Booklet Imposition Calculator

Calculate page imposition for saddle-stitch booklets. See the page order on each sheet, number of signatures, and sheet count.

Total Pages (content)

Pages per Signature

Binding Method

Total Sheets Needed

Adjusted Pages

Signatures

Blank Pages

Pages per Sheet

Booklet Imposition Basics

Saddle-stitch: All pages in a single signature, folded and stapled.

Pages must be multiples of 4 (each sheet has 4 page positions).

Sheet front: last page + first page (outside), 2nd + second-to-last (inside).

Perfect binding: Multiple signatures gathered and glued at spine.

Binding method costs.

Book spine width.

Fold types and panels.

Print job cost estimator.

Optimal print run size.

Characters per page.