Saddle Stitch Booklet Printing use 80lb text stock for the body pages. 80lb gloss/silk text — the standard premium booklet paper. Photography pops, type stays crisp, the booklet feels substantial in the hand.

Page count is in multiples of 4 (each sheet folds into 4 pages). Saddle-stitch binding covers 8 to 48 pages reliably; past that, the centre spread bulges and trim gets uneven. For higher page counts choose perfect-bound or coil-bound finishes at quote.

Standard sizes are 5.5×8.5 (digest), 8.5×11 (letter), and 8.5×5.5 (landscape half-letter). 5.5×8.5 is the workhorse for catalogs, programs, and product guides. 8.5×11 is the standard for instructional and corporate booklets. Custom trim sizes available as quote.

Export every spread as a press-ready PDF page at 300 dpi in CMYK. Build at the final trim size plus 0.125" bleed on every outer edge. Keep important content at least 0.25" inside the trim and 0.5" away from the binding edge so saddle-stitch fold doesn't obscure it. Outline fonts before export.

On lighter booklets (60lb/70lb body), the cover is typically upgraded to a heavier cover stock (12pt+ cover) for stiffness. On 100lb-text booklets the cover is sometimes the same stock as the body (called self-cover) — looks more uniform but feels less premium. Configurator shows the cover stock per quantity.

Booklets typically run 5–8 business days from file approval, plus shipping. Saddle-stitched booklets ship faster than perfect-bound (perfect binding adds a curing step). Higher page counts don't meaningfully add production time — the press setup dominates the cycle.