Services for Book Clubs

Porchlight always offers great deals on books in bulk, but with our ability to source and assemble high-quality packaging, we can also customize boxes and other print materials for your book clubs, reading groups, and more.

Whether you're a company onboarding a new class of hires, a nonprofit bringing a fall cohort up to speed, or a manager pulling a team back into focus after a scattered summer, the move is the same: put the right ideas in everyone's hands at once. Shared reading builds shared language, and shared language is what turns a group of individuals back into a team.

Porchlight makes that easy to do at scale. Bulk pricing, curated selections matched to your goals, and one order that reaches your whole group. Tell us what you're building toward this fall, and we'll help you stock the shelf.

Browse all options and pricing in our Fulfillment and Customization Options PDF:

Book Bands

A thick, cardstock band scored to wrap around the outside of the dust jacket for sponsor logos, information about an event, or other details.

The one-time design fee and minimum order of 200 is required for this option.

Bookmarks

A bookmark inserted into the book to showcase sponsor logos, information about an event, or other details. Standard size is 2x7”.

Printed on thick cardstock paper. Can be one-sided or double-sided.

Bookplates

A self-adhesive square or rectangle that is adhered inside the book, commonly on the endpaper inside the front cover.

Great for author signatures. (Also see author-signed example in image above)

Cover Stickers

A sticker with non-permanent adhesive that is safe on dust jackets. Approximately 2 inches in diameter.

Highlights a book’s bestseller status, the reading group it’s being used for, or the logo of the company gifting the book.

Gift Note Labels

Thermal-printed shipping label that is adhered to the cardboard mailer. Not adhered on or in the book.

Include text to your recipient thanking them or acknowledging who the book is from.

Black and white text only. 4x6” in size. Up to 5 gift note messages per order.

Letters

A standard or personalized letter to the recipient of the book to share a larger amount of text, such as a year-end company update, your book tour schedule, or a section of the book you’d like to highlight.

Letter-size page is 8.5 x 11”. Printed on regular text paper.

Postcards

A postcard to promote an upcoming event, sponsor logos, or other information.

Postcard size is 5x7” or smaller. Printed on thick cardstock paper. Can be one-sided or double-sided.

Custom Shipping Boxes

We help you choose the right box for your book and your campaign, with flexible and creative design support along the way. Every box can be custom printed with your messaging, and if you don’t have artwork ready, our design team is available to help. Built to protect the book in transit, our boxes ensure it makes a great first impression upon arrival.

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Tip-In Pages

A page that is adhered into a book. On this page is an author signature, company logo, a quote from the book you want to highlight, or any other message you want to share with your audience.

The one-time design fee and minimum order of 200 is required for this option.

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Have something else in mind? Give us a call, and we’ll make it happen. We’re a small and flexible company perfectly suited to execute one-off projects. The customization possibilities are nearly endless.

FAQs

Yes! We have a variety of standard customization options available to help get your branding on or into the books you are buying. And if none of those options suit your needs, we'll work with you to create something that works for your specific project.

Custom orders have a minimum lead time of three weeks from order placement to delivery. Actual turnaround time depends on the customization, quantity, and production details of your particular project.

Yes, we do. Design services are available for $125 per customization. You simply supply the imagery (logos or other graphic elements) and copy, and our in-house designer will create three original concepts for your consideration. Once you have selected a design concept, you have three rounds of revisions available. We will also happily accept your organization's style guidelines at the beginning of the process so we can create something that meets all your organization's criteria.

Yes, we love trying something new! If you have an idea for customizing a book, get in touch and we'll make sure we know exactly what you're looking for; we can then provide pricing and turnaround time.

Yes, we can. Depending on the circumstances of your book order, there may be a small handling fee associated with using your own collateral.

Unfortunately, no. The personalized nature of customized books means they cannot be restocked or resold to other customers.

How can we help?

Our team is ready to answer all your questions, make suggestions, and start your next project.