Custom Bookmarks for Businesses with Your Logo
A custom bookmark starts at around €0.20 per unit for double-sided printed 350 gsm card and ranges from €2-6 for laser-engraved metal. Also available in birch or bamboo wood, faux leather, and a magnetic version that clips onto the page. From 25 units, with production starting at 25 units and a preview of both sides before printing.
Uses for a Corporate Bookmark
Ideal for mass distribution: book fairs, libraries, publishers, universities, bookshops, and corporate reading clubs. At €0.20-0.60 per unit in card, a thousand pieces cost €200-600, weigh about 2.6 kg in a 5 × 15 cm format at 350 gsm, and fit in a shoebox, so taking them to a stand doesn't increase logistics costs. Unlike a leaflet, it stays inside the book the person is already reading.
At Pekata, it's treated as a piece of customised stationery and desk accessories rather than an elongated flyer: 300-400 gsm card —below 250 gsm it bends within weeks—, matte, gloss or soft touch laminate to prevent edge wear, and a back side with something worth keeping: the year's calendar, a QR code, a reading list or a collection index. The logo occupies a corner; the rest is content.
What Can Be Customised
- Full-colour printing on both sides: logo, illustration, photo, annual calendar or QR code linking to your website or a list of recommendations.
- Material and finish: 300-400 gsm card with matte, gloss or soft touch laminate; laser-engraved birch or bamboo wood; brass or stainless steel; faux leather or real leather.
- Format and die-cut: the classic 5 × 15 cm, the longer 5.5 × 21 cm, corner formats that clip onto the page corner, or custom die-cuts in the shape of your product.
- Extras: tassel or satin ribbon matching your corporate colours, die-cut hole, internal magnet to clip onto the page, numbering or a series of collectible designs.
- Combinations within the pack: sent loose, inside a book or alongside custom pens for businesses and a notebook in the same case.
Materials, Marking and Indicative Prices
| Variant | Common Material and Dimensions | Marking Technique | Indicative Price/unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Card | Graphic card 350 gsm, 5 × 15 cm, matte or gloss laminate on both sides | Digital or offset CMYK printing on both sides | €0.20-0.60 |
| Premium Card | Compact board 600 gsm or card with soft touch, 5.5 × 21 cm, rounded corners | Offset CMYK plus hot stamping (gold or silver) or blind embossing | €0.60-1.50 |
| Magnetic | Folded card with internal magnet, 5 × 4 cm closed, clips onto the page | Full-colour digital printing on both visible sides | €0.80-1.80 |
| Wood | Birch or bamboo 2-3 mm, 4 × 15 cm, sanded edge | Laser engraving in one tone on the wood itself | €1.50-4 |
| Metal | Brass or stainless steel 0.3-0.5 mm, 2.5 × 12 cm, with satin tassel | Laser engraving, photoengraving or custom die-cut silhouette | €2-6 |
| Leather or Faux Leather | Tanned leather or PU 1.5-2 mm, 3 × 18 cm, stitched or riveted | Blind embossing, hot stamping or single-colour screen printing | €4-10 |
Indicative prices per unit, with the logo already applied, excluding VAT. Prices improve with volume: card prices drop significantly from a few hundred units and wood or metal from a few dozen.
How It's Done
- Design and Preview. You send us the logo in vector format (SVG, PDF or AI) and, if you only have a PNG, we vectorise it. Choose variant, format and finish, and see the personalised bookmark on screen, with both sides, before approving anything.
- Production and Marking. Printed in offset or digital depending on the run, or laser-engraved in wood and metal. We produce from 25 units: you can make 50 bookmarks for a presentation or 20,000 for a fair.
- Delivery. To the office, event venue, or each person's home, across Europe, with a single invoice. If the bookmark is part of a pack, it is assembled and sealed before dispatch.
Where It Fits and What It Pairs With
The natural setting is the stand: in event merchandising, fairs, and conferences, the bookmark handles mass distribution without creating immediate waste or increasing the budget. It also works in the educational and cultural sectors, as a companion to a corporate book, an annual report, or a publisher's catalogue, and as a subtle keepsake in product presentations.
Internally, it's a low-cost detail that completes a pack: it fits into the welcome pack alongside a notebook and pen, or inside one of the customised company boxes with a band, label, and card. If the focus is environmental, recycled unlaminated card and wood are the variants that match the rest of the eco-friendly merchandising: plastic lamination complicates paper recycling.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a personalised bookmark cost?
The 350 g/m² card printed on both sides ranges from €0.20 to €0.60 per unit, and the premium version with hot stamping from €0.60 to €1.50. Laser-engraved wood ranges from €1.50 to €4, and metal from €2 to €6. These are indicative prices per unit, with the logo already applied and excluding VAT; they decrease with volume.
What is the minimum order for bookmarks?
The minimum order is 25 units: you can order 50 bookmarks for a presentation or 20,000 for a fair. What changes with quantity is the unit price and technique: below a few hundred units, digital printing is used, and beyond that, offset printing is more cost-effective, reducing the card cost.
How long does it take for a personalised bookmark order to arrive?
For printed card, it usually takes two to three weeks from preview approval, including production, lamination, die-cutting, and transport. Wood, metal, and leather typically take three to four weeks as engraving is slower. If you have a specific fair date, let us know in advance, and we'll confirm if it fits.
What marking technique is used for each material?
Card is printed digitally or in offset in full colour on both sides, with matte, gloss, or soft-touch lamination, and hot stamping in gold or silver can be added. Wood and metal are laser-engraved, with a single tone but no wear. Leather or leatherette uses dry embossing or hot stamping.
Can a bookmark be custom die-cut or include a calendar?
Yes. It can be die-cut in the shape of your product or as a corner to hug the page's edge, and the back can feature an annual calendar, a QR code, or a reading list. A new die-cut involves a one-time tooling cost, priced according to the shape; in runs of several thousand, it costs mere cents per unit.