Plastic Coil Printing

Although we have four standard sizes for plastic coil book printing

(5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, 8.5 x 11, and 9 x 12),

we can also print nonstandard size books of any size

up to 9 x 12

To order a nonstandard size book, use the next larger size on our pricing calculators. For instance, you would select 8.5 x 11 pricing for a 8 x 10 book.

Yes, all sizes of plastic coil books can be printed as landscape. There is a small additional charge for landscape books.

The minimum number of pages for multipage documents, including plastic coil, is 8. The range of coils that we can use is 8 mm to 50 mm. The maximum number of pages for the 50 mm coil is 1150 pages for 70# coated text stock, 975 pages for 80# coated text stock, 775 pages for 100# coated text stock, 800 pages for 60# uncoated text, and 725 pages for 70# uncoated text.

Yes, we can print on the inside of the covers at no additional charge. Make sure we can tell from your PDF file whether you want printing on the inside of the covers. If you want blank covers on the inside covers, make sure to add a blank page after the front cover and before the back cover. If there are no blank pages in your file, we will assume that you want printing on the inside covers. Alternatively, just let us know in the notes section of the order form whether you want printing on the inside of the covers.

Yes, we do offer clear plastic covers and a variety of colored back plastic covers. You can find that option under Additional Finishing Options on our calculators.

Yes, we offer several lamination options: gloss, soft-touch, leather, and linen lamination. Lamination will add durability to your cover and will impact the look of the color. Gloss lamination makes colors standout, while soft touch lamination has a very velvety feel. Many of our clients will laminate the front cover and add a plastic back to the back cover, which is a great way to add visual appeal to the front cover and extra durability to the back cover.

Yes, while we do offer 2 and 4 corner rounding on plastic coil printing, for the stability of the book we recommend 2 corner rounding. Corner rounding looks great on journals, planners, and children’s books.

Your files should be submitted as high-resolution PDF files with bleeds. Incorporate at least a 1/8 inch bleed on all four sides of our document.

Files should be submitted as single pages in the order they will be read.