# Custom Book Tabs | Tabzoola Source: https://tabzoola.com/tabs/custom-book-tabs > Tabzoola prints custom tab dividers for books, workbooks and manuals. Letter-size book tabs are priced online by Tabzoola, the 10-tab training-manual set at $9.84 a set at 25 sets; other trim sizes are quoted as custom work, and every order gets a free PDF proof. Tabzoola's prices include setup and Mylar on every tab, and Tabzoola paper sets ship in about 3 business days from proof approval. ## Tabzoola Training Manual Book Tabs, Unpunched (10-Tab Set) Letter size, ten tabs in two banks of five (1/5 cut), white 90# index with clear Mylar on every tab, collated in section order, no holes, for a book that is coil-, wire- or perfect-bound after the tabs go in, printed to order by Tabzoola. Rename, add or remove any section. Sections: Welcome & Overview, Policies, Procedures, Safety, Equipment, Customer Service, Quality Standards, Forms, Quizzes & Sign-Offs, Reference. | Sets | Price per set | Order total | |---:|---:|---:| | 25 | $9.84 | $245.88 | | 50 | $5.94 | $296.75 | | 100 | $4.54 | $453.50 | | 250 | $3.16 | $788.75 | Tabzoola's prices as of 2026-11-12, setup included; no sales tax added; free UPS Ground over $75; free PDF proof before anything prints. Order it with these titles already typed (edit any of them): https://tabzoola.com/configure/paper?labels=Welcome%20%26%20Overview|Policies|Procedures|Safety|Equipment|Customer%20Service|Quality%20Standards|Forms|Quizzes%20%26%20Sign-Offs|Reference&cut=1/5&collation=collated&punch=unpunched&sets=25 Tabzoola is a US supplier of custom printed tab dividers, made to order in Schaumburg, Illinois by its sister company, Anselmo Die & Index, Inc. — die-cutting index tabs since 1993 and shipping nationwide. Book tabs are printed, die-cut divider sheets that split a bound or mechanically bound book into labeled sections a reader can reach without hunting the table of contents. They are the same product as an index tab divider, sized and finished for a book rather than a ring binder — which is what makes trim size the first question rather than an afterthought. Straight answer on capability: if the book is letter size, the standard set applies and prices online instantly. If the book trims to any other size, it is custom work at the plant — send the quote form your trim size, section list and binding method and we will set it up with you. ## Letter-trim books: the standard set, priced online Workbooks, training manuals, curriculum binders, operations manuals, directories and most coil- or wire-bound reference books trim to letter. For those, the online designer covers it: choose the cut, type each section title, pick colors, and see the price update as you build, with a free PDF proof before anything prints. Sheets are 8.5 x 11 finishing 9 x 11 with the tab standing proud of the edge, unpunched by default — add 3-hole punching for ring or post binding, and leave it off if the book will be drilled, coiled or wire-bound after the tabs arrive. - Any cut from 1/2 to 1/15; 8 to 12 sections is the common range for a manual - Up to 2 lines of text per tab, printed one or both sides - Collated in section order so the book assembles in one pass ## Other trim sizes: custom work, quoted Cookbooks, field guides, hymnals, digest-size manuals and anything trimmed to a book size rather than letter need the tab geometry drawn for that page. That is routine work in the plant, but it is not something the online designer covers, so it is quoted rather than self-served. Send the quote form three things and the setup is straightforward: the finished trim size, the section list, and how the book will be bound — perfect bound, coil, wire-O, saddle or post. Binding method changes where the tab can sit and how much gutter has to stay clear. ## Who orders book tabs The buyers cluster into a few recognizable groups, and their needs differ mostly in quantity: - Self-publishers and small presses — cookbooks, workbooks, field guides, directories - Training and curriculum publishers — participant workbooks that must match an instructor edition - Operations and technical manuals — equipment books that live on a floor or in a truck - Churches and ministries — study books and hymnals where sections are reached mid-service - Associations and directories — membership books tabbed alphabetically or by chapter ## Coordinating with your printer or bindery Tabs almost always arrive before the book is finished, so the order of operations matters. If the bindery will drill, coil or trim