IngramSpark’s print-on-demand (POD) capabilities give you a wide range of trim sizes, book bindings, paper thickness and color options for producing Children’s books. Their printing process produces sharp, high resolution graphics, crisp text, and quality binding make it virtually impossible to distinguish print-on-demand books from traditional offset copies at a fraction of the cost and no minimum order. Below is a breakdown of their book trim size options and page count requirements.
PERFECT BOUND CHILDREN’S BOOKS
IngramSpark offers perfect bindings with a minimum of 24 pages (48 pages required for spine text). We recommend the Premium Color option printed on heavier 70 lb. white paper for the highest color quality, especially for illustrations requiring heavy ink coverage. They offer the following book trim sizes:
- 4 x 7″ (178 x 102mm)
- 5 x 8″ (203 x 127 mm)
- 5.5 x 8.25″ (210 x 140mm)
- 5.5 x 8.5″ (216 x 140mm)
- 5.83 x 8.27″ (210 x 148 mm)
- 6 x 9″ (229 x 152mm)
- 6.14 x 9.21″ (234 x 156mm)
- 6.5 x 6.5″ (165 x 165 mm)
- 6.625 x 10.25″ (260 x 168mm) (Graphic Novel)
- 7 x 10″ (254 x 178 mm)
- 7.5 x 9.25″ (235 x 191mm)
- 8 x 8″ (203 x 203mm)
- 8 x 10″ (254 x 203 mm)
- 8.25 x 10.75″ (273 x 210mm)
- 8.5 x 8.5″ (216 x 216mm)
- 8.5 x 9″ (229 x 216mm)
- 8.5 x 11″ (280 x 216mm)
- 11 x 8.5″ (216 x 280mm)
CASE LAMINATE HARDCOVER CHILDREN’S BOOKS
IngramSpark offers case hardcover book binding with a minimum of 24 pages. We recommend the Premium Color option printed on heavier 70 lb. white paper for the highest color quality, especially for illustrations requiring heavy ink coverage. They offer the following book trim sizes:
- 5 x 8″ (203 x 127 mm)
- 5.5 x 8.5″ (216 x 140mm)
- 5.83 x 8.27″ (210 x 148 mm)
- 6 x 9″ (229 x 152mm)
- 6.14 x 9.21″ (234 x 156mm)
- 6.69 x 9.61″ (244 x 170 mm)
- 7 x 10″ (254 x 178 mm)
- 7.5 x 9.25″ (235 x 191)
- 8 x 8″ (203 x 203)
- 8 x 10″ (254 x 203mm)
- 8 x 10.88″ (276 x 203)
- 8.25 x 10.75″ (273 x 210)
- 8.5 x 8.5″ (216 x 216)
- 8.5 x 11″ (280 X 216mm)