Custom Bookbinding

I believe that there is something truly magical in holding a special edition of your own book. But it's not always feasible to go through the big printers and purchase a whole pile of books, especially if you just want a few beautiful copies. That's where custom bookbinding comes in.

This is a service for indie authors who want their books turned into custom special editions. These may include things such as: leather covers, gold foiling, decorative head and tail bands, ribbon bookmarks, beautiful endpapers, and more. Because each book is custom made, prices may vary widely based on what features you want.

Please reach out to me with any inquiries and I will put together a quote for you.
Note: I do not offer decorative edges at this time.

I work in batches of no more than ten books per order, so you can be assured that each one will get the care and attention that it deserves.

Custom Bookbinding Menu

Some options and basic prices for ordering a custom book. Please reach out with any questions!

*note: These prices are subject to change based on material cost*
Cover Types: All books will be bound in hardback or case style. At this time, I do not offer perfect bound or paperback style books. These prices do not include shipping or the cost of purchasing the book for rebinding.
- Paper → The cover boards will be done with a decorative paper of your choosing (note: paper type will play into cost) $30 per book
- Fabric → Either standard bookcloth (cotton) or other fabric made into bookcloth. (note: fabric type will play into cost) $30 per book
- Leather $50 per book
- leather and decorative paper (also known as a quarter binding) $52 per book
- two-toned leather → either a half-binding (spine is one colour, front and back boards are another) or a quarter binding (spine and corners one colour, remainder another) $55 per book
- goat skin → goat skin is very supple and comes in beautiful colours, however it is also considerably more expensive than other types of leather Inquire for cost
- Wood & leather → a half-binding with wood cover boards and leather spine (note: this method requires the use of rivets to stabilise the wood and leather) $75 per book
- 3D printed → This will be a printed design such as dragon scales attached to a fabric-bound book. Some fabric may show. $65 per book

Decorative Details:
- rounded spine (note: does require a print-ready PDF of the interior file so I can print the book and sew the signatures together for shaping) +$10 per book
- basic head/tail bands Included, unless you want them to match the cover, in which case +$3 per book
- sewn-in head/tail bands (note: requires a print-ready PDF for sewn signatures) +$5 per book, unless you are doing a rounded spine, in which case they are +$1 per book
- ribbon bookmark Included in price
- decorative end papers (note: prices will vary greatly depending on paper chosen) Basic papers included, otherwise Inquire for price
- foiled edges +$3 per book
- foil decoration on cover/spine/back Included in price
- heat transfer vinyl → available on all types of binding (save 3D printed pieces) in various colours/sheens
- laser foil → available for leather and wood only, comes in copper, silver, gold
- etched designs on cover/spine/back → available for leather and wood only Included in price

Other options:
- etched wooden bookmarks $1 per bookmark
- w/ laser foil $1.25 per bookmark
- etched leather bookmarks $1 per bookmark
- w/ laser foil $1.25 per bookmark
- etched aluminium bookmarks/cards $0.75 per bookmark