Paper

[Emmanize]

I want to print out some leaflets, but I will be doing this myself. I have a fairly good printer so I might as well try. What kind of paper is leaflet type paper? And would home printers be able to print on this ok? I have looked up glossy paper but it just comes up with photo paper. Remember I am in the UK so maybe brits on here can point me to the right shops. WHSmiths? Staples? PC World? Or maybe amazon...

[morea]

a print shop that specializes in short runs could end up being less expensive and give you better quality (and less headaches!) in the long run... might be worth looking into!

[Mynock]

20# is the cheapest.

[Emmanize]

Id love to get it done pro.
But had trouble with Tax Credit (long story but other brits here will know what I mean) and I am completely skint now.

[jimking]

Watch out with using coated paper on a home printer. You'll get the runs. If you want coated, get the paper for your type of printer. Check the manual.

[morea]

Places like Staples would be fine for printing on your printer at home... with paper, the finer grades contain a percentage of cotton fibers. The higher the percentage, the more expensive they tend to be.

Regular photocopy paper (#4 bond paper) is the least expensive. 20# bond (50# offset) is very inexpensive, but a lower quality. 24# bond/60# offset is thicker and feels significantly more substantial.

Higher quality bond paper usually has some cotton content, these are called #1 bond.

You can also buy paper with a linen or laid finish, but for something like this you would probably want a bond/wove finish. It's more a matter of taste than anything.

Glossy (photo) paper can be a pain to print at home, in my experience. It seems to take longer to dry, as well... so plan accordingly if you use that. Colors tend to look different on glossy stock, too.

[D-Frag]

dont do glossy, that would be a nightmare, plus you can't fold it and it doesn't handle finger prints or moisture very well.

have you thought about how you will be trimming these out also? most home printers don't print to the edge of the paper, I know when I mock up brochures at home, its a pain the arse to trim them and get them to align double sided because of the default margin spacing.

long story short, take Morea's advice and find a place that can do short runs for you, maybe even Staples print shop could do it.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I've used Staples for bulk printing and I've never been disappointed ;)

[budafist]

If these leaflets are going to end up in letterboxes, chances are they will get wet and be a horrible runny mess. Just something to think about...

[PrintDriver]

Not to mention the cost of the ink cartridges you'll blow through. Especially if your printer runs 3 and 1 (3 colors in one cartridge/black in a separate one)

Some of the laid or woven finishes don't take ink (or laser toner) too well.