Still
using saddle binding for your catalogs and other
publications?
You should consider the lower cost and many
benefits of Copresco’s adhesive-bound volumes.
Copresco’s perfect binding system features hinge-scoring and side gluing. We do paperback books as thin as 1/16” or even less. You may never want to use tape or saddle binding again! And, you won’t have to worry about shingling or creep.
With our
hinge-scoring process, book covers are scored in line for the spine folds and
the hinges.
The hinge score, used in conjunction with
side gluing, allows the cover to open freely and results in a stronger binding
and a more attractive book.
Here’s another big benefit: Most printers and binders charge extra for this superior hinge-binding method. At Copresco, it’s a standard operating procedure—and a big savings for you.
Perfect
binding is a versatile and attractive binding method for short digital press
runs of several hundred paperback books, manuals, directories, reference
guides, booklets and other publications.
Other major
advantages include the wraparound covers that offer longevity benefits,
eye-catching full-color graphics and printable spines.
Perfect
binding is normally restricted to books of at least 1/8” minimum thickness
(60 pages on a 50# offset or 50 pages on 60# stock.)
Copresco is one of only a few book printers that can bind
much thinner volumes. Our production department will give you more details.
A 2”
maximum thickness (1,000 pages on a 50# offset or about 850 pages on a 60#
sheet) is still the general rule of thumb.
Once a
publication exceeds 1,000 pages, Copresco recommends that you use multiple
volumes. While suitable for telephone directories, bulky technical and
reference books become unmanageable and difficult to use.
Printing
on the spine—if there’s sufficient thickness—makes your book
stand out on a bookshelf. A minimum 1/8” thickness is normally required
for spine copy.
Anything less would seriously limit the
type size that could be used and consequently reduces readability.
Copresco’s ability to work in a two-page format gives you greater control over the conventional four-page, eight-page and even 16-page signatures required with saddle binding.
Say you have a 66-page manual to print. With saddle binding, you would have to settle for 64 pages on the low side or from 68, 72 or 80 pages on the high side, depending on the way signatures are set up.
With
Copresco’s digital on-demand printing, you gain optimum flexibility.
You can use any number of pages you need, in any
combination you want, anywhere you like in the perfect bound book.
This includes full-color pages, foldin pages with photos
and graphics as well as furnished pages.
Index tab
dividers—with clear or colored mylar reinforcing—may be inserted to
break up sections of the book and create a user-friendly, professional-looking
volume.
Your cover
options range from an index stock printed in one color to a four-color,
full-bleed process project.
Perfect bound covers may also
be coated or laminated to add further class and durability to your finished
product.
Some
clients who have furnished covers to Copresco are finding that our short-run
digital color work saves them time and money by eliminating storage and
shipping costs.
With printing on-demand, changes are also
made quickly and easily to keep books up-to-date.
For more
information about perfect binding, check out Copresco’s TechTopics
No. 2.
The technical bulletin includes details on the
construction method and production of perfect bound
volumes.
A copy is available on our website.
So, when
you need books and manuals, or other publications, think about all the benefits
you’ll derive from perfect binding.
Then, call the
company that offers you the digital printing quality, economy and service you
deserve.
Call Copresco.
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