Questions and answers

Offset printing pays off with volume. As a rough guide: board books — from 1,000 copies per title; saddle-stitched booklets — from 1,000 (ideally several titles of 3,000 each); perfect binding — from 2,000; hardcover (case binding) — from 1,000 (ideally 1,000–3,000 copies). For a few hundred copies, digital printing is more economical — we will advise you on this, and we can do the binding for you.

Any language. We print from the publisher’s print-ready files, so the language of the text makes no difference to production — we have printed in Ukrainian, English and Moldovan. A series of children’s books can be released in several languages at once: the illustrations are shared, and only the printing plate carrying the text changes.

Yes. The language of the edition does not matter to us, and we set out the specifications, lead times, logistics and payment terms in the contract.

We print titles that are released through a publisher and carry an ISBN. If you do not have a publisher yet, approach one first: they will edit the text and assign the book an ISBN. Then we will print it.

Usually the publisher sends a print-ready file. We check it and prepare it for press — imposing the pages onto press sheets. If there is no layout yet, we will suggest who to contact.

It depends on the print run and the binding: hardcover binding is the longest stage. As a guide: in our best months we turned out up to 100,000 children’s books. We give the exact lead time together with the quote and write it into the contract.

New clients pay before the print run is shipped. Publishers who work with us regularly pay on contract terms, and deferred payment is possible.

Yes. For children’s books and government orders we provide suppliers’ quality certificates — for adhesive, paper and other materials.

Yes. Our clients include the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), as well as universities and academies. We make official folders, ID card and diploma covers, and certificates of honour — with a contract and full documentation.

You can collect it yourself from our production site in Kharkiv, or we will ship it to you.