to about 32 to 48 pages, stapled is the right answer — it is cheaper, faster, and lays flat when open, which matters for programmes and manuals. Above 48 pages, stapled starts to look chunky and the staples struggle to close properly, so perfect binding (with a glued spine) is a better look and stays flat on a bookshelf. There is some overlap in the 32-48 page range where either works. If you want the flat, printable spine of a real paperback, go perfect bound; if speed and cost matter, go stapled.
How quickly can you print stapled booklets?
Typically 48 hours from artwork approval for runs up to around 500. Larger runs or booklets with cover finishes like foil or spot UV can extend that to 3-4 working days. If you have an event coming up and need programmes faster than 48 hours, call us — for smaller runs under 100 we can sometimes turn around overnight at our Bracknell print room.
Can you print a booklet with just black text inside?
Yes, and for long text-heavy booklets (training manuals, rule books, short reports) printing black-only inside while keeping a full-colour cover is a big cost saver. We typically call this a 'mixed-section' booklet: full-colour cover, full-colour intro and final sections, and black-only pages in the middle where the bulk of the text lives. Let us know at the quote stage and we will break it down.

Ready to order? Email your artwork and we will quote the same working day.

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