Guangzhou Mike Printing is a notebook manufacturer rather than a trading reseller: our factory in Zengcheng covers more than 10,000 m² and runs custom notebook printing and notebook printing services in one place, from offset plates to hardcover casing, finishing and packing. Send your size, thickness and quantity and a quotation comes back within 24 hours, with a pre-production sample approved before mass production starts.
Offset printing plus five binding styles, three paper stocks and four finishing options. Size and colour are both quoted as custom, so the trim, page count and ink follow your brief rather than a fixed catalogue. Pick a tab to see what each option is normally used for.
Five levers move the per-unit price of a notebook. Only one of them is negotiated — the others are design decisions you make before you ever ask for a quote. This page gives direction and bands only; the actual figure comes from your own specification.
| Cost lever | What it changes on the book | Effect on unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity | How many copies come off the same run | Falls as quantity rises |
| Page count | Number of text signatures and the width of the spine | Rises with page count |
| Binding type | Hardcover, sewn, saddle, spiral or wire-o construction | Rises with construction complexity |
| Paper stock | Art coated, uncoated or offset paper, plus cover board | Rises with heavier or coated stock |
| Finishing | Lamination, emboss or deboss, foil and die cut | Rises with each added option |
Orientation only. No price on this page is a rate card.
Index illustration of how setup cost spreads across a run — not a quoted price.
Take one specification — same trim, same page count, same hardcover. At the 500 PCS minimum, the one-time setup work (plates, cover tooling, make-ready) is spread across only 500 books, so each copy carries a visible share of it. Rerun the identical book at 3,000 PCS and the same setup cost is spread across six times the copies, while paper and board are bought at larger volumes. Nothing about the book changes; only the number of units sharing the fixed work.
This is why the answer to "what does a notebook cost?" is always a range until quantity, page count and finishing are fixed — and why foil and die-cut tooling is worth thinking about as a one-time setup item amortised across the whole run rather than a per-book charge.
Price your own specification →Most slow quotations are slow because the brief is vague. Find the line closest to your project, then confirm the final binding, paper and finishing on your pre-production sample. These are sourcing starting points, not fixed specifications.
| If you are making… | Binding to ask about | Paper | Finishing | Quantity band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail stationery notebook for a brand | Hardcover or Perfect Glue Sewn Bind | Art coated cover, uncoated text | Lamination plus emboss or foil | 1,000 – 5,000 |
| Corporate training workbook or manual | Spiral Bound or Wire-O Bound | Offset paper | Cover lamination only | 500 – 3,000 |
| Publisher journal, diary or planner | Perfect Glue Sewn Bind | Offset or uncoated paper | Matte lamination, deboss | 500 – 3,000 |
| Bulk programme notebook | Saddle Stitched or Spiral Bound | Offset paper | Minimal, cover lamination | 3,000+ |
| Gift or promotional notebook | Hardcover | Art coated paper | Foil and die cut | 500 – 2,000 |
The minimum order quantity is 500 PCS, so all bands start at that floor.
Spend on foil, emboss or deboss and a hardcover. It is the part of a notebook a buyer actually touches on a shelf, and the effect survives handling far better than print alone.
Spend on binding instead. Spiral and Wire-O let pages turn a full 360° and lie flat, which is what makes a workbook usable on a desk or in a training room.
Raise quantity and simplify finishing before you thin the paper. Setup work is a fixed cost per run, and finishing tooling is one-time — paper and binding are what you live with.
A complete enquiry is answered with a price. Three details are required to calculate one; the rest simply shortens the back-and-forth.
Send size, thickness, quantity and artwork by form, email or WhatsApp. Indd, PPT and JPG RGB files are accepted alongside the preferred 300 DPI PDF.
A quotation normally arrives within 24 hours, and a pre-production sample is made so you can judge paper quality, colour and binding before committing.
A proforma invoice is issued, and production begins once payment is confirmed and the sample has been approved.
Bulk production runs 10–25 days, then ships worldwide by air, sea or express according to your destination and schedule.
Ready to price your notebook? Send the specification and the quote comes back within 24 hours.
The options below are the ones built into this notebook printing service. Anything outside them is handled as a custom request rather than a catalogue variation.
| Minimum order quantity | 500 PCS |
|---|---|
| Printing type | Offset Printing |
| Paper stock | Art Coated paper; Uncoated Paper; Offset paper |
| Binding way | Hardcover; Perfect Glue Sewn Bind; Saddle Stitched; Spiral Bound; Wire-O Bound |
| Finishing type | Lamination; Emboss or Deboss; Foil; Die Cut |
| Artwork format | PDF (Indd, PPT and JPG RGB also accepted) |
| Color | Custom |
| Size | Custom |
| Item No. | 1600152279175 |
| Listed price | $2.00 on the product page |
The $2.00 figure is the listing price shown on the product page for one specification. Your quote is calculated from size, thickness, quantity, binding, paper and finishing.
See the Full Product PageInclude size, thickness, quantity and artwork, and a full quotation comes back within 24 hours — followed by a pre-production sample before mass production. OEM and ODM briefs, bulk programmes and custom size or colour requests are all welcome.
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View productthe minimum order quantity is 500 pcs. larger runs at 1,000, 3,000 or 5,000+ pieces are quoted on the same specification, and the per-unit price generally improves as quantity rises because setup work is shared across more books.
five bindings are offered: hardcover, perfect glue sewn bind, saddle stitched, spiral bound and wire-o bound. the choice usually follows how the notebook will be used — spiral and wire-o lie flat for workbooks, while hardcover and sewn bindings suit retail and gift editions.
pdf is the requested format, and a file of at least 300 dpi gives the best result. indd, ppt and jpg rgb artwork is also accepted, so you can send the working files you already have.
a quotation usually comes back within 24 hours of your inquiry. once the order is confirmed with the proforma invoice and payment, bulk production normally takes 10–25 days, and rush orders can be arranged when your deadline is tight.
paper stock options are art coated paper, uncoated paper and offset paper. finishing options are lamination, emboss or deboss, foil and die cut. size and colour are both treated as custom, so the combination is set by your brief rather than a fixed list.
yes. a pre-production sample is produced for quality evaluation so you can check paper, colour and binding. mass production begins only after that sample is confirmed, and shipping afterwards can be arranged by air, sea or express to your destination.
