What types of binding are available?

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  • perfect Perfect Bound: A paperback book where the title and author's name are printed on the spine. Your book must have 70-80 pages for text to appear on the spine.
  • coil PlastiCoil: A spiral bound book (like a spiral notebook). Recommended for books less than 1" thick, between 48 and 470 pages.
  • saddle Saddle stitch: A stapled booklet. Best for very thin books. Your page count should be divisible by 4. If it is not, the printer adds enough blank pages to the back of your book to make the page count divisible by 4.
  • jacket Dust Jacket Hardcover: A book bound in navy blue linen with a full-color dust jacket.
  • casewrap Casewrap Hardcover: Full-color, glossy cover; no dust jacket.

Distribution Binding Types and their page counts can be found here.

Page Count Minimums and Maximums.
Book Type
Book Size
Minimum
Maximum
U.S.Trade
6 x 9"
15.24 x 22.86 cm
Perfect Bound - 32
PlastiCoil - 1
Saddle Stitch - 1
Perfect Bound - 740
PlastiCoil - 470
Saddle Stitch - 88
U.S. Letter
8.50 x 11"
21.59 x 27.94 cm
Perfect Bound - 32
PlastiCoil - 1
Saddle Stitch - 1
Perfect Bound - 740
PlastiCoil - 470
Saddle Stitch - 88
Comic Book
6.625 x 10.25"
16.82 x 26 cm
Perfect Bound - 32
Saddle Stitch - 1
Perfect Bound - 740
Saddle Stitch - 88
Landscape
9 x 7"
22.86 x 17.78 cm
Perfect Bound - 32
PlastiCoil - 1
Saddle Stitch - 1
Perfect Bound- 500
PlastiCoil - 470
Saddle Stitch - 56
Small Square
7.5 x 7.5"
19 x 19 cm
Perfect Bound - 32
PlastiCoil - 3
Saddle Stitch - 1
Perfect Bound - 500
PlastiCoil - 470
Saddle Stitch - 64
Large Square
8.5 x 8.5"
21.59 x 21.59 cm
Perfect Bound - 32
Saddle Stitch - 1
Perfect Bound - 740
Saddle Stitch - 88
Pocket Size
4.25 x 6.87"
10.79 x 17.46 cm
Perfect Bound - 40
Perfect Bound - 740
Royal
15.59 x 23.38 cm
6.13 x 9.21"
Perfect Bound - 68
PlastiCoil - 3
Saddle Stitch - 3
Perfect Bound - 740
PlastiCoil - 400
Saddle Stitch - 88
Crown Quarto
18.90 x 24.58 cm
7.44 x 9.68"
Perfect Bound - 68
PlastiCoil - 3
Saddle Stitch - 3
Perfect Bound - 740
PlastiCoil - 400
Saddle Stitch - 88
A4
20.99 x 29.70 cm
8.26 x 11.69"
Perfect Bound - 68
PlastiCoil - 3
Saddle Stitch - 3
Perfect Bound - 740
PlastiCoil - 400
Saddle Stitch - 88
A5
14.81 x 20.99 cm
5.83 x 8.26"
Perfect Bound - 32
PlastiCoil - 1
Saddle Stitch - 8
Perfect Bound- 740
PlastiCoil - 470
Saddle Stitch - 64
Small Hardcover
6 x 9"
15.24 x 22.86 cm
Dust Jacket - 24
Casewrap - 24
Dust Jacket - 800
Casewrap - 800
Large Hardcover
8.25 x 10.75"
20.95 x 27.31 cm
Casewrap - 24
Casewrap - 800
Note: If the binding type is not listed, it is not available for that book type.

Last updated: 2008-08-22 10:42:58

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