Randburg authors tend to print for a known audience: a congregation, a school community, a writing circle or readers who follow them online. For those books a short run of 100 to 300 copies is usually the right starting point. It keeps the cost per copy reasonable without leaving boxes of unsold stock in the garage.
Our office in Fourways sits next door to Randburg, so you can book a consultation and bring your manuscript in, or handle everything by phone, email and WhatsApp. Finished books are couriered to your home, church or office.
Printing for Randburg’s writers and communities
Randburg covers a wide stretch of the north-west of Johannesburg, from Ferndale and Blairgowrie to Northriding and Cosmo City. The books we print for the area are just as varied: devotionals and Bible studies for churches, poetry collections, first novels, school yearbooks, and family histories written for relatives.
Most of these are reading books, so we usually suggest cream paper and black-and-white printing, which is easier on the eye and keeps the price down. A 100-copy A5 paperback on cream paper starts from about R4,500, and the price per copy drops as the run gets larger.
Areas we deliver to around Randburg
- Ferndale
- Blairgowrie
- Northcliff
- Linden
- Cresta
- Fontainebleau
- Strijdom Park
- Northriding
- Olivedale
- Cosmo City
Books we print for Randburg authors
Church and devotional books
Bible studies, devotionals and sermon collections, often ordered in batches as a congregation grows.
Poetry and short fiction
Slim A5 collections on cream paper that sell well at readings, markets and launches.
Community and school books
Anniversary books, yearbooks and fundraising titles for schools, clubs and residents’ associations.
Prices and specifications
- Minimum run
- 100 copies
- A5 paperback, 100 copies
- from R4,500 (about R45 a copy)
- Binding
- Softcover only; standard perfect binding with PUR glue
- Formats
- A5, 6×9 and children’s book sizes in softcover
- Paper
- Cream or white, black-and-white or full colour
- Turnaround
- 10 working days
- Delivery
- Courier to any address in all 9 provinces