The Scout Book is a powerful publishing platform that allows you to make customized notebooks and books. We provide online ordering, design templates, and friendly customer support to make the process easy and fun. Free domestic shipping for orders up to 3,500 books helps get your project to your door with ease.

We offer Scout Books in two sizes: a 3.5 x 5 in. Pocket Scout Book and a 5 x 7 in. Mega Scout Book, both of which come standard with 32 pages and new options for higher page counts.

All Scout Books are made with care in the heart of Portland, Oregon. Each order is printed using a top-of-the-line HP Indigo Digital Offset press on 100% recycled papers sourced from North American mills.

Scout Book covers are made with 18pt Chipboard that contains 100% recycled content. Scout Book pages are made with 70# text weight paper containing 100% post-consumer recycled content. We power all of our presses and production machinery with renewable energy.

We’re proud of what we do, and we want you to know you’re holding a 100% authentic Scout Book in your hand. That’s why we apply this tiny imprint to each book that comes from our shop. The Scout Books Mark of Quality is printed on the very last page of each and every Scout Book. It’s small, but it’s powerful. Just like a Scout Book.

If you’re ordering a Scout Book with custom pages, be sure to leave room for the Mark of Quality on the last page of your book. We recommend downloading our design templates, as the pages template shows the proper location of the Mark of Quality.

Notebooks with standard pages come with your choice of blank, lined, or dot grid pages printed in black ink.

Custom pages are offered in two options: black ink or CMYK. You can design the content for just 1 or all 32 pages! And we’re happy to drop in our standard pages in place of any blank pages–just include a note with your order.

You can order your Scout Books here on our website.

You’ll want to use our design templates, which you can find right here. If you’re looking for special order options not available on the website, please email us at hello@scoutbooks.com.

Yes! We provide free digital proofs of your artwork imposed on our Kraft covers for your review and approval. Proofs may take up to 1 business day to receive. Once we receive your final approval, production begins! If you decide to make edits and submit a new file, we’re happy to provide additional digital proofs for free. Just be aware, this can impact the overall timeline.

If you have an in-hand date you’re aiming for, please include a note with your order or let one of our Account Managers know. If you’re interested to see your artwork in print before going into production please see our FAQ about Print Proofs below.

After you’ve completed your order, you’ll receive an order confirmation email that includes a link to upload your artwork, or you can email it to use at hello@scoutbooks.com. We’ll create a digital proof within 1 business day, which you’ll need to review and approve before production begins. Any delays in proofing will delay the order, so if you have an in-hand date, let us know so we can make sure you get your books when you need them!

Our standard production timeline for both Pocket and Mega Scout Books up to 3,500 books is typically 15 business days after proofs are approved. (Please note that this timeline does not include shipping or holidays.) For orders over 3,500 books, please contact one of our Account Managers at hello@scoutbooks for a timeline and pricing. Complex orders that involve any assembly or special packaging may require an extended production timeline.

Depending on the volume in our shop at the time you place your order, production time may vary up to +/- 5 business days. We will be sure to confirm your ship date at the time of proof approval.

Absolutely! Just fill out the order samples form or email us your address at hello@scoutbooks.com, and we’ll get those in the mail within 1 to 2 business days. If you’re international, the samples are free, but we do ask that you cover the cost of shipping. You can still fill out the form or email us, and one of our Account Managers will reach out with the price for your location.

We’d love to! Drop us a line with your shipping address, and if there’s something specific you’d like to see a sample of. We ask that you cover the fees if we are shipping internationally.

We do not offer design services, but we support and empower you to design your own using templates we’ve created just for you! If you need basic logo or design element placement, we’re happy to help. Just upload or email us high-resolution (preferably PDF or EPS) files, let us know where you’d like them placed or send us a mockup, and we’ll drop them in the template for you.

Our preferred file format for final artwork is a PDF output from our Design Templates with the fonts outlined and the guides and bleeds included. We also accept EPS, PNG and JPEG files that are at least 300 dpi/ppi resolution. You are welcome to send us your final artwork as live Adobe files from Illustrator, InDesign, or Photoshop.

Please be sure the fonts are outlined and any necessary elements are embedded (or links included) for reference, but we prefer not to use your live files for proofing and printing.

Yes, we now offer Print Proofs for your cover and pages! The cost is $50 for just the cover or $100 for the cover and pages–this includes 3-day shipping. They come as flat press sheets rolled and shipped in a tube. We do not offer fully assembled Print Proofs, but we’re happy to send a sample kit for reference.

Print Proofs are created after an order has been placed and digital proofs have been approved. Print Proofs typically ship within 2 to 3 business days. Please be aware the production timeline begins once the Print Proofs have been approved.

Depending on your books’ stage in production, design changes may or may not be possible after proof approvals. Please note that production is paused when changes are made, so project timelines may be affected. Reach out to us at hello@scoutbooks.com to see if changes are possible.

Once you place an order through our website, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to upload your artwork files. We can also receive them as an email attachment or link at hello@scoutbooks.com. Either way works for us!

To place a reorder through our website, check out with the same specs as your previous project. Then, in the “customer notes” section, let us know it’s a reorder and if you have the previous order number please include it.

If it is an exact reprint we will use the same artwork we have on file. If you have a reorder with updated artwork follow the same steps above and upload your updated artwork or email us an attachment or a link.

We can also place your reorder for you. Just reach out to us at hello@scoutbooks.com and one of our Account Managers will get you all set up.

To set up files with white ink as part of the design, please use our white ink swatch included in our design templates and set it up as it’s own layer or channel.

If you’re using another program besides Adobe (like Canva for example) you can assign a color in place of white and let us know in the notes section at checkout that you would like us to print that certain color as white. Some folks use an “offwhite” and some use “magenta”, but any color will do.