Frequently asked questions

Six is what fits our illustrated backing card, and it turns out to be the right size for a themed shelf: a TBR, a favorite series, or your five-star reads. Every set is exactly six tiny books.

You give us exactly six titles (authors help us find the right editions) and we recreate each cover in miniature, printed on matte cardstock and mounted by hand on a foamboard core, front, back and spine. The books are decorative and don't open, which is how they stay a quarter of an inch thick.

Each mini book is about 1 × 1.4 inches and 0.25 inches thick. Shelves range from about 6.4 to 9.3 inches tall depending on the style and size, so they suit a desk but still hold a whole reading year.

Yes. Add the edition you'd like (or a link) in the notes when you build your set and we'll match it as closely as we can. Special editions with sprayed edges and foiled covers reproduce especially well at this size.

Front, Back & Spine is the one you want for a shelf: a printed spine so the book reads correctly stood upright, with the real front and back covers. Double-Sided prints the front cover on both faces and skips the spine, which suits TBR jars and anywhere both sides are on show.

Between 33 and 68, depending on the style and size. Each product page carries the exact figure for both Regular and Miniature, along with a measured diagram.

Made to order from sturdy, plant-based PLA with a soft matte finish, in ten studio colors: pistachio green and camel tan through to navy blue, espresso brown and midnight black.

Everything is made to order in small batches. Current production time is ⟨production time, e.g. 5 to 10 business days⟩, plus shipping, and it starts once we've confirmed your payment. You'll get an email the moment your order is in, and another when it ships.

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That's exactly what Build Your Little Shelf is for. Choose a shelf, pick or customize a set of six, add tiny extras, and the whole bundle arrives together in our illustrated box.

Very. Bundles arrive in our illustrated Little Bookshop box, book sets on their six-slot card, and keychains on an illustrated hanging card. Add a note during checkout and we'll tuck it in.