Perfect Binding

The cover is glued to the book pages like a paperback book

Professional Appearance, a square book block
Finished Sizes: range from 9 x 11” to 4 x 9” with the most common sizes being 8.5 x 11”, 8.375 x 10.75”, 7 x 10”, 6 x 9”, and 5.375 x 8.3125”

Thickness: range from maximum of 2.0” to a minimum of 0.0625” that converts to 1100 pages (550 sheets) to 32 pages (16 sheets) of standard 60# offset

Saddle Stitching

The cover and body are bound like People or Time magazines. Lays flat when opened
Finished Sizes: range from 9 x 11.5” to 4 x 9” and any finished size in between

Thickness: range from 8 pages to 120 pages depending on the paper stock chosen

Plastic Coil (Spiral)

The cover is glued to the book pages like a paperback book

Professional Appearance, a square book block
Finished Sizes: range from 9 x 11” to 4 x 9” with the most common sizes being 8.5 x 11”, 8.375 x 10.75”, 7 x 10”, 6 x 9”, and 5.375 x 8.3125”

Thickness: range from maximum of 2.0” to a minimum of 0.0625” that converts to 1100 pages (550 sheets) to 32 pages (16 sheets) of standard 60# offset

Multiple colors of coil

Lays flat when opened, unlike perfect binding
Plastic coil is flexible and durable unlike wire

Wire Coil (Twin Loop)

This binding method has all the characteristics of Plastic Coil, but uses a metal twin loop
wire that keeps the pages in register to each other across the center of the book when
opened.

Plastic Comb or GBC Binding

Lays flat when opened and is designed for books too thick to utilize Plastic or Wire Coil
binding. Finished Size: range from 8.5 x 11” to 5.5 x 8.5”

Loose Leaf Sets for 3 – Ring Binders

Loose leaf sets are designed for binders and best used when pages will be changed
over time. Multiple paper stocks and printing can be used throughout the set

• Pocket Guides Index Tabs can be collated in position
• Shrink wrapped into sets and nested in binders
• Finished Size: most common is 8.5 x 11”, but other options are available
• Binders can be supplied by you are we will produce binders for your project