BOOKS & MANUALS (GENERAL)

Wire Bound:

• smart, "high quality" appearance
• contents cannot be altered (i.e. the binding cannot be opened & re-closed)
• opens flat
• can be used for between 2-250 sheets (80gsm paper); equivalent to 500 pages
• wires available in several colours
• ideal for; manuals, books of sheet music, cookery books etc.
• cost effective for short to medium quantities
• options available that increase durability and appearance; i.e. acetate front protector, printed card covers, embossed covers

Comb Bound:

• functional appearance
• contents can be altered as necessary (i.e. the binding can be opened, pages inserted or removed & re-closed)
• opens flat
• can be used for between 2-380 sheets (80gsm paper); equivalent to 760 pages
• combs available in several colours
• ideal for; manuals, books of sheet music, cookery books etc.
• cost effective for short to medium quantities
• options available that increase durability and appearance; i.e. acetate front protector, printed card covers, embossed covers

Saddle Stitch:

Usually known as booklets and used commonly for brochures.

• appearance varies according to the finish selected; standard self covered brochures are used by the millions for advertising and at the other end of the spectrum brochures with heavy laminated covers and quality inner paper are used for very high quality reports and product brochures.
• contents cannot be altered (i.e. the binding cannot be opened & re-closed)
• does not open flat
• can be used for between 2-25 sheets (80gsm paper); equivalent to 100 pages.
• ideal for; brochures, catalogues, programmes, reports
• cost effective for short to very high quantities
• options available to increase durability and appearance; i.e. laminated covers, machine coating (litho only)

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Perfect Bound:

Commonly used for softback books and annual reports .

• smart, "high quality" appearance
• contents cannot be altered (i.e. the binding cannot be opened & re-closed)
• does not open flat
• can be used for between 10-400 sheets (80gsm paper); equivalent to 800 pages
• ideal for; books, reports, catalogues and brochures
• cost effective for short to very high quantities