services to help new and aspiring authors bring their works to life
by turning manuscripts into published books.
Smythe-sewn case bound, or concealed wire-O bound.
The cover (or "case") of the book is made by wrapping a
"case wrap" over cardboard ("binder boards"). There are
two basic categories of case wrap. A "printed, laminated
cover" is a printed sheet covered with film laminate and then
wrapped over the binder boards. With a printed, laminated
cover an image is typically printed for the cover. The second
category is unprinted material such as library cloth,
leatherette, imitation leather, or heavy paper. In this case, the
front ("face") and spine of the book are generally foil stamped
with the title, author, and perhaps a design.
For each type of case binding a dust jacket can be provided.
For printed, laminated covers, some authors choose not to
have a dust jacket; the full image is already printed on the
cover itself.
Soft cover books are manufactured as perfect bound
(square-back paperback books), saddle-stitched (stapled twice
in the center and folded), plastikoil, wire-O, or loose leaf
books.
