How Our Books Are Made

Here are the 7 basic steps to make your book, exactly the way you want it.  Our process gives you total control over everything from the interior to a wide variety of cover options. Read more about the steps below.

Step 1: Collect your contents
This may be photos of your vacation to Australia or that novel you finally finished; a pitch to a prospective client or your grandmother’s watercolors.

Step 2: What’s the purpose of your book?
Now think about what kind of book you’d like to have and who’s going to read it. Would you like hardcover or softcover? Large format or small? Is it going to be a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, go to a few close friends or will folks on every street corner be reading it.

Step 3: Design your book
Or let us do it for you. Our professional creative team knows all the latest digital tools to make your book stand out. We also know our system perfectly-so we get it right the first time.

If you’d like to create the design yourself, please visit our Preparing Your Files page.

Step 4: Proof the Design
You’ll get to see an electronic proof of your design before we print the first copy. Make sure to check the order of images, spelling, captions, etc. We can easily make any changes you’d like.  If you design your book on your own, we assume you have proofed your own file.

Step 5: Choose Cover Options & Book Treatments
For hardcover books, you’ll need to choose a cover style, check out the swatches to see what materials are available. We try to keep a variety in stock, but we don’t always have every combination. We can often special order exactly what you want, but if your project is urgent, have a second choice in mind.

There are also a variety of cover options and book treatments to choose from, check out the services section for more information on these. If you’re looking for something and don’t see it offered, we can make it custom for you.

If you’re making a softcover book, there are fewer options, but still some important choices. We use a high-gloss or a matte lamination on your cover for extra protection.

We’re always happy to work with you to create custom bindings, cover options, and treatments for your book-try us out, you’ll be amazed by the individuality and innovation we put into every book.

Step 6: SPGB Produces Your Book
So your book is designed, the cover options navigated. Now we’ll produce it for you. Your book order will be able to be picked up or shipped out in about 2 weeks!

We’ll print your pages with a high-quality laser printer on 100lb silk text, acid-free, smooth, bright paper that handles text and images very well.  If you would like a different paper, it must be provided.

Next we’ll bind and trim the book to the right size, and create your cover. All of the cover treatments are done by hand by one of our designers, so you know your book will look great!

Finally we secure the book block into the cover. The book has to sit overnight to cure the adhesive in the binding.

Step 7: The wait is over!
You get your book and check it out. If all looks good, we can make additional copies

The beauty of our system is that you don’t have to order all your books at once. We keep your files archived, so you can order more at anytime in the future. Future orders of 5 or more books will be discounted according to our volume discounting! So that’s how a Scribble Press® Gallery Book™ is made!