prices

Use this page to create a quotation in four easy steps. For books with color printing on text pages, hardcover, landscape formats or bleeds, use the Special Quote. To get started on your job, sign this printed quote and send it to us with your deposit of half down, along with your files. What's included in these prices:

Text Printing: Black only

Text Paper: 60# white uncoated

Cover Printing: Full color digital

Cover Paper: 12 point white C1S

Cover Lamination: Gloss

Softcover Binding (Perfect binding)

1 Printed proof is included

Instant Quote Form

Title of Book:

Quantity:

Quantities from 25 to 500 will be priced as digital output. Higher quantities are figured with offset printing.

Number of Pages:

If your page count is less than 64, or greater than 496, please use our Special Quote.

Size:

When text pages have photos, boxes, text or images that “touch” the edge of the page (on any side), this is called a “bleed.” A bleed will add expense because the book must be printed at a larger size and trimmed smaller to cut off the bleed.

Cover:

Basic Cover Design

Gorham Printing will design a basic cover design for $175. Basic Cover Design is suited for family keepsake books, life stories and family histories. Front cover image is placed on a background color of your choice. See Basic Cover Design.

Custom Cover Design

Gorham Printing will design a custom cover design for $475. The completely custom design will give you a cover that can be marketed and branded, and will grab the attention of publishers, agents and buyers. A custom cover design will help in your print or online marketing efforts. See Custom Cover Design.

PDF file provided by Customer

If you've designed your front, spine and back cover as a single trouble-free PDF file, choose this option. If file is not trouble-free, additional charges will result. See Design Your Cover.

Text:

Level 1 Text Design

For $1 per page (plus additional cost of photos, logos, line art, maps or graphs), your text pages will be expertly designed and formatted to book-industry standards. This design level is perfect for: memoirs, fiction, life stories, family histories and novels, but is not suited for most non-fiction books, text books, histories, technical manuals, and religious books. This design level cannot be used on 8½x11 books. See Level 1 Text Design.

Level 2 Text Design

For $3 per page (plus additional cost of photos, logos, line art, tables, charts, maps or graphs), your text pages will be professionally designed and formatted to book-industry standards with additional features. This design level is perfect for religious texts, poetry, technical manuals, scholarly works and general non-fiction. This design level is not suited for complex works with complex formatting such as pull quotes, sidebars, multiple columns, indexes or footnotes. See Level 2 Text Design.

Level 3 Text Design

For $5 per page (plus the additional cost of photos, logos, line art, tables, charts, maps or graphs), your text pages will be designed and formatted with attention-grabbing details for a unique look. Level 3 Text Design is perfect for complex designs with labor-intensive formatting such as pull quotes, sidebars, indexes or footnotes, and multiple columns books. This level covers every book design detail! See Level 3 Text Design.

PDF file provided by Customer

If you've designed your text as a single trouble-free PDF file, including black and white images, choose this option. See Design Your Text. If your text has color images, you will need to submit a Special Quote. If file is not trouble-free, additional charges will result.

Photos:

There will not be photos/artwork in my book.

There will be photos/artwork/charts in my book:

Number of Photos/Artwork:

Number of Charts/Graphs: