Bookblock Essentials

Premium custom notebooks.
Made to fit your budget.

Premium branded notebooks without unnecessary production costs. Choose from three cost-effective formats designed for lower MOQs and fast turnaround without compromising on quality.

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MILANO classic vegan leather notebooks

MILANO Vegan Leather

BEST OVERALL VALUE

Printed hardcover notebooks

Printed Hardcover

MOST CUSTOMISABLE

Printed cahier notebooks

Printed Cahier

LOWEST UNIT COST

BEST FOR Premium branded notebooks Full creative freedom High-volume campaigns
COVER TYPE Vegan Leather Fully Printed Hardcover Fully Printed Softcover
CUSTOMISATIONS 12 colour options / Cover branding / Custom ribbon & elastic colour Full custom cover / Printed pages / Custom ribbon & elastic colour Full custom cover / Printed pages
MOQ & LEAD TIME 50 units / from 2 weeks 50 units / from 2 weeks 150 units / from 2 weeks
DYNAMIC PRICING £9.00 for 150 / £6.75 for 500 £11.00 for 150 / £7.50 for 500 £6.00 for 150 / £3.50 for 500

BEST OVERALL VALUE

MILANO Classic Vegan Leather

MOQ: 50 UNITSPRICE: FROM £6.25TURNAROUND: 2-3 WEEKS

Our flagship notebook, simplified for better value. We offer it in a new eco-friendly version, with a PVC-free cover material. The latex saturated cover is coloured with water based paints and FSC® certified. Perfect for debossed, foiled or UV printed logos.

COMPETITIVE PRICING

150 units / from £9.00 per unit

300 units / from £7.50 per unit

500 units / from £6.75 per unit

MOST CUSTOMISABLE

Printed Hardcover Notebook

MOQ: 50 UNITSPRICE: FROM £6.00TURNAROUND: 2-3 WEEKS

The most visually impactful option in our budget-friendly range, with your artwork printed across the hardcover for a bold, fully branded finish. The inside pages can also be custom printed, either in black and white or full colour.

Ideal for creative campaigns, branded workbooks, retail products and businesses that want their notebook to carry more than just a logo.

COMPETITIVE PRICING

150 units / from £11.00 per unit

300 units / from £8.75 per unit

500 units / from £7.50 per unit

LOWEST UNIT COST

Printed Cahiers

MOQ: 150 UNITSPRICE: FROM £4.50TURNAROUND: 2-3 WEEKS

Bookblock Cahiers are flexible journals with card covers. Lightweight, flexible and easy to customise, it gives you a full printed cover without pushing the product into premium hardback pricing.

Ideal for high-volume events, promotional campaigns and branded giveaways where strong visual impact and a lower unit cost matter most.

COMPETITIVE PRICING

150 units / from £11.00 per unit

300 units / from £8.75 per unit

500 units / from £7.50 per unit

Simple Choices. Properly Made.

The Essentials range is built around a small selection of notebook formats that we know work well. By focusing on proven sizes, materials and production methods, we remove unnecessary complexity and keep costs low.

What we do not reduce is the quality of the finished notebook. Every Essentials product is produced with the same attention to print, materials and finishing that you would expect from Bookblock, with enough customisation to create something genuinely distinctive.

Meaningful customisationChoose from cover branding, full-cover artwork, colour options and partial or fully customised inside pages.

Clearer pricingA simplified specification makes costs easier to understand and keeps unit prices competitive.

Bookblock production qualityProfessional print, carefully selected materials and reliable finishing, supported by an experienced notebook production team.

FSC® paper options · Low minimum quantities · 2–3 week turnaround · World-wide delivery

Inspiration & Case Studies

See how brands have turned our streamlined notebook formats into distinctive, fully customised products.

Bookblock Editions Illustrated Notebooks

Piccolo Cahier Notebooks

Dior Custom Printed and Foiled Notebooks

RioCan Mixed Custom Design Moleskines

Creative Mammals Printed Cover Notebooks

CND Custom Pearlescent Cahiers

Accenture Leading in the New

Booz Allen Hamilton Debossed Notebooks

Commonwealth Fund Cahiers

Kerquest Vegan Leather Notebooks

Join hundreds of brands that trust Bookblock to create distinctive, professionally made notebooks.

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Ready To Brand Notebooks

Pick a style from our stock notebooks. Available with a debossed or hot foiled logo with a minimum order of just 10 units and a fast turnaround time.

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