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Book printing companies quote your next printing job! This is a free printing quotes service. Fill in the request for quote form below to the best of your ability.

Commercial book print companies locally and worldwide! When submitted, this book bid request is available to our members (book printers who subscribe to this service). The printers best qualified for your job will provide you quotes.

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Not sure of some of the book quote request questions? Ask the printer for suggestions and provide more details about your printing job in the Additional Comments box (bottom).
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HOW TO GET BOOK PRINTING QUOTES:
1. Submit job specs. 2. Printers respond to you directly with quotes. 3. You contact printer.
If a question does not apply to this job, please put N/A  for "Not Applicable."
The bid will not be submitted unless all boxes are filled in.
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Date Bid Submitted:
 (e.g., 01-15-09)
Bid Due Date:
 (e.g., 01-18-09)
[Give printers at least 1 day (preferably 3 days, longer if possible) to get you quotes. Our system will not accept today's date.]
Project Title:
Contact Name:
Contact Company Name:
Contact Address:
Contact City:
Contact State:

(applicable to U.S. & Canada; otherwise choose "Not Applicable")
Contact Zip Code:
Contact Country:
Contact Phone:
Contact Fax:
Contact Email:
Schedule Required:
[date job is ready and date it needs to be delivered; request turnaround time]
Quantity:
Book Size:
[Flat and Finished sizes]
No. of Pages:
[Text + Cover (80 pgs + cover = 84 pgs) or Self-cover (80pgs, self-cover = 80 pgs)  . . . 2 pgs (back to back printed)=1 Leaf]
Cover Stock:

[coated or uncoated, weight in point (pt) or pounds (lb), color]
Book Text Stock:
[coated or uncoated, weight in pounds (lb) or point (pt), color]
Cover Ink:
[# of ink colors; black is considered 1 color; color photos or images are 4-color process inks); black is one of the 4-color process inks]
Text (inside pages) Ink:
[# of ink colors; black is considered 1 color; color photos or images are 4-color process inks); black is one of the 4-color process inks]
Cover Coating:
[usually needed with "coated" paper: varnish, UV coating, film lamination, lay-flat-film lamination, aqueous coating]
Halftones/Duotones:
[halftone=black & white photo; duotone=photo printed in 2 colors w/1 as prominent, accented color]
Color Photo(s)/Image(s):
[Yes or No; if YES, specify how many and page locations]
Bleeds:
[ink printed to very edge of paper; specify how many sides of paper bleed (if 3 or 4 sides bleed = "full bleed"]
Bindery:
[collating, folding, trimming, binding to final size/finish]
Artwork Provided:
[format job provided: disk (file)/printed copy/negatives (PC or Mac, program]
Proof Requested:
[blueline (standard), color proofs (matchprint, chromalin, rainbow, color key, etc.)]
Packaging:
[any individual or multiple shrinkwrapping; bulk in standard cartons; skid-packed; cartoned and skid-packed]
Delivery Contact:
[place where job will be delivered to; if Contact Person, put "same as above"]
Delivery Company:
Delivery Address:
Delivery City:
Delivery State:
Delivery Zip:
Delivery Country:
Delivery Phone:
Additional Comments:
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