PrintingCenterUSA is now offering fast short run full color printing services and cheap color copies online from your print-ready pdf files. We use the same high quality four color digital printing presses to print color copies that we use on our highest quality color booklet printing. Neither your everyday office copy machine nor Staples, Fedex, Office Depot, or Kinkos can match the quality of our HP Digital Presses. We are G-7 Color Certified to print pleasing and accurate CMYK color, whereas standard copy machines have poor RGB vs CMYK color conversion.Learn More
To print color copies, we have different weights of paper such as 70# and 60# Uncoated to give you the highest quality of printing on less expensive sheets of paper.
A Brochure Booklet is a saddle stitched book that is used as marketing material for organizations. A lot of our customers opt to order a brochure booklet, because they believe their flyer, leaflet, or brochure has become too crammed full of information and difficult to read. Since these booklets are saddle stitched, there is a minimum page requirement of 8 pages (including the front cover, back front cover, individual inside pages, inside back cover, and back cover). We also offer Perfect Binding, Spiral, and Wire-O binding options.
Folding Options
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
Full color copies can be used for a variety of purposes. Whether it takes form of a flyer, brochure, letterhead, or brochure booklet, your copies are sure to help your business, fundraiser, or event draw your desired customer base. Color copies are a fast way to make a lasting impression. We have been providing the highest-quality printing and mailing for non-profits, schools, businesses, real estate firms, and much more for 50 years.
Event Flyers
Spread the word about your fundraising event, camp, music show, and more with fast event flyers.
Real Estate Brochures
Get the word out fast about your newest listing. Every home on the market needs a brochure as a takeaway!
Posters
Posters are a useful tool to make a big impact for a small price. Print posters for School Plays, Music shows, and more!
Brochure Booklets
Have too much information to fit in a brochure? Make it a booklet!
Business Letterhead
Print letterheads for your business on uncoated text weight of 60# or 70# for a professional communication tool.
NonProfit Leaflet
Provide helpful information about your Nonprofit to help secure donations and spread the message.
Education Pamphlet
Keep parents and kids informed on the latest updates from school. Provide a mailing list of the teachers and parents to get the word out fast!
Product or Service Brochure
Announce your new product or service with a clean and professional brochure.
Page Count
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
Color
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Resolution
PrintingCenterUSA recommends that the resolution of your images and document be 300 dpi or more. Learn More
Color Copies Ideas & Examples
Color copies encompass a lot of what we print a PrintingCenterUSA. Flyers, brochures, leaflets, brochure booklets, posters, and more! Full color copies are a great way to establish a business brand, share valuable information with customers, fundraise for non-profits, and share the word about an event. Keep your audience engaged with fast color copies with mailing services available.
Folding Options
- No Fold: 3.5 x 8.5 | 5.5 x 8.5
No fold brochures are similar to a flyer in that they are a single sheet of unfolded paper. Since folding is an additional charge, no folding will save you money.
- Half Fold: 8.5 x 11 | 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17
A half-fold brochure, also called a bifold Brochure, is composed of one sheet of paper folded in half to create a front panel, two inside panels, and a back panel.
- Trifold: 8.5 x 11 | 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17 | 11 x 25.5
Trifold Brochures are our most popular folding option. Trifold brochures divide a single sheet of paper folded into three panels (on the front and back) to create a front panel, a right inside wing panel, a spread of three inside panels, and a back panel (back panel lies between the front panel and inside wing panel)
- Z Fold: 8.5 x 11 | 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17
A Z-Fold brochure is similar to a trifold brochure, the only difference being the folding direction of the last panel. The z-fold is a single sheet of paper folded into three panels (on the front and the back) that are folded in a “Z” direction. This folding option is great for product or service presentations and it allows you to provide information to a customer in a particular sequence.
- Double Parallel Fold: 8.5 x 14 | 11 x 17
A Double Parallel Fold is one sheet of paper folded in half, and then in half again, to form two parallel folds that go in the exact same direction. This gives you four front and back panels that you can put information on.
- Right-Angle Half Fold: 11 x 17 | 11 x 25.5
A Right-Angle Half Fold is a large sheet of paper folded in half, then folded again in the opposite direction. This creates four large front and back panels. Right-Angle Half Folds are great for presenting information on outside panels and opening to reveal a full poster or artwork.
- Right-Angle Tri-Fold: 11 x 17 | 11 x 25.5
A Right-Angle Tri-Fold is a large sheet of paper folded in half, then folded into three panels (like a trifold). This creates six large front and back panels.
Most Popular Paper Options
70# Uncoated Text (5pt) is a thicker stock than its 60# counterpart or copy paper, yet still offers the same premium look. Products printed on this paper will often have a high brightness and a high level of opacity. It is easy to write on and would be used in a project such as a journal or letter head
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Saddle Stitch Printing
Saddle stitched books are, simply put, folded and stapled together Saddle stitch is basically single sheets of paper, printed on both sides, collated in page number order, folded in half, then stapled through the fold with staples made of thin wire securing the sheets together and then trim the 3 sides to the desired finished size because of the way a booklet is produced, you can’t have a random number of pages. It has to be a multiple of 4. Products can be saddle stitched along the left edge or top edge, depending on how the project is planned out. Softcover and self-cover are available. Does not have a flat or square spine. They can lay flat and stay open when you are flipping through the pages, which makes it easier to read.
Page Count
With the saddle stitch method, the pages of the booklet are printed on large sheets of paper and then folded in half, which is why you must have a page count that is evenly divisible by 4. Each sheet of paper will contain 4 of the booklet’s pages.
For example, if you are printing an 8.5” x 11” saddle stitch book, it’s pages and cover would be made from 11” x 17” sheets that are folded in half to the size of 8.5” x 11.”
We can print saddle stitch orders that are 8 – 92 pages. In other words, your document (counting the front and back cover) should be one of the following page counts:
8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 40 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92
Upload Pages in this Order:
Creep
When saddle stitching, there is a term called “page creep,” which refers to the inner-most pages being pushed out further than the pages closer to the outside of the booklet. This is most noticeable when there is a large number of pages or thicker paper. Generally, booklets under 40 pages total will not require adjustments for creep.
Diagram A below shows how the pages stick out (creep) from the book and Diagram B shows how the pages are trimmed after being stitched. PrintingCenterUSA makes every effort to adjust for creep when necessary.
Available Sizes
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How Much Does it Cost to Get Color Copies Printed?
You can get 50 copies of an 8.5” x 11” color copy on 70# Uncoated Text , Full Color, (4/4) printed and delivered to your doorstep in 4-11 business days with our Wait & Save Production Time option for only $77.25 ($1.55 each) or 1000 copies for only $274.12 ($0.27 each) plus shipping and handling at PrintingCenterUSA.com. Get an instant price on our cost calculator.
| Size/Qty | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 x 11 | $1.55 each $77.25 total | $0.97 each $96.91 total | $0.72 each $179.35 total | $0.41 each $207.03 total | $0.27 each $274.12 total |
• These are examples of our everyday competitive prices.
*Prices are subject to change/shipping NOT included.
Learn MoreHow to Print Color Copies in 7 Easy & Affordable Steps
- Gather all of your Color Copy’s content and images.
- Place and format your content and images in an Adobe Suite Program (InDesign or Illustrator) Use our free downloadable templates with folding and mailing guides to prepare your design.Click here for folding templates. Click here for Brochure Booklet Templates
- Enter your Type of Color Copies (Single Page or Multi Page), Size, Paper Stock, Quantity, Ink Color, Folding Style, Mailing and/or In-Hand Delivery Date to get an Instant Quote.
- Upload your print-ready PDF.
- We will then run your files through our 43 point checklist and send you a PDF proof for you to approve or reject.
- When approved, we will schedule and print your copies.
- Your full color copies will be mailed or delivered to your doorstep as promised for you to enjoy and distribute.
Free Brochure Templates
Free Downloadable Templates
We have created blank templates with folding guides to help you accurately prepare your brochure designs. All you have to do is download the free pamphlet templates to your computer and follow our simple instructions. Our templates help you ensure you have the correct bleed, trim, and safe area.
Mailing & Non-Mailing Templates
Below is a preview of what you can expect when you download our blank 8.5x11 tri-fold brochure templates. If you’re planning on mailing your brochures, you’ll want to use the mailing template, as it has a spot to place the mailing addresses.
Predesigned Templates At-A-Glance
Tri-Fold
- 8.5” x 11”
- 8.5” x 14”
- 11” x 17”
- 11” x 24.5”
- 25.5” x 11”
Z-Fold
- 8.5” x 11”
- 8.5” x 14”
- 11” x 17”
- 11” x 24.5”
- 25.5” x 11”
Double Parallel Fold
- 8.5” x 14”
- 11” x 17”
- 11” x 24.5”
Right-Angle Half Fold
- 11” x 17”
Right-Angle Tri-Fold
- 11” x 17”
Half Fold
- 8.5” x 11”
- 8.5” x 14”
- 11” x 17”
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