Custom Notebook Printing – Perfect for Branding & Gifting

Looking for high-quality custom notebooks that reflect your brand and leave a lasting impression? At Alona, we provide fully customizable notebook printing with options for size, paper type, page count, cover style, and advanced branding techniques. Whether for corporate gifts, promotional items, or personal use, our notebooks combine practicality with aesthetic appeal, ensuring every detail aligns with your brand identity.

Custom Notebook Features

The success of Notebook Printing depends on the ability to offer maximum flexibility, allowing customers to select and combine various features such as size, paper type, page count, and cover style to create a unique product tailored to specific usage purposes or corporate branding needs.

Size

Size is the core factor determining the writing space and portability of the notebook. The three most commonly used standard sizes in printing are:

• A4 (210 x 297 mm): Large size, ideal for detailed note-taking, complex planning, or drafting sketches.
• A5 (148 x 210 mm): Medium size, known for its practicality, and is the most popular choice for everyday office and personal use.
• A6 (105 x 148 mm): Compact size, suitable for quick notes or use as a pocket notebook.

Other sizes such as B5 (176 x 250 mm) and B6 (125 x 176 mm) are also available to meet specific needs regarding writing space and portability. 

Paper type and weight

The choice of paper type directly affects the writing experience and the aesthetic appeal of the final printed product. Materials are highly diverse, including woodfree paper, art paper, recycled paper, kraft paper, or papers with a glossy or matte coating. The paper weight for the inner pages typically ranges from 80gsm to 120gsm, which helps ensure durability and minimizes ink bleed-through. For the paper cover, the weight is usually around 250gsm to 300gsm to enhance the notebook's protection.

Page count and cover style

Page count and binding style are two important characteristics that define the form and durability of the notebook. The page count can be customized widely, ranging from about 50 pages (suitable for compact notebooks) up to over 200 pages (for long-term journaling or note-taking). Regarding the cover type, customers can choose a hardcover made from materials like synthetic leather, fabric, or thick mounted board, or a softcover made of thick paper which may be laminated with a matte or glossy film. Notebooks often use spiral binding or perfect binding (glued spine) for ease of opening and closing. 

Branding Options for Notebooks

Branding options for notebooks are highly diverse, encompassing direct printing methods, premium embossing/debossing techniques, and supplementary elements to create a complete branded experience.

Cover Branding

The following techniques are used to print or create an impression directly onto the notebook cover surface, highlighting the brand logo:

• Debossing: Creating a subtle, permanent indentation of a logo or design into the cover material.
• Blind Debossing: Creates a darker, recessed mark without using any ink or foil.
• Foil Stamping: Applying a layer of metallic or colored foil onto the cover using a heated die, providing a luxurious, eye-catching appearance.
• Screen Printing: Ideal for applying solid areas of color, especially when a specific Pantone color is needed to ensure the logo's accuracy.
• Digital Printing: Produces high-definition, full-color designs with photographic quality, making it excellent for intricate logos and complex artwork.
• Laser Engraving: A precise method for adding logos, often used on softer materials or on metal/plastic plates attached to the cover.

Additional Branding Elements

To build a comprehensive brand experience, the notebook can be combined with the following supplementary branding elements:

• Belly Bands / Book Wraps: A printed paper wrap that goes around the notebook, offering additional space for branding, contact information, or promotional messaging.
• Branded Pens: Pairing the notebook with a branded pen creates a complete and useful gift set.
• Packaging: Use a custom-designed gift box or sleeve to present the notebook, enhancing the unboxing experience.
• Internal Pages: Add company information, calendars, or promotional pages at the beginning or end of the notebook for extra branding opportunities.
• Custom Ribbon Marker: A woven-in ribbon marker can be branded with a logo for a premium touch.
• Personalization: Adding individual names to the cover creates a unique and meaningful personal touch. 

Step-by-Step Notebook Printing Process

The production and printing process for custom notebooks typically includes the following steps to ensure quality from the design phase to the final product: 

Step 1: Receiving Requirements and Consultation

Receiving detailed input and requirements from the customer regarding the notebook sample, such as: size, images, color, text, inner/cover paper materials, quantity, binding style (spiral/glued spine), and price estimation.

