If you have budget to buy or fund books in large quantities (10,000+), and are based in South Africa, please review the standard print cost estimates below before emailing us at team@bookdash.org with your formal quote request.
You should use the figures below as an indication of cost for your required quantity. Book Dash will request an official quote from the printer before confirming your order.
The estimates below (2026):
- Include the cost of Book Dash managing the whole print project on your behalf, including managing delivery.
- Exclude the cost of delivery – we recommend budgeting another R1.10 per book for this.
Print costs are affected by the complexity of the print run: the more fragmented the print run is (e.g. a number of different titles and languages), the higher the unit cost is. This is due to the technical implications for printing. Have a look at the two scenarios below as practical examples:
- 10,000 books of 1 title (stories): 10,000 x R20.00 per copy = R200,000 (excl. VAT). This is the most economical option if you want to give 10,000 children one book each.
- 10,000 books of 10 different titles (stories): 10,000 x R28.00 per copy = R280,000 (excl. VAT). The unit cost per book is more in this case, but is an excellent choice if you need a variety of stories, or if you want to give 1,000 children 10 books each to start a home library.
The minimum print order is 10,000 books. If you need a smaller quantity you can:
- buy books from stock (at R30 a copy)
- take advantage of our annual stock sales by subscribing to our newsletter or by following us on social media
- email us at team@bookdash.org to discuss joining another planned print run to bring costs down
- print your chosen quantity of any of the Book Dash books by following our open content partner guidelines.