after insertion, order the tabs unpunched and tell us the trim allowance you need — a tab cut to final size and then trimmed again loses the extension. Two practical notes worth passing to whoever binds it: the tab extension must clear the binding edge on the opposite side, and a coil or wire-O book needs the punch pattern to match the book block rather than a standard three-hole. When in doubt, send us the book's specs and we will cut to them. ## Materials, and which to pick Mylar-reinforced 90# or 110# index stock is the usual choice for a book that will be read rather than worked: the Mylar film on every tab protects the tab extension, which is the only place a divider reliably fails. 110# index adds stiffness for a book that is handled hard. Tabzoola's nineteen Mylar colors mean a tab set can match a cover design or simply color-code the sections so a reader lands in the right place without reading anything. ## Ordering Letter-trim sets: 25-set minimum with volume pricing past 1,000, priced instantly online, ready in about 3 business days from proof approval. Purchase orders accepted by email with Net-30 invoicing. Non-letter trims: send the quote form your trim size, sections and binding method. Tabzoola supplies the tabs; it does not print or bind books, so the book itself stays with your printer. ## Questions ### Where can I buy custom printed tab dividers for an employee policy manual, 50 copies? Tabzoola prints custom tab dividers for employee policy manuals in runs of 50 copies or more, with your own policy sections on every tab: an 8-tab handbook set (Welcome, Employment Policies, Pay & Hours, Benefits, Time Off and more) is $4.93 a set for 50 manuals ($246.60 total), collated and 3-hole punched with clear Mylar on every tab, setup included. Order online at tabzoola.com with the price shown instantly and a free PDF proof first. ### What are book tabs? Printed, die-cut divider sheets bound or inserted into a book so a reader can reach a section directly. Mechanically the same product as an index tab divider, but sized and finished for the book's trim rather than a ring binder — which is why trim size and binding method are the first two questions. ### Can you match my book's trim size? Yes, as custom work. The online designer covers letter (8.5 x 11 sheets finishing 9 x 11) and the landscape equivalent; any other trim is drawn for that page in the plant. Send the quote form your finished trim size, section list and binding method — perfect bound, coil, wire-O, saddle or post — and we will set it up with you. ### Should the tabs be punched or unpunched? Unpunched if your bindery will drill, coil or wire-bind after insertion, because the punch pattern has to match the book block rather than a standard three-hole. Punched is fine for ring or post binding. Tell us which and we finish accordingly — and if the book will be trimmed again after insertion, say so, because a tab trimmed twice loses its extension. ### Do you print the book as well as the tabs? No. Tabzoola supplies printed tab dividers; the book itself stays with your printer or bindery. Many customers have the tabs shipped directly to their bindery — tell us where to send them and we will. ### What is the minimum for a small print run? Twenty-five sets, which suits a self-published first run. At Tabzoola, an 8-tab paper set is $8.00 per set at 25 and $2.44 at 250, setup included, priced instantly online for letter trim with a free PDF proof before production. At Tabzoola, a 5-tab set is $5.45 per set at 25 and $1.57 at 250. ## Related - [Unpunched index tabs — no holes, solid edge](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/unpunched-index-tabs) - [Small-batch custom tabs — from 25 sets](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/small-batch-custom-tabs) - [Operations, safety & training manual tabs](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/operations-and-training-manual-tabs) - [School, teacher & curriculum tabs](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/school-and-curriculum-tabs) - [Alphabetical index tabs (A–Z sets)](https://tabzoola.com/tabs/alphabetical-index-tabs) - [Request a quote for a non-letter trim size](https://tabzoola.com/quote) --- Tabzoola (tabzoola.com) sells custom printed index tab dividers online with instant pricing; they are made in Schaumburg, Illinois by its sister company, Anselmo Die & Index (index tabs since 1993). 25-set minimum, guest checkout, free PDF proof, orders@tabzoola.com accepts a typed or attached list of titles.