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Stapled Booklets
Create stand-out custom menus, catalogues and more. Staple-bound booklets, with up to 84 customisable pages.
To get started, download this PDF guide.
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Share detailed information in a crisp, convenient booklet.
- NEW: More sizes available
- 6 sizes – including portrait & landscape options
- 8–84 pages per booklet (includes 4 customisable cover pages)
- Matte & glossy paper options
- 3 cover options
- Stapled (saddle-stitched) binding
- Full-colour, double-sided printing
NOTE: For important information on how to create your stapled booklet, download this PDF guide
Versatile & informative
Whether you're creating menus, magazines or catalogues, custom booklets give customers a feel for your business. They're compact and convenient, and easy to include in promotional handouts, giveaways and more. With 4–80 internal pages, you have plenty of space to include images, charts and other essential and eye-catching information.Impactful & durable
Our custom booklet printing can help you make those impressions count with a professional, sophisticated touch. Each saddle-stitched booklet includes 4 cover pages (2 at the front, 2 at the back). With matte and glossy cover options, full-colour printing and metal staples, your booklet is designed for durability and style.Intuitive design process
Our uploading experience is designed to make it as easy as possible to print your own booklet. To begin, choose your booklet’s size and number of pages, then upload your PDF using our easy upload system. Next, select your cover and inner page stock before checking out. After that, we’ll take care of the rest and make sure your file is correctly formatted and ready to print. Your professionally printed and stapled booklets will arrive looking great and ready to impress.
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Reviewed by 94 customers
Awful quality
14 Sept 2025 | Louise M. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerResponse from Vistaprint Customer Care Team:
We apologize that the A5 booklet you received did not meet your expectations. We understand how disappointing it must be to have images print poorly and see issues with the stapling, making the booklet unusable. To help us review this further and find a resolution, please reply to this email with a photo of the booklet showing the issues. If your request is urgent, and you need an immediate solution, please reach out to our Customer Support team via https://www.vistaprint.co.uk/customer-care/help-centre/
Excellent exactly what I wanted
13 Sept 2025 | Tom C. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerProgrammes for charity show
11 Sept 2025 | Abi H. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerGreat Booklets, quick delivery
4 Sept 2025 | marc e. | Verified Buyer
Verified BuyerFrequently asked questions
Yes — for a successful print, we recommend following these design tips and upload specifications.
Format: Your file needs to be in PDF format — without password protection.
Layout: Your file should include single pages, each arranged in the correct reading order. Make sure your file includes all of your pages — including four cover pages.
Blank Pages: If you want blank inside cover pages, make sure you include blank pages within your PDF file.
Colours: Stapled booklets are printed in CMYK. Images provided in RGB or PANTONE colours will be converted.
Resolution: 300 dpi (dots per inch) is the required resolution for stapled booklets. Lower resolutions may affect the printing quality.
Bleeds: For an accurate print, include a 3 mm bleed on every side of every page. If you encounter file upload issues, double-check your bleed — it may exceed the accepted ±0.25 threshold.
Margins: Keep all text at least 1 cm from the margins. Anything closer may be too close to the edge (or the binding) to easily read.
For detailed information on how to design your custom booklets, download our PDF guide.
Staple binding is a style that uses 2 metal staples to turn individual pieces of paper into a cohesive booklet. Since the staples are placed down the centre of the papers, each piece of paper becomes 4 booklet pages.
Stapled booklets are a popular choice for an assortment of projects or business needs — we particularly recommend them for price lists, product catalogues, event programmes, brochures, pamphlets and magazines. They may also work well for restaurants or cafes in need of longer, more detailed menus.
Your stapled booklets can include 8–84 pages — this includes 4 cover pages (front cover, inside front cover, back cover and inside back cover). For example, an 8-page booklet = 4 cover pages + 4 inside pages. You can increase or decrease a stapled booklet’s page count in increments of 4: 12 pages, 16 pages, 20 pages, etc.
No, you’re not required to — you’ll just need to include blank pages in your print-ready PDF. But if you’d like to utilise all the space and add content to all 4 cover pages, you’re welcome to do that, too.
The cover paper for your stapled booklets will be laminated — they help protect booklets from wear and are a great way to show off your cover design. Our laminated covers are available in matte or glossy. You can select the same cover thickness as your internal pages, or go with a 300 gsm option for sturdier covers.
Sample booklets are not available, but you can order a single booklet. This is a great way to see how your printed booklet looks before you order a larger amount.