Metallic Bookmarks
Important Artwork Notice!
With Metallic Accent products, a.k.a WonderFoil, you can turn a wide range of CMYK colors, into multi-colored foils. When doing a metallic postcard, sticker, business card, etc., a foil mask must be created and uploaded with your full color CMYK file. The file for the "metallic" mask MUST ONLY be black and white (100% Black).
100% Black in the areas you want the foil, and white (0%) in the areas you do not want the foil. Click for more info.
See Metallic Bookmarks in action
Watch the Metallic Bookmarks overview from 4OVER4.COM. A short walkthrough of options, premium stocks, live pricing and fast turnaround.
- From $247.15, with the per-bookmark price dropping as the run climbs, from about 49 cents each at 500 down to roughly 15 cents each at 10,000.
- Metallic foil accent on the front of every bookmark, a real reflective layer, not a shiny-looking printed color.
- 2" x 6" on sturdy 16pt Gloss Cover, one classic bookmark size, printed full color on the front with a blank or full-color back.
- 3 coatings, plain, High Gloss UV, or Spot UV on the front, plus an optional single 1/8" hole for a tassel or ring.
- 5 out of 5 across 2 reviews, printed on a 7 business day standard turnaround and backed by the Gold Standard guarantees.
Give a Bookmark That Catches the Light
Most printed cards get recycled with the receipts. A metallic bookmark gets kept, a shelf-worthy 2 by 6 inch piece whose foil layer catches the light every time a book opens, the kind of detail people notice and hold onto. Hand them out at a book signing, reward a reading program, or drop one into a premium gift set, and your name lands somewhere it gets a real, repeated look. Sets start at $247.15 with a genuine metallic foil accent on the front.
These little bookmarks earn their keep. They shine, they last on 16pt gloss cover stock, and the foil does half the work of standing out. Want to see how they sit next to the rest of the range? Browse every style on bookmark printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.
The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 500 starts at $247.15, and the per-bookmark cost keeps sliding as the count goes up, so a full box for a launch or a store costs far less per piece than a quick test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.
What Are Metallic Bookmarks?
Metallic bookmarks are 2 by 6 inch bookmarks printed full color on 16pt gloss cover stock, each carrying a real metallic foil accent on the front. People reach for them when a flat card would get lost: author giveaways, bookstore and library reading rewards, launch and event keepsakes, and premium brand gifts. Because the foil shines and the stock lasts, the bookmark gets kept inside a book instead of pocketed and forgotten. If you want the everyday version without the foil, the Standard Bookmarks cover that, and the metallic sits right beside them as the one that shines in the stack.
Metallic vs metal bookmarks, what you actually get
Search results for metal bookmarks mix two different products, so here is the honest line. This is a printed bookmark: a 2" x 6" card on 16pt Gloss Cover carrying a real metallic foil layer, a reflective surface rather than a shiny-looking printed color. It is not etched, laser cut or engraved solid metal, it has no machined edge, and it will crease if you fold it.
What it does instead is everything a solid metal bookmark cannot do at a giveaway budget: full color printing around the foil, a back that can carry a blurb, an ISBN or a QR code, artwork that changes from one title to the next, and a per piece cost that falls from about 49 cents at 500 to roughly 15 cents at 10,000. If the piece has to survive a decade in a drawer, buy engraved metal. If it has to catch the light on a table of 500 books next month, print these.
What Size Are Metallic Bookmarks?
Metallic bookmarks print at one classic size, 2 by 6 inches, tall and narrow so the bookmark sits inside a book and still leaves room for a title, a logo, and the foil accent. Want to finish the top? Add a single 1/8 inch hole and thread a tassel, a ribbon, or a ring through it, the detail that turns a bookmark into a small gift. Prefer a clean look? Leave it undrilled for a solid, uninterrupted edge. The size, stock, ink, coating, and drilling are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it.
How Much Do Metallic Bookmarks Cost?
Metallic bookmarks start at $247.15, and the per-bookmark price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 10,000, so a cheap metallic bookmark really comes down to how big a run you order. A set of 500 is $247.15, near 49 cents each, and a 10,000 run lands at $1,455.35, roughly 15 cents a bookmark. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-bookmark cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.
Wally makes a bookmark that shines
Why a foil-accented bookmark gets kept in the book, not the bin.
