There are several ways of binding perfect bound
books. We can also do PUR glue which provides a
lay flat option for a soft cover book.
Perfect binding:
The spine roughed up and glued to the cover.
Notch binding:
The spine has notches sliced into it and glue is
forced into notches.
Burst binding:
The signatures are perforated and glued.
imitation coverings to look like cloth, leather
or many other textures.
Hardcover books can also be bound with a
square back. The illustration above shows a
round back. We also offer a lay flat or
hollowback binding.
More than one coverwrap may be used, as in
a as in a 3-way binding.
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Binding Styles
3-way binding:
The spine is a
different material.
Library binding:
Similar to the 3-way
binding, but the
materials are sewn
together.
Softcover
books are most often
perfect bound. Paperbacks
are softcover books. The
printed text pages are
bound inside a soft cover
that is a heavier weight
stock than the text. The
cover can also be art card,
C1S, C2S, or cover stock.
Wire-O®
books have a wire binding. They can be either
hardcover or softcover.
Wire-O® binding:
This book has no place
for the title to show on
the spine, because there
is no spine on which to
print.
Concealed Wire-O® binding:
The spine conceals the wire. It is a good option
for a book that must lay completely flat, and
have a title that shows clearly on the spine.
Wire-O® binding on an
easel:
The easel allows the book
to stand upright. It can
have a hardcover or
softcover.
The covers and spine are all one. A title can
show. The wire is either on the spine or on the
back cover next to the spine.
Endpapers
are also called endsheets, or
ends. They are the papers that
are pasted down to the inside
front and back cover. They are
required on the construction of
hardcover books. They are not
necessary on softcover books.
Endpapers are
twice the width
of the interior
text page, and
can be printed or
not. The paper
can be plain
white or a
specialty paper.
Semi-concealed
Wire-O® binding:
The ABC's of binding styles
Hardcover
books are case bound.
They have boards for
firm, thick covers on the
front, spine and back of
the book. The boards are
covered with a
coverwrap. The wrap
can be printed paper,
cloth,bonded leather,
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