Hardcover Printing Specifications

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  • All of Lulu's hardcover books are:
    • constructed of high quality .088" binder's board
    • plain white head and footbands
    • 80# stock endsheets in cream or white (depending on the color of the book's interior text stock).
  • Casewrap hardcovers look like standard hardcover textbooks:
    • cover is 80# white text stock with gloss lamination wrapped over the binder's board.
  • 6" x 9" hardcover with dust jacket:
    • black & white interior
    • bound in navy blue Holliston Arrestox B grade linen
    • gold foil stamp on spine for title and/or author name (max 42 characters including spaces)
    • wrapped in full color dust jacket; Finch Ultra Bright White 100# cover stock with gloss lamination.
Printing Specifications
Binding Types
Casewrap Hardcover

Dust Jacket Hardcover
6" x 9"
15.2cm x 22.9cm
Text Stock:
- b/w - 50# white, vellum finish, 480 ppi
- color - 70# white uncoated
Text Stock: 50# cream, vellum finish, 480 ppi
8.25" x 10.75"
21cm x 27.3cm
Text Stock:
- b/w - 50# white, vellum finish, 500 ppi
- color - 70# white uncoated
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