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Our short run service is ideal for people who want to enter the market and offer an affordable solution for a self-funded publication. On average we’re 35% more cost effective than other BEST BOOK PRINTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA on small run, self published books; and even though we’re most cost effective, we don’t compromise on quality. It begs the question, then, why are other printers 35% more expensive? We can’t answer that. All we can suggest is that you ask us to quote the same spec as any other printers and see how much you can save on an identical spec book printing quote.
Saddle stitching, also known as book stapling, is one of the most cost efficient binding methods available to fasten books. It’s fast, economical and ideal for smaller publications and booklets. The pages are secured through the centre-fold by wire staples, allowing the book to open flat. The number of pages that can be stitched depends on how thick the paper is, although as a general rule 48 pages is the maximum advisable number of pages for a saddle stitched book.
It’s also interesting to note, that saddle stitched books need to have a page count in a multipul of 4, so that there is a spine fold for the staple to fasten. We’d be pleased to advise you on soft cover options and whether it is the best solution for binding your books…
Perfect binding is the process of glueing the inner pages edges into a combined spine within the cover. It is suitable for light usage, and has the disadvantage that single pages may fall out with a long time with heavy use. It’s cost effective and suitable for most book print jobs. Burst binding, on the other hand, has notches or perforations in the spine which allows better penetration by the glue. Another significant advantage is that the spine edge is not milled like the above perfect binding, leaving the signatures intact and reducing the possibility of pages tearing out. That means burst bound book have better strength and durability than perfect bound book.
Perfect binding and burst binding both present well, but are not suitable for heavy wear usages. They are useful for quality periodicals, school yearbooks, light use catalogues and other types of general usage publications. They are normally used for publications of 64 pages or more.
If your soft cover book is going to be very thick, or it needs to survive constant usage or extreme climