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Book Printing in Asia

China book printing (in Asia, never China) for self-publishers worldwide. Get the best book printing in Asia and the USA with Seattle based Star Print Brokers.

Book Printing in USA

Book printing USA for Self-publishers who need books delivered faster.

Book Design in USA

Book design services for self-publishers.

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How it Works


Also see Your Process
Start with a Quote.

Get a Book Printing Quote

Choose your custom options. We'll consult with you and discuss options. Ballpark quotes are same day. Firm quotes in 24-48 hours. Samples of books we've printed as well as many references are available.

Get a Book Printing Quote
Optional Book Design

Optional Book Design

We can professionally design your book for an additional cost, or we will work with you or your book designer to provide guidance. Get a book design quote to compare cost and quality.

Get a Book Design Quote
Send us the PDFs.

Submit PDFs for Printing

Send us your files, or just your PDFs. Use our FTP site, DropBox, or whatever you like to use. You can also email if the PDFs aren't too large, or mail / FedEx / UPS to our offices.

FTP Instructions
Approve the proofs.

Approve Physical Color Proofs

We send you a full set of digitally output color proofs for you to approve, and to keep. Press proofs are available, but be sure to select that options on your request for quote.

Approving proofs
We Print your books, Bind, and prep to Ship.

Print Books, Bind and Prepare to Ship

We print on printing presses, in signatures. Books are well-bound as they must be secure. No pages fall out, ever! We can bind so that reference books or cookbooks lay flat, even hardcovers.

Print, Bind, and prep to Ship
Approve Advance Copies.

Approve 5 Advance Copies

The books are bound and put in cartons that are custom made for your books. The cartons go on pallets. We send 5 copies from the press run. Approve them promptly, so the shipment can release.

Advance Copies
DDP Delivery to Door

Book Delivery to Door

After approval, the books are shipped Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) to your door. We include all foreseeable costs in our quotes, including duty and customs, which we handle for you.

About Book Delivery
Your Website, Social Media and Marketing.

Website, Social Media, Marketing

Unless you have a network of buyers, create a website before design or printing. It takes time to build an email list, and find followers on social media. Marketing is ongoing, even with major publishers.

Free Marketing Guide
Open an Amazon Account

Open an Author Account at Amazon

You print with us for the best quality books. List your title on Amazon because it has the most traffic. Choose keywords that tie into your Author Page, and your website.

Star + Amazon

Attention Small Publishers
and Self-Publishers

We cater to self-publishers and small publishers to want better book than on-demand providers can provide. We offer hard-to-find custom options, highest-quality book print and color reproduction, and at a reasonable cost.

Book Printing on Press - always High Quality

High-Quality Book Printing on Press

We are based in Bellevue Washington, and print on high-end presses — mostly in Asia — for US authors. Special attention is paid to color to match the proof. You can make corrections too.

Book Printing with SPB
Accurate CMYK Color

Accurate CMYK Color

We print from your files or PDFs. You will see a proof before we go to press. What is in your files, is what we print. Staff will give you practical advice, if asked. Also, see our Prepress Guide too.

Use Our Prepress Guide
Nearly any Size Book

Almost Any Size Book

Limited to specific sizes? Not here! Your book is manufactured in almost any dimension you wish. As a rule, our limit is 12 inches wide. Other than that, we can usually accommodate your title on press.

Deciding on Book Dimensions
Options that are often Hard to Find Elsewhere

Hard-to-find Custom Options

We pride ourselves on all the specialty items and embellishments we offer. That is what makes us stand out ... and the cost ... and the quality ... and the color ... you get it, Now get creative!

Many Book Options to see
Asia or USA Book Printing

Asia or USA Book Printing Services

With our select vendors, we print in Asia for USA authors, and authors everywhere. Our Asia books are higher quality and lower cost than USA; and as much as 70 percent less! USA printing is a little faster.

Asia & USA Choices
We Fix Design, or Create Original Book Design

Professional Book Design

We design books, and we also fix books designed by others. We are professional book designers, creating a style just for you. We will also work with you or your designer.

Award Winning Book Design

Why You Need
Star Print Brokers

Custom — Custom — Custom. Get options not found elsewhere.
We print and design books for many self-publishers — just like you — since 1999.

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Vines & Vision - Words by Matt Kettman, Photography by Macduff Everton

Vines & Vision Testimonial

Vines & Vision, The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County. Words by Matt Kettman, Photography by Macduff Everton

Mil gracias - a thousand thanks - for another wonderful production. The printing is gorgeous. We’ve been so busy distributing the book, in small and large lots, for us, 7,000 books is a lot, especially during a pandemic, we haven’t had a chance to thank you properly. We unloaded at a winery, and they preferred only we came inside so we meet everyone outside. Yesterday my iPhone showed I walked over 21,000 steps carrying 4 tons of books from the winery outside to be picked up. Carrying the books feels like a Zen ritual.

A few photos can be viewed in the Color Book Printing category See Vines & Visions - The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County.

Editor's note: Vines & Vision is 2 inches thick and 7,000 copies meant two full container loads. Thank you Macduff Everton, Matt Kettman, and Mary Heebner. It is an honor to print this incredible book.

You can buy the book at the Vines & Vision website.

Words by Matt Kettman, Photography by Macduff Everton

Testimonials for Star Print Brokers, book printing and book design
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Words by Matt Kettman, Photography by Macduff Everton

Vines & Vision - Words by Matt Kettman, Photography by Macduff Everton
Vines & Vision, The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County. Words by Matt Kettman, Photography by Macduff Everton Mil gracias - a thousand thanks - for another wonderful production. The printing is gorgeous. We’ve been so busy distributing the book, in small and large lots, for us, 7,000 books is a lot, especially during a pandemic, we haven’t had a chance to thank you properly. We unloaded at a winery, and they preferred only we came inside so we meet everyone outside. Yesterday my iPhone showed I walked over 21,000 steps carrying 4 tons of books from the winery outside to be picked up. Carrying the books feels like a Zen ritual. A few photos can be viewed in the Color Book Printing category See Vines & Visions - The Winemakers of Santa Barbara County. Editor's note: Vines & Vision is 2 inches thick and 7,000 copies meant two full container loads. Thank you Macduff Everton, Matt Kettman, and Mary Heebner. It is an honor to print this incredible book. You can buy the book at the Vines & Vision website.
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