We do small finishes in-house like folding, cutting, scoring and packaging.
We leave bookbinding to the true specialists within this field, since this is a very different art altogether.
We work with numerous bookbinders in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and England.
Every country and company has its specialties and we choose the most compatible binder for your specific product.
Please find below some binding techniques for SOFTCOVER books:
— Sewn
— Glued cold glue
— Glued hotmelt
— Glued PUR
— Otabind glued / Otabind sewn
— Otastar glued / Otastar sewn
— Swiss binding – with or without linen spine (standard with linen spine) — Japanese folding
— Open spine (with or without cover) — Cover with flaps
HARDCOVER possibilities are:
— Standard Hardcover
— Flexcover
— Very thin hardcover — Halfband cover
Possibilities of hardcover finishing:
— Grey board from 1.2 mm up to 3.5 mm (2.5 mm is standard)
— Straight spine / Round spine
— Linnen cover / Laminated cover
— Headbands
— Ribbons
— Type of endpapers
