Inkavi®
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The pressthat talksback.

Book printing & business print, run by an AI production line. Ask for a price in plain English. Files checked in seconds. Humans where it matters — proofs, presses, paper.

UK · From 10 copies · Trade & API access

001 — The Operator

Quoted. Checked. Ordered. In one conversation.

The Inkavi Operator isn't a chat widget that takes messages. It's wired into the production line: it prices your spec live, preflights your PDF while you talk, books the press slot and emails the proof — on your behalf, with your say-so.

A human press team reviews every job before ink hits paper. The AI does the waiting, not the judging.

Live pricingAuto preflightOrder on approvalHuman checked
Inkavi Operator● Online
Hi — I need 300 copies of a 240pp A5 paperback, matt lam cover. How much and how fast?
Done — priced it live. 240pp on 80gsm uncoated, 4/0 matt-lam cover, perfect bound. Two options below. Upload your PDF and I'll preflight it while you decide.
Quote INK-Q-1061VALID 30 DAYS
A5 paperback · 240pp · 300 copies80gsm uncoated
Cover 4/0 · matt laminate · perfect bound3mm bleed ✓
Standard — dispatch in 5 working days£1,042.00
Express — dispatch in 3 working days£1,178.00
£1,042 ex VAT
✓ Quote saved to your account · spec INK-Q-1061 · reorder anytime
002 — One line, two kinds of worker

Humans on the press.
AI on everything else.

Every job moves across one live board. The AI quotes, preflights, chases files and books couriers. People proof, press, bind and sign off. You watch it all happen.

LIVE — 5 ACTIVE JOBS · NEXT DISPATCH 16:30
JobValueByStatus
INK-Q-1048 A5 paperback · 224pp · 250 copies£842.00KH · pressOn press
INK-Q-1061 A5 paperback · 240pp · 300 copies£1,042.00AI · quoted 11sAwaiting files
INK-Q-1051 A4 workbook · 96pp · 150 copies£615.00AI · preflight ✓Proofing
INK-Q-1044 Royal hardback · 312pp · 100 copies£1,920.00MT · binderyBinding
INK-Q-1039 A5 poetry · 64pp · 300 copies£488.00AI · courier bookedDispatched
003 — The Toolbench

Free tools.
Real production code.

The same checks our line runs on every job — open to everyone in the browser. Each result feeds straight into a quote.

↗T-01

Price Calculator

Paperback or hardback priced live — every option, full breakdown, no email gate.

↗T-02

Spine Calculator

Exact spine width from page count + paper stock.

↗T-03

Cover Checker

Upload a cover PDF — size, bleed and spine verified.

↗T-04

Interior Preflight

Fonts, resolution and colour profiles checked in seconds.

↗T-05

Words → Pages

Manuscript word count to page estimate, with pricing.

↗T-06

Barcode Generator

Print-ready EAN-13 from your ISBN. SVG + PNG.

↗T-07

ONIX Editor

Distributor-ready metadata, generated in the browser.

↗T-08

Template Generator

Cover templates with auto-calculated spine.

↗T-09

Sample Pack

Papers, bindings and finished books — in the post, free.

004 — For resellers & platforms

Print
by API.

The whole line — quote, order, artwork, status — as clean JSON. White-label book printing for marketplaces, publishers and print resellers.

  • Instant quote endpoint, same engine as the Operator
  • Order + artwork submission with automated preflight
  • Webhooks for proof, press, dispatch & tracking events
  • Trade pricing tiers and white-label delivery notes
Read the docsGet a key
$ curl -X POST https://api.inkavi.co.uk/v1/quotes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ik_live_…" \
  -d '{
    "product": "paperback",
    "format": "a5",
    "pages": 240,
    "quantity": 300,
    "cover": { "lamination": "matt" }
  }'

→ 200 OK · 142ms
{
  "id": "q_ink1061",
  "price": { "net": 104200, "currency": "GBP" },
  "dispatch_by": "2026-06-18",
  "status": "ready_to_order"
}
005 — Start

Ask thepress.

Start the conversation →

A real quote in under a minute. A human on the line whenever you want one.

Ask the Operatorquotes · files · orders