Book Printing Formats
At 4edge, we help you choose the best fit based on your content, purpose, and audience – then deliver a finished product you can be proud of.
Explore a full range of book, booklet, and brochure formats, available in all standard and custom sizes.
Why Choose Us?
Bespoke Book Printing
Every book is different. We print to suit your content, finish, and audience. No templates, your results are tailored to your project.
All Book Sizes
From standard A-sizes to custom dimensions, we offer full flexibility to match your book’s design, layout, and purpose.
Small or Large Quantities
Print from 10 copies to thousands. Whether you need a sample or a full run, we’ve got the capacity.
Fast Turnaround
If you need books fast, our streamlined workflow means paperbacks are usually printed and ready to ship within 5 working days.
Expert Guidance
Our experienced team helps you avoid mistakes, stay on schedule, and get the print result your project deserves.
Delivered UK-wide
We print everything in the UK and deliver nationwide – securely packaged, on time, and ready for bookshelves or readers.
What are the Book Format Options?
A solid, long-lasting choice for special editions, gift books or anything you want to feel weighty in hand. Available with or without dust jackets.
The classic all-rounder. Lightweight, cost-effective, and perfect for fiction, non-fiction, and educational titles. A wide range of sizes and finishes are available.
Promotional materials, course guides, brand storytelling – our brochures are designed to look professional and feel polished.
Trusted by universities, researchers and editors. Whether it’s a one-off publication or a regular run, we’ll help you get the details just right.
Booklets
Shorter content deserves care, too. Great for guides, event programmes or workbooks, with a clean finish and quick turnaround.
Book Sizes?
We print to all standard UK book sizes, including:
297mm
x
210mm
A4
Commonly used for reports, manuals and training material. Provides ample space for charts, diagrams, and structured content layouts.
210mm
x
148mm
A5
A compact, reader-friendly format ideal for journals, planners, and smaller non-fiction titles – easy to carry and cost-effective to print.
148mm
x
105mm
A6
One-quarter the size of A4 and half the size of A5, making it perfect for pocket-sized books and booklets, or postcards, small flyers and invitations.
234mm
x
156mm
Royal
A versatile size often used for premium non-fiction, biographies, and academic titles. Offers a spacious layout for text-heavy content without feeling bulky.
198mm
x
129mm
B-format
Popular in the publishing world for literary fiction and travel guides. Slightly larger than A5, it strikes a balance between portability and readability.
216mm
x
138mm
Demy
Ideal for textbooks, professional guides, and detailed reference works. Its generous dimensions allow for dense content, footnotes, and diagrams with room to breathe.
If you need a custom trim size, that isn’t a problem. We can produce books to your required specifications and will advise on spine width, bleed, and wraparounds to ensure everything is properly set up.
As part of our complete service, we also offer eBook formatting and distribution through our sister company, Vivlia Ltd. Sell your title on Amazon, Apple Books and all major platforms, with a single point of contact for reporting and royalties.
FAQs
How to format a book in the UK?
Start by creating a print-ready PDF file with embedded fonts, consistent page sizes, and appropriate bleed margins. We’ll check key technical elements such as resolution, spine width and trim size as part of our pre-flight checks.
For detailed file setup tips, visit our book printing help page.