Step 2: Design of Print Artwork and Structure

Based on the agreed-upon information, the printing unit proceeds with designing the print artwork for the cover and inner pages. This process includes finalizing the binding structure, logo placement, and other branding elements.

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Step 3: Sample Production and Approval

After finalizing the design files, the production unit manufactures a physical mock-up notebook. This sample is sent to the customer for visual inspection of color, material, size, and finishing details. Mass production printing will only proceed after the customer has inspected and approved the sample.

Step 4: Mass Production Printing (Inner Pages and Cover)

Proceeding with bulk printing based on the approved sample. The inner pages are printed on paper with the appropriate weight (GSM). The covers are printed separately, often followed by lamination (glossy/matte) to enhance durability and aesthetics.

Step 5: Finishing Process

Carrying out the finishing steps for the notebooks:

• Folding and Binding: Folding the pages and binding the notebook (gluing the spine, stitching, or punching holes and assembling the spiral).
• Cover Decoration: Applying debossing, embossing, foil stamping, or spot UV coating according to branding requirements.
• Accessory Assembly: Inserting ribbon markers, attaching bows, or installing elastic bands.

Step 6: Quality Check and Packaging

Performing a Quality Control (QC) inspection of every finished notebook, ensuring there are no printing or finishing defects, checking binding durability, and careful packaging (which may include custom boxes/sleeves) before shipment.

Step 7: Shipment and Handover

Arranging shipment and handing over the notebooks to the customer according to the confirmed quantity, quality, and delivery schedule.

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Large-Order Pricing for Notebooks

The manufacturing cost for large-volume notebook orders is not fixed and depends on a combination of various technical factors and specific customer customization options, such as size and print quantity, materials, technology, and finishing methods, among others. Due to this complexity, we cannot provide an exact price immediately.

To receive an in-depth consultation and the most specific, public, and transparent quotation for your order, please contact Alona directly:

• Hotline: 079 444 9590 
• Email: info@alona.vn 
• Office Address: 21 Bàu Cát 2, P. Tân Bình, TP. Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam 
• Working Hours: 08:00-12:00 AM - Afternoon 13:15-17:15 PM (Closed Sunday)

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Notebook Printing at Alona

Alona is proud to be one of the leading printing units in Ho Chi Minh City, specializing in providing diverse high-quality printing services, among which custom notebook printing is one of our notable strengths. We are committed to delivering notebooks that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also effective branding tools for your business.

Why choose notebook printing services at Alona?

Customers should trust and choose Alona because of the following outstanding advantages:

• Professional, consistent design: Our design team works closely to build notebook samples in accordance with the company's brand identity, ensuring consistency and professionalism.
• Diverse printing technologies: We apply many advanced printing technologies such as digital printing, offset printing, screen printing, and high-end finishing techniques like debossing and foil stamping, meeting all requirements for logo and design complexity.
• Rich inventory of materials: We offer diverse printing materials, from high-grade papers (art paper, kraft paper) to special cover materials (synthetic leather, fabric-covered board), helping the product achieve the best quality.
• Years of experience: With many years of experience in the printing industry, Alona ensures the production process is optimized, minimizing risks and increasing the speed of product completion.
• Beautiful and eye-catching products: We commit to high-standard finished product quality, with precise colors, sharp lines, and an attractive appearance, creating a strong impression on the recipient.
• Knowledgeable and enthusiastic consultation team: Alona's consultants are always ready to assist, deeply knowledgeable about printing techniques and materials, helping customers make the most optimal and cost-effective choices.

Custom notebook printing at Alona ensures each notebook is not only functional but also a powerful branding tool. With diverse materials, advanced printing technologies, and professional design support, Alona delivers notebooks that stand out in quality and presentation. From corporate gifts to promotional sets, every notebook is crafted to meet your unique specifications and leave a memorable impression. For consultation and personalized orders, contact Alona today.

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