UBuildABook is a U.S. book printer. We print hard cover and soft cover books in standard sizes from 5.5x8.5 to 12x12, with more sizes on orders of 50 or more. Printing takes 7 to 10 business days and every file is checked by a real person. There is no minimum order, and our best pricing starts at 50 books.
UBuildABook offers a great solution for artists, photographers, architects, craftsmen, models and other professionals to solve the problem of bulky portfolios. Rather than having to tote around an enormous portfolio of your work, UBuildABook offers a Portfolio Book which showcases your artistic work. Our portfolio books are very high quality and professional-they represent your work in a very presentable way and are great to leave with customers. Not only are our books more portable when compared to bulky portfolios, but you can use them as a catalog sales tool by leaving them with customers ... watch as your sales increase!
There are so many options when creating your Custom Portfolio Book - you can create a coffee-table book or a portrait-style book. Your portfolio book can be any size up to 12x12 and you can choose either a hard or soft cover. Best of all, our print quality is extremely high so you won't have to worry about your artwork or photography being misrepresented in either color or resolution. As long as your photographs are 300 DPI, your book will be of the highest quality and resolution.
Portfolio books are a great sales tool for the artist, photographer, architect or any other type of craftsman. They showcase a myriad of photographs and are a very successful sales tool when left with customers/employers. Your portfolio book is a much more portable choice when compared with bulky portfolios and loose photographs/slides. Contact us today and we can begin creating your portfolio book in whatever design you desire.
Our portfolio books are also a great sales tool for the artist, photographer or model. Rather than having loose photographs, make your life as well as your agent's life easier with a beautifully bound book. You can leave your portfolio books with prospective customers and employers so they can see the range of your capabilities.
| Standard sizes | 8.5x11, 8x10, 5.5x8.5 and 6x9 portrait; 11x8.5 and 9x6 landscape; 8.5x8.5 and 12x12 square |
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| More sizes on 50+ | 9x12, 12x9 and custom sizes up to 12x12 |
| Binding | Hard cover or soft cover, both in one order if you like. Dust jackets available |
| Quantity | No minimum. Best pricing from 50 books |
| Custom options on 50+ | Additional paper types, laminates, endsheets, proofs, guidance through the ISBN number and barcode process and more |
| Turnaround | 7 to 10 business days to print, plus shipping |
| Shipping | U.S. and Canada, to you or on to Amazon or any other distributor |
| Files | FREE Book Design Pro Software, or a print-ready PDF |
| File check | Every file reviewed by a real person before printing |
That is where our pricing gets sharpest and where the custom options open up. Orders of 50+ books get our best per-book price, a custom quote turned around by a real person, the full range of custom options, and a free shareable flipbook of your book.
Printing fewer than 50 is still completely fine - there is no minimum and no extra charge to re-order later.
No account needed to start, and no cost until you approve a price.
Price 1-49 books right here, or send us page count, trim size, cover type and quantity for a custom quote. Quoting 50 or more gets you our best price.
Drag your photos and artwork onto pages in our FREE Book Design Pro Software, add your text, design the cover. Or work in your own software.
Upload straight from the software, or send a print-ready PDF. No disc, no mailing, no file size limit to work around.
We review every file sent to us. A real person checks for print problems before anything goes on press, and contacts you if something looks off.
For 50+ books, you get a Proof for your approval, before we send to print.
Printed and bound in the U.S.A. in 7 to 10 business days, plus shipping.
Real customer books, printed by us. Click any cover to preview the book.
Every quote below is from a customer who printed a book with us.
Standard sizes, covers, custom options and delivery.
The price depends on four things: page count, trim size, hard or soft cover, and how many copies you print. The per-book price drops as the quantity goes up, and 50 or more books gets our best pricing.
For 1 to 49 books, use the price card at the top of this page or our instant pricing. For 50 or more, request a custom quote and a real person will send it, normally within 1 business day.
Fifty or more is where our pricing and service are at their best. Orders of 50+ books get our lowest per-book price, a custom quote from a real person, a free shareable flipbook, and the full range of custom options - extra paper types, laminates, endsheets and proofs.
That said, there is no minimum. We will print a single copy, and there is no extra charge if you come back later and re-order more.
Our standard sizes are 8.5x11 and 8x10 portrait, 11x8.5 landscape, 5.5x8.5 and 6x9 portrait, 9x6 landscape, and 8.5x8.5 and 12x12 square. On orders of 50 or more books we also print 9x12, 12x9 and custom sizes up to 12x12. See all book sizes.
Hard cover is sturdier and feels like a gift or library book. Soft cover costs less per copy and is lighter to ship. You can mix both bindings in a single order, and dust jackets are available. Compare hard vs soft cover pricing.
Printing runs 7 to 10 business days once your files are approved, plus shipping time. If you have a hard date, tell us when you request pricing and we will confirm it before you commit.
Either build the book in our FREE Book Design Pro Software and send it straight from there, or send a print-ready PDF from InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Word or similar. Pages with images that run to the edge need bleed - see full bleed page layout.
Yes. We review every file sent to us. A real person checks for print problems before anything goes on press, and contacts you if something looks off. For 50+ books, you get a Proof for your approval, before we send to print.
We ship within the United States and Canada. Books can go directly to you, or we can ship part of the run on to Amazon or any other distributor if you plan to sell. See shipping.
No account, no software install, no obligation. Price 1-49 books at the top of this page - and if you are printing 50 or more, that is where our best pricing and our full range of custom options kick in.
