How Much Does Custom Notebook Printing Cost in UAE?
Custom notebook prices in the UAE vary more by product than by anything else, a basic ruled notebook and a leather gift set are not the same purchase, and the quoted price is a starting point tied to a minimum quantity, not a flat per-unit rate. Here is what PrintOnline actually publishes, product by product, so you can budget against real numbers.
Basic notebooks
| Product | Starting price |
|---|---|
| A5 Hard Cover Ruled Notebook | AED 8.00 |
| Santhome Hardcover A5 Notebook with Elastic Closure | AED 10.00 |
| Sukh Hardcover A5 PVC Notebook | AED 12.60 |
Notebook + pen
| Product | Starting price |
|---|---|
| A5 Hard Cover Notebook with Pen (XD) | AED 9.00 |
| A5 Notebook with Pen (Libellet) | AED 13.00 |
| Eco-Neutral Notebook, Pen and Mug Set (Korgan, SC) | AED 15.00 |
| Eco-Neutral Notebook, Pen and Mug Set (Korgan) | AED 20.00 |
Premium notebooks
| Product | Starting price |
|---|---|
| A6 PU Leather Notebook | AED 76.00 (1 unit, printed) |
| A5 Notebook Portfolio (Impact AWARE) | AED 60.00 |
| Cork Notebook and Bamboo Pen, Gift Boxed (UV) | AED 85.00 |
What these prices mean
One caveat before you budget off the column above: these are the "starting from" figures the product pages display, and on some products that figure is the unprinted sample rather than a printed notebook. On the Santhome A5, for instance, AED 10.00 buys a single non-printed sample; the cheapest printed order is 10 pieces at AED 290. The quantity tables further down are the numbers to plan against.
Every price above is a genuine starting price taken from PrintOnline's live catalogue, not an estimate. "Starting from" reflects the entry point on that product's quantity scale; as with most branded merchandise, the per-unit price drops as quantity increases, and a small single-digit order will sit closer to the listed starting price while a larger run brings the per-unit cost down.
Quantity: 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000
Notebook printing is quoted as a total for the whole run, not a flat per-unit rate, and two things set that total together: how many you order, and how many colours your logo needs. Below are the live prices for the Santhome Hardcover A5 Notebook, branded by screen print, exactly as the product page quotes them.
| Quantity | 1 colour | 2 colours | 3 colours | 4 colours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | AED 750 AED 15.00 each | AED 870 AED 17.40 each | AED 900 AED 18.00 each | AED 940 AED 18.80 each |
| 100 | AED 1,310 AED 13.10 each | AED 1,400 AED 14.00 each | AED 1,480 AED 14.80 each | AED 1,520 AED 15.20 each |
| 250 | AED 3,110 AED 12.44 each | AED 3,300 AED 13.20 each | AED 3,500 AED 14.00 each | AED 3,560 AED 14.24 each |
| 500 | AED 6,220 AED 12.44 each | AED 6,470 AED 12.94 each | AED 6,800 AED 13.60 each | AED 7,070 AED 14.14 each |
| 1,000 | AED 12,300 AED 12.30 each | AED 12,890 AED 12.89 each | AED 13,510 AED 13.51 each | AED 14,030 AED 14.03 each |
Two patterns are worth planning around. Per-unit cost drops steeply up to about 100 units and then flattens: on a one-colour logo you pay AED 15.00 each at 50 but AED 13.10 at 100, and only AED 12.30 each at 1,000. Past 250 units the curve is almost flat, so ordering 500 instead of 250 buys you twice the stock for close to the same unit price. Colour count matters most on small runs, where a four-colour logo costs about 25 percent more per unit than a one-colour logo at 50 pieces, narrowing to roughly 14 percent at 1,000.
The practical takeaway: if you are hovering between two quantities, the larger one is usually better value, and simplifying a logo to fewer colours saves more on a 50-piece run than on a 1,000-piece one.
Premium example: A6 PU leather, by quantity
The A6 PU Leather Notebook is branded with multicolour print on one side and is sold from 1 to 500 units.
| Quantity | Total | Per notebook |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AED 76 | AED 76.00 |
| 10 | AED 286 | AED 28.60 |
| 25 | AED 536 | AED 21.44 |
| 50 | AED 891 | AED 17.82 |
| 100 | AED 1,312 | AED 13.12 |
| 250 | AED 2,590 | AED 10.36 |
| 500 | AED 4,752 | AED 9.50 |
Small quantities carry the setup cost: one unit is AED 76.00, but at 100 units it is AED 13.12 each and at 500 it is AED 9.50 each. For a leather-feel notebook, that makes it competitive with the hardcover A5 once you are ordering in volume.
Quantities between the rows above are priced on the product page itself, which lists every step, and production time and delivery are added as separate options at checkout.
What changes the price beyond quantity
- Cover material: PVC and hardcover board sit at the lower end of the range; PU leather, cork and genuine leather sit higher.
- Branding method: UV printing and embossing are the confirmed methods across the range; see UV printing vs laser engraving on notebooks for how each affects production.
- Bundling: a notebook-plus-pen set costs more than the notebook alone but less than buying the two items separately in most cases, since it is priced as one combined product.
- Packaging: gift-boxed products, like the Cork Notebook and Bamboo Pen set, carry the box cost in the listed starting price already; a plain notebook with a box added separately would be priced differently.
Choosing where to spend
For a large giveaway run where the notebook is one of many items handed out, the basic AED 8 to AED 13 range keeps total spend manageable across hundreds of units. For a smaller, higher-impact gift, client or leadership list, the AED 60 to AED 85 premium range signals real investment without needing hundreds of units to justify the order. Full guidance on matching format to occasion is in the complete custom notebook printing guide.
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