Our Best Selling Handmade Books

Custom Book Binders? Yep. We Are The Real Thing.

• The keepsake books they ask about
The gifts that spark tears, hugs, and “Where did you get this?”

• Custom from cover to cover
Choose the design, colors, page style, and personal touches.

• Built for every chapter
Guest books, travel journals, personalized blank journals—made for all of life’s moments.

• Steal the show
Add a gift box or slipcase for an unforgettable presentation.

• Made by real humans
No bulk runs. No shortcuts. Just meaningful books handcrafted one at a time.

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Handbound Book FAQs

Collection of hand bound books showing texture of binding canvas used in a variety of colors.

• Will my personalized book lay open flat?

• Yes, our personalized books are designed to lay open flat.
• The hand-sewn folios create a strong yet flexible foundation that allows your book to stay open for display or everyday use.

• How is a custom handbound book made?

Each personalized book is handcrafted here in house using time-honored bookbinding techniques for exceptional quality and durability.
• Hand-sewn folios create a strong, flexible foundation.
• Reinforced spines ensure lasting durability.
• Hardback covers wrapped in binding canvas and/or heavy cover paper add a timeless elegance.
• The final step: each cover is pressed to perfection, taking its final form as it dries.

• Will pen ink leak through the pages?

• No, pen ink will not bleed through our pages.
• We use heavyweight, matte paper that works beautifully with ink, pencil, crayons — you name it.
• We’re especially big fans of good gel-cap pens.

• What upgrades are available?

Only at Transient Books, you can enhance your keepsake book with:
• Custom printing on the inside covers.
• A slipcase for protection & impact.
• A gel cap pen.
• A gift box for presentation and gifting.
• FREE printables that bring even more joy, meaning and creativity.

• Can I create my own personalized book cover design?

• Yes, you can use your own design for your custom book cover.
• Send us your artwork, photo, or layout idea, and we’ll adapt it to fit your book beautifully. Just be in touch with your ideas.
• We gladly provide free cover mock ups so you can see how your book will look before ordering.

• Do you custom print the pages of your books?

• We aren't able to custom print the pages of our handbound books.
• BUT! We do offer a variety of page options, including blank, lined, and specialty pages with travel journal prompts or guest book prompts.
• Additionally, we can custom print the inside covers with personalized messages, maps, photos, or checklists.
• For some designs, we can even customize the outside back cover, because who doesn't love extra bells and whistles?
• Free printables are available that pair with our screwpost binders (with removable pages), so you can print and add pages as needed.

Create Your Keepsake Book:

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  • Gray linen covered guest book hand held, being put into a book slipcase. Handcrafted, modern flower design.

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  • Components of a gift box for handbound books with Transient Books branding and logo.

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Get Inspired.

Flip through real-life examples of personalized guest books, journals, and memory-keepers we’ve handbound with love.

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HANDBOUND • PERSONALIZED FOR YOU • HEIRLOOM QUALITY • VERSATILE • (FUN!)

  • We hand sew and hand craft your journals notebooks from start to finish, right here in our custom bookbinding studio.

    Hand-Crafted

    We hand sew and hand bind every one of your personalized hardcover books from start to finish right here, in house.

  • Heirloom Quality

    From the linen thread, to the cover canvas, we use only the best materials for your luxury books, inside and out.

  • Every handmade journal and notebook has a little bit of our heart in it, and a little bit of yours.

    Heartfelt

    Every handmade journal and customizable guest book has a little bit of our heart in it, and a little bit of yours.

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Let customers speak for us

from 522 reviews
Ordering process was easy

Ordering process was easy. Appreciated the prompt email with how to match a previous book we were gifted a few years ago.The books we ordered were exactly what we wanted and as shown before purchase was finalized. Couldn’t be happier

Patti
Personalized Guest Book for Home · Lake House Decor
Wonderful gift, excellent quality

I am very pleased with my book, and I am sure the recipient will thoroughly enjoy it as well. I appreciated the great communication and timeliness of this order. I will order from you again. Thank you very much!!

Sue Caesar
Our Bucket List Book · Couple's Travel Journal · 1st Paper Anniversary Gift
Best Christmas Gifts Ever!!!

My mother lamented having wanted to share her wisdom with my children but passed before she could. I don't want to miss this either so ordered journals and hard back slip cases for each of us so we can jot down notes as they come. Alex designed the covers and they are perfect!

Sgt. Ian Durkee
Custom Slipcase for Books

It was wonderful doing business with Transient Books!! Easy communication over email, and they personalized the guest book with a graphic we provided. We are thrilled with our wedding guest book ~

Hetty Barnett
Wedding Guest Book with Engagement Photo
Wonderful

ordering was hassle free. They promptly responded to all my questions and delivery was prompt. And the book looks great!

Anjana RamachandranRao
Custom Guest Book for Vacation Home
Excellent quality!

I have ordered multiple guest books for our rental cabins from Transient Books. The books are high quality and perfect for us! The service is excellent. I highly recommend these books!

Karla Avery
Personalized Guest Book for Home · Lake House Decor

This is the second time purchasing from Transient Books and I highly recommend! They were very communicative and the book turned out exactly as described.

Shelley
Custom Guest Book · Your Logo Here

This book looks great and they were so helpful during the ordering process. I really like that they send a mock-up first. I asked if it could be sent quickly, and it was. Highly recommended.

pamillikin
Custom Guest Book · Your Logo Here

This was a birthday gift for my sister and she absolutely loves it! She's looking forward to keeping track of all the places she goes for her camping life! Thank you for doing such a great job and communicating well with me in the process!

kjl3663
National Parks Journal · Hiker Gift

This is my 2nd guest book purchased from Transient Books. I used this for my Airbnb with our logo on it. We get lots of compliments from guests on our book! Customer service is amazing- they stay in touch and are always super polite! I'll definitely be back again!

Dana
Home Guest Book · Personalized Map Art

Had this made as a gift for my mom’s new airbnb, and it came out perfect! Absolutely love it and how natural it looks. Thanks!!

Ryan
Custom Guest Book for Vacation Home

Item was perfect! I cant wait to use it on our upcoming trip. Seller was open about shipping the entire time. I own a shop as well so I understand how some items can take weeks as a turnaround. I truly appreciated all communication they had with me.

Yessel
Custom Guest Book · Your Logo Here

What a wonderful, unique book. 💕 We'll be documenting our travels in our little trailer once we retire! Can't wait to write all about our amazing adventures❣️

Arlene
Personalized Travel Notebook · Color In The USA Map

Absolutely beautiful! The quality is incredible, the customer service was out of this world and the kids loved their personalized journals for our road trip. Great company, can’t wait to use them again

Gina
Custom Alaska Travel Journal · Color in the Map · Guided Memory Book with Prompts for Alaskan Road Trip or Cruise

Lovely book! It’s well crafted, was packaged nicely, and arrived on time. The seller was very thorough with ordering time and expectations prior to shipping.

Stacey
Pregnancy Journal · Memory Book for Parents