Perfect Binding, Saddle Stitching, Coil Binding and more.. Learn which binding is used when and where.
There is a famous saying “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” The reality is however very different and most of us tend to judge a book from their cover and thus your book cover is the key. Be it booklet printing or standard cover of a binding plays a very important role in making your book popular amongst the readers. A poor binding will make the cover look unprofessional thus earning bad name for your book. It is good for you if you know the basics of book binding before you print your book.
Knowing about bookbinding will also help you in setting up the pages of your book. It is important for you to foresee the kind of binding you would opt for. The page setup changes in different kinds of books and you need to plan these in advance. There are various kinds of binding options but the three most popular are perfect binding, saddle stitching and spiral binding. You need to opt for the kind of binding that suits you best both in terms of practical application and costs.
Perfect Binding : In book printing services perfect binding is one of the most popular book binding methods extensively used for books and novel. In perfect binding a flexible adhesive attaches a paper cover to the spine of the assembled signatures. This type of binding is ideal for thick books and widely used for self publishing. It has a spine which can be used to print the title of the book. Perfect binding can be used for all sizes of books but the most popular are 8.5×11, 8.5×5.5 and 6×9. It is popularly known as paperback binding, lay flat bid or Euro bind.
Saddle Stitching Binding : Saddle stitch binding is used for booklet printing or in case of books which contains less number of pages. In saddle stitched booklets pages are held together by staples that run through the gutter. The only thing that needs to be taken care of is that the pages are perfectly aligned in the book. This kind of binding can be used for books and booklets containing as less as four pages. This process is very economical and used for full color booklets, brochures and catalogs. Two of the most commonly used saddle stitched booklets sizes are 8.5×11 and 8.5×5.5. However many people opt for custom booklet printing.
Spiral Binding : This is the most flexible of the book binding options available. In this method a plastic or metal coil is inserted and twisted through small holes or slots that run along the spiral edge of the book’s cover and pages. A spiral bound book can be opened 360 degrees, letting in open flat which serves as a huge advantage. This makes spiral binding a great choice while preparing reports, sales presentations, proposals, recipe books and maintenance guides. Spiral bound books also give the option of later addition of pages making them favorite with the corporate houses.
Apart from these three there are also other types of binding like ring binding, plastic binding and dust jacket hardcover. These are occasionally used for books and full color booklets binding.
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