A5 booklet printing

The A5 booklet: a multifunctional support

Among all the magazines and booklets, the A5 booklet stands out for its compact format, once folded, it can easily be slipped into a bag. However, it offers a significant communication surface and allows you to gather a lot of information in the form of texts that you can simply leaf through.

The A5 booklet is a document that measures 210 x 148 mm with the cover and inside pages bound together - usually with a stapled binding.

This format is, for example, ideal for making a advertising booklet :

• The A5 booklet is twice as small as the A4 booklet. It is therefore less cumbersome and more easily transportable by your customers and prospects.
• The A5 booklet can be composed of 8 to 40 pages. You have plenty of room to present your products, services and promotional events in detail.
• The A5 booklet can include many professional quality illustrations that will make the reading lively and complement the written information.
• The A5 booklet is fully customizable. You can choose among multiple finishes that will allow you to create an A5 booklet consistent with your graphic charter and the marketing objective you have set.
• The A5 booklet has a long life. It resists multiple consultations and transport by your customers or prospects.

The A5 booklet in Italian format: an original choice

You will have the choice between two possible orientations when making your A5 booklet:

• The portrait orientation places the long edge of your A5 booklet vertically and the short edge horizontally. This is the classic orientation, reminiscent of school notebooks. This orientation is suitable for communication materials that want to give off a traditional, formal or sober image: product catalogs, activity reports, promotional brochures, etc. It is particularly adapted to supports mainly composed of texts.
• The landscape orientation, also called " Italian", places the long edge of your A5 booklet horizontally and the short edge vertically. This orientation is more unexpected, it creates surprise and marks the spirits. Your A5 booklet in Italian format also allows you to opt for an unusual layout that leaves more room for photographs or diagrams in the case of instructions orassembly guides. This type of A5 booklet is particularly suitable for presenting creative and artistic activities, but not only.

For example, you can choose the Italian orientation for your A5 booklet:

• To attract the attention of your prospects with an original and chic corporate brochure
• To present clearly, on the whole width of the pages, a calendar of events (concerts, festivals, etc.)
• To highlight photographs in a mini art catalog for an opening or an exhibition.

The stapled binding for the A5 booklet and its alternatives

The A5 booklet is generally made with a stapled binding (or "saddle stitching" or "two metal stitches"). This binding method consists of binding the pages of your A5 booklet with two staples inserted in the center fold of your stapled brochure. Sober and professional, this method is economical and offers great resistance to handling. However, this binding method has two constraints: your booklet must have a number of pages that is a multiple of 4 and less than 40 (20 sheets).

If your A5 booklet is longer than 40 pages, then you will need to choose between two alternative binding methods:

• The glued square back binding which consists in assembling the pages of your A5 booklet and the cover with a PUR glue. Your A5 booklet looks like a classic paperback book. Simple and elegant, this binding method requires slightly longer processing times.
• The spiral binding which can be used to bind your A5 booklet. This binding method is less aesthetically pleasing but just as effective. Moreover, it allows your A5 booklet to be opened completely flat and allows readers to annotate it.