The Scout Book is a powerful publishing platform that empowers you to create customized books and notebooks. We make the process simple with easy online ordering, design templates, and a friendly support team ready to assist.

Choose from two versatile sizes: the 3.5″ x 5″ Pocket Scout Book and the 5″ x 7″ Mega Scout Book, both featuring 32 pages. Customize your book to suit your needs, as much or as little as you like!

Scout Books are crafted with care in Portland, Oregon, using digital offset printing and 100% recycled North American papers.

Our covers feature 18pt Chipboard with 85% post-consumer and 15% pre-consumer recycled content, while the pages are made of 70# text weight paper with 100% post-consumer recycled content. All of our production is powered by renewable energy!

We proudly apply the Scout Books Mark of Quality to the last page of every book to ensure authenticity. It’s small, but powerful. Just like a Scout Book!

If you’re designing custom pages, please leave space for this mark. We recommend downloading our design templates to show the correct placement.

All Scout Books are made to order and come with blank recycled white pages, with options to customize. You can choose to add our classic lined or dot grid design printed in black ink, or go a step further and fully customize your own book, printed in either black ink or in full-color using CMYK.

Yes! You can design the inside and outside cover as well as the pages.

All Scout Books come standard with 32 pages plus the cover. We can offer higher or lower page counts in increments of 4. Our Pocket size can have up to 40 pages, while our Mega size can go up to 48 pages. For pricing on custom page counts, please email hello@scoutbooks.com.

You can order your Scout Books right here on our website!

Be sure to make a selection for each specification and feel free to leave notes during checkout. For special order options not listed on our website, please email us at hello@scoutbooks.com. We’re happy to help!

Our preferred file format for final artwork is a PDF created using our Design Templates, with fonts outlined and guides and bleeds included.

We also accept EPS, PNG, and JPEG files at a minimum of 300 dpi/ppi. Additionally, we accept Illustrator, InDesign, or Photoshop files with all links, fonts, and embedded images. If using Photoshop, please keep colors on separate channels.

After placing your order, you can upload artwork on the website, use the link in your confirmation email, or send files to hello@scoutbooks.com.

Yes! We provide free digital proofs of your artwork on our Kraft covers for your review. Expect them within one business day, and we’ll start production after your approval!

If you’d like to see your artwork in print before production, please refer to our FAQ about printed samples below.

We’re excited to offer Print Proofs so you can see your artwork on our paper before production! These flat press sheets are rolled and shipped in a tube, adding 3-7 business days to your project.

Cover proofs are $50, or cover and pages for $100. Simply place your order and request Print Proofs (for cover only and/or pages) in the NOTES section at checkout. An Account Manager will send an invoice and timeline. Once digital proofs are approved, we’ll get started on your Print Proofs!

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.

While we don’t offer design services, we support and empower you to design your own! You can use our Adobe or Canva design templates to help you create your own design with ease!

For basic logo or design element placement, we’re happy to assist. Simply upload or email us high-resolution files (PDF or EPS preferred) at hello@scoutbooks.com, tell us where you’d like them placed, or send a mockup, and we’ll drop them into the template for you.

After placing your order, you can upload artwork on the website, use the link in your confirmation email, or send files to hello@scoutbooks.com. We’ll send a digital proof within one business day for approval. Production for up to 3,500 books typically takes 12-15 business days after proof approval, plus shipping.

Check our website for updates on production times. Rush production and expedited shipping are available. Let us know if you have a specific in-hand date to avoid delays. Email us at hello@scoutbooks.com for a custom timeline and pricing.

Absolutely! You can order our Sample Kit here, and we’ll send it out within 1-3 business days. Please note, we charge a small shipping fee for domestic and international addresses, but the samples are FREE!

The simplest way to place a reorder is to include your previous order number and a note stating it’s a reorder in the NOTES section at checkout.

If you don’t have your previous order number or if you have any questions, just email us at hello@scoutbooks.com, and one of our Account Managers will be happy to assist!

The best way to ensure to get your books in time for your event is to email us at hello@scoutbooks.com for a specific timeline. Our Account Managers are happy to help! Just let us know what date the books need to arrive on or before, the location, what size book and quantity.

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.