Case Laminate Binding

If this option does not appear it is not available for the trim size selected.

Case laminate binding. Hardcover books are bound differently than softcover books and can encompass different types of paper. During the title setup process when choosing your print format select the jacketed case laminate option underneath the hardcover binding type shown in the image below. Saddle stitch pages and paperback cover stapled together along spine one inside the other 48 pages max and premium color only case laminate pages glued to hardcover at ends. Perfect binding uses a soft cover usually made of heavy paper that wraps around the pages and is glued in place along the spine.

Traditionally case laminate cl binding has been a trademark of academic bindings books that are subject to much use and are frequently discarded as new editions appear. Manuals and reference books where a jacket is unecessary and cumbersome. Side sewing passes the thread from signature to signature through the side of the book the stitches running parallel to the binding edge. Other uses for casewraps.

Each printer has their own standard materials they use for binders board casewraps cloth for binding. There are two types of thread sewing. If this option does not appear it is not available for the. They are printed then glued to the boards that make up the case.

This type of binding is common where dust jackets are impractical. The first step in the case binding process is thread sewing in which printed signatures are stitched together by means of a needle and thread. The edges are wrapped around to the inside and glued down. In the last few years more and more books are showing up with cl bindings.

Case binding also called hardcover binding gets its name from the hard outside case used to cover books. Other uses for casewraps. Case binding is more expensive than perfect binding. Case binding uses a heavy covered board cover that is attached to the book with glued endpapers.