General Support / FAQ’s
Q What are perfect bound books?
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Q Where would you use perfect bound books?
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Perfect bound printing is commonly used for magazines, portfolios, graphic novels, workbooks, catalogues, brochures and reports. This method binds your document together with adhesive along the spine to provide a smooth and stylish finish.
Q What are the benefits of perfect binding?
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Perfect bound books are professional in appearance, cost-effective even for low quantities and a great option for documents from 40 up to 700 printed pages. The binding glue is flexible and non-brittle, meaning that the books open flatter without cracking the spine or pages falling out.
Q What is the difference between perfect bound and saddle-stitched?
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Perfect bound and saddle-stitched are the two most common methods of booklet binding. Saddle-stitching involves binding multiple pages together along a fold (also known as the spine) with two staples. On the other hand, perfect bound books have a flat spine. The sheets of paper are gathered together and glue is applied to the binding edge, then the cover of the book is placed on the glue.
Q What is the process for binding perfect bound books?
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With perfect binding, all the printed pages are stacked in a block and squared off. Then the pages are glued together along the spine with extremely strong PUR adhesive. The printed cover is then wrapped around and glued on to the spine as well. The remaining three edges are then trimmed so that the edges of the block are perfectly neat.
Q What are saddle-stitched booklets?
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Saddle-stitched refers to a very popular booklet binding technique that uses staples to hold together folded sheets of paper.
Q Where would you use saddle-stitched booklets?
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Saddle-stitched booklets are the perfect solution for annual reports, magazines, brochures and catalogues.
Q How are saddle-stitched booklets bound together?
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The process involves binding pages together using staples (known as stitches) along the spine of the booklet.
Q What sizes do you print saddle-stitched booklets?
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We can provide saddle-stitched booklets in a selection of finished sizes: 120 x 120 mm, A6, 140 x 140 mm, 148 x 148 mm, ⅓ A4, A5, US comic, 210 x 210 mm, US Letter, A4 Landscape and A4 Portrait.
Q What is the minimum amount of pages I can have with a saddle-stitched booklet?
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Q What is Wiro Binding?
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Wiro bound booklets are bound together like a notepad, where a wire is inserted and threaded through small punched holes within the margin of the booklet. Wiro bound, also known as spiral-bound due to the long wire coil, are a very popular and cost-effective binding method which allows you to let your booklet lie completely flat on a table making it ideal for cooking books, instruction manuals or presentations when you need your hands free.
Q What can wiro bound booklets be used for?
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Wiro bound booklets are ideal for recipe books, annual reports, travel atlas, wall calendars, planners, pocket booklets, manuals, music booklets, guides and other reference materials because of the booklets ability to lie completely flat on a surface and keep your hands free.
Q What are the benefits of using wiro binding for document printing?
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Wiro-bound document open 360 degrees (cover to cover) which allows them to fold flat and lie flat for easier reference. When opened, the pages of a wiro-bound document rotate around the wire with very little resistance. This binding style works extremely well with index tabs.
Q What does the wiro binding process involve?
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Wiro binding involves gathering together the pages you wish to bind and punching holes through the cover and pages along the side where the margin of the booklet will be. Next, a strong, durable wire will be inserted and closed through the holes that were made earlier to hold together the booklet.
Q What sizes do you print wiro bound documents?
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We can provide wiro bound documents in sizes A3, A4, A5, 1/3 A4 and 210mm x 210mm square. A3 sizes can only be bound on the short edge.