Printed Easy, a web-to-print specialist, have just launched their on-demand Hardback book service. This new offering, now available to order on Printed Easy’s website, provides full customisation options for books of any size, ranging from 85x85mm up to A3 portrait! Whether you’re printing a custom notebook, a coffee table photo-book, or an anthology of poetry, Printed Easy can bring your project to life with a quick turnaround and reliable service.
Managing Director Jon Lancaster expressed excitement about the launch, saying; “We’re thrilled to announce that our hardback book service is officially live. After eight weeks of software development, we’re proud to introduce a solution that meets our high standards.”
Customers will be able to personalise their books extensively, selecting from options like plain or printed endpapers on one or both sides. Additional choices include 71 endpaper colours with 25 embossing options, sourced from Papago or Colorplan stocks, along with 32 ribbon colours, 48 headband colours, and five laminate finishes for covers and dust jackets. Books can be produced using glued or thread-sewn binding across all sizes.
Printed Easy have made significant investments in finishing equipment to accommodate the expansion into hardback books. This mainly involved purchasing new machinery, allowing them to expand their offering with quicker deliveries and more bespoke creations for their clients. This new machinery includes; a Smyth DX-80 thread sewing machine, which ensures the books have higher durability and usability as they can be opened flatter; and a Horizon iCE Binder BQ-500, which has increased automation allowing for fast turnarounds (an incredible 2 day express delivery option!).
Further additions such as a Zund flatbed cutting machine, a high speed flatbed cutter, and a Schmedt PräziCase Pro, a paper over board case making machine, provide the opportunity for Printed Easy to offer a more customisable service, increasing their range of custom sizes from 85×85 up to A3, and offer multiple cover thicknesses from 2-3mm.
Printed Easy offer both digital and litho printing, utilising a B1 Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106, alongside two HP Indigo B2 sheetfed presses, a Canon iX3200 and an HP Indigo 7k.
With this extensive lineup of equipment Printed Easy can help manage any size print project you may have. Take a look online for an automatic quote and check out their other services too.
- Printed Easy Hardback Book Printing Service - January 28, 2025