A metallic bookmark starts at $126.32 and wears a real foil accent that catches the light every time the book opens. Print it full color on 16pt gloss cover, add a High Gloss UV or Spot UV coat, and drill a hole for a tassel. Wally gets your shelf-worthy bookmarks printed in 7 business days.
Bulk metallic bookmark pricing
Metallic bookmarks are priced by the set, and the set is where the foil stops being a luxury. A run starts at $247.15, which works out to about 49 cents a bookmark at 500. Put the same artwork through at 10,000 and the unit cost drops to roughly 15 cents, so a signing table giveaway ends up costing less per piece than the plain bookmark most stores sell at the register.
| Quantity | Cost per bookmark | What it suits |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | About 49 cents, set total from $247.15 | One title, a launch night, a single store |
| 1,000 | Under the 500 rate, set total priced live | A season of author events |
| 2,500 | Under the 1,000 rate, set total priced live | A school or library reading program |
| 5,000 | Under the 2,500 rate, set total priced live | A chain rollout or a district wide handout |
| 10,000 | Roughly 15 cents, the floor of the range | Conference tote inserts, national giveaways |
Set the quantity in the configurator to see the exact set total before you upload anything. Coating and the optional 1/8" hole are chosen at the same step, and every tier prints on the same 7 business day standard turnaround, so ordering more does not cost you time.
What Foil, Coating, and Ink Options Are There?
The metallic foil accent on the front is the whole point, a real reflective layer rather than a shiny-looking printed color. From there you decide how much shine to add: leave it uncoated for a matte-clean surface next to the foil, add a High Gloss UV coat across the whole bookmark, or place Spot UV on the front to make one area pop against the rest. For the printing itself, choose full color on the front with a blank back, or full color on both sides when you want a quote, a barcode, or reading-list space on the reverse. If you like the shine but want the look of solid metal, the Metal Bookmarks take the idea further.
Gifts and favors people order metallic bookmarks for
Weddings use them as a favor guests keep reading with, the date foiled on the front and a line about how the couple met on the back. Book clubs order one per member per season with the year's reading list on the reverse. Schools and graduating classes hand them out with the foil in the school color. Launch events pair one with every signed copy, which turns a book table into something people take home twice.
All of those run on the same 2" x 6" card, so the only things that change are artwork, coating and quantity. High Gloss UV keeps a wedding favor clean at the bottom of a handbag, Spot UV puts the shine on a crest or a monogram alone, and plain keeps the cost down when the foil is already doing the work. Add the single 1/8" hole if a tassel or a ribbon is part of the gift.
Wholesale and white label runs for bookstores and publishers
Publishers and stores rarely order once. They order a run per title, then again for the next one, which is why the artwork side of this matters more than the price side. Each run is its own upload, so a new title simply means a new file, front and back, with nothing carried over from the last one.
Ordering as a reseller works exactly like a single order: pick the 2" x 6" card, choose the coating, say whether the 1/8" hole is drilled, upload that title's artwork and place the run. Reorder a strong seller at a higher tier to walk the unit cost toward roughly 15 cents at 10,000, and hold the 7 business day standard turnaround against your pub date when you plan the schedule. The back can be left blank if a store wants to overprint its own shelf copy, or printed full color if you want the whole piece finished in one pass.
How Do Metallic Bookmarks Compare to the Rest of the Range?
Metallic bookmarks are the pick when you want to shine on a shelf, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a plain everyday bookmark, a solid metal one, or a soft premium finish like the Suede Bookmarks, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up metallic bookmarks against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
How Fast Can You Get Metallic Bookmarks?
Metallic bookmarks print on a 7 business day standard turnaround. Before anything goes to press, you choose how to sign off: send the file straight to production when your artwork is ready, or request a free online proof to confirm the layout, the color, and exactly where the foil accent falls. Because foil placement matters on a bookmark, the free proof is the safe way to catch it early. 4OVER4 has printed online since 1999, and 99.8% of orders arrive on time, so the date is not a gamble.
See the Rest of Our Bookmarks
Metallic bookmarks are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a plain everyday bookmark, a solid metal one, or a heavier premium finish would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away on bookmark printing. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.
Print Your Metallic Bookmarks Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever coating, ink, or hole option you pick, these metallic bookmarks are built to shine in a hand and earn a spot inside a book. Set your quantity, sign off with a free online proof, and print your metallic bookmarks today.
