Bookbinding services are an essential requisite for corporate professionals, students, teachers and host of other industry professionals. There are different bookbinding methods ranging from thermal bookbinding to simple saddle stitching. It is important to do a bit of research before choosing the appropriate bookbinding option which best suits your needs. In this blog post, we will discuss the types of bookbinding.
1. Paperback Book Binding: This kind of bookbinding is generally found in novels, magazines and children’s storybooks. Books we generally find ourselves reading in trains or buses while commuting is known as paperbacks or soft-cover books. Paperback bookbinding can be also found in manuals, annuals and catalogues. In this cost-effective method bookbinders generally use thick pieces of paper for the cover, spine and back portion of the book. Though this is not the strongest bookbinding method, a paperbound book won’t fall apart.
2. Spiral Binding: This technique of binding is popular among school and college students. Usually while submitting a project or a dissertation, students are required to submit their work in the form of a spiral-bound document. The method of spiral binding is not that intricate. First, holes are punched along the edges of the document and then a plastic coil or wire is used to hold it together. This method is also convenient as it doesn’t take long to do.
3. Saddle Stitching: This is by far the most economical bookbinding method amongst all the other methods. This technique can be observed in magazines with a low page count, lookbooks and in booklets. In this method, the pages of your document are folded and stapled together across the fold. The stapler that is used has long jaws and designed specifically for saddle stitching. This technique of bookbinding is perfect for guides and short manuals.
4. Coptic Binding: This method of binding was incorporated by the ancient Egyptians in the early 2nd century AD. Coptic binding enables a reader to lay a book open flat and it also enables a clear view of the spine and the colourful threads which hold the book together.
5. Screw Post Binding: Screws can be used to bind a document. This method comes in handy for binding portfolios, architectural drawings, photo albums, engineering renditions and menus. It gives you the option to remove and add pages easily. Pages are inserted between two covering boards and screws are inserted to hold the document together. Screw posts are easy to use. This method is also inexpensive, easy to work with and gives your document a unique look.
There are plenty of bookbinding procedures and techniques. Regardless of which option you choose, make sure you get it done by a professional. Bookbinding professionals will help you by giving your document the attention and professional touch-ups it requires.