Where to print
Getting the book onto paper
The PDF is yours to keep and print as often as you like. This is where Australian parents can have it printed and bound properly, and which shops we checked and ruled out.
What to ask for
- A5 portrait, 148 × 210 mm
- 12 or 20 story pages, plus the cover and your dedication
- Saddle stitched (folded and stapled through the spine)
- Printed to the edge, so the bleed in the file is used
160 to 200gsm matte inner pages feel most like a real picture book. A heavier gloss cover is worth it if they offer one.
Find one near you
Enter a postcode or suburb to put the map somewhere useful, then open the store finder for whichever shop you want. Nothing you type is sent to us or stored.
Officeworks
Closest match175 stores in every state and territory
- Saddle-stitched booklets in A5 — the same size and orientation as the book
- 8 to 48 pages, so a 16-page book is comfortably inside the range
- 250gsm gloss cover, 150gsm gloss inner pages
- Edge-to-edge printing, which is what the bleed in the PDF is for
- Upload the PDF online and collect in store; same-day at 45 selected stores
Snap Print Solutions
Also works125+ centres Australia-wide
- Saddle stitch binding, alongside perfect, comb and wire
- Recommends saddle-stitched booklets stay under 68 pages
- A staffed print centre rather than a web form, so unusual stock or a custom trim is a conversation
Kwik Kopy
Also works90+ locally owned centres
- Saddle stitching, which they describe as the cost-effective option for thinner booklets
- Handles anything from an 8-page menu to a 200-page manual
- Also staffed, so the same applies: ask for exactly what you want
Checked, and not suitable
These come up often enough to be worth saying out loud.
Kmart Photos and Big W Photos
Photo-book builders, not print shops. You upload individual photos and arrange them in their own online editor — neither takes a finished PDF, so the book would have to be rebuilt page by page as flat images, losing the bleed and the trim.
Target
No in-store print or photo service in Australia.
Australia Post
Some outlets photocopy, but it varies by post office and none of them bind a booklet.
Or print it at home
A5 is half an A4 sheet. Print two pages to a sheet on A4, double sided, fold and staple through the middle — the page order takes a moment to work out, and most PDF readers have a booklet setting that does it for you.
Details checked against each retailer on 31 August 2026. Ring ahead if it matters — services change, and not every store in a chain offers every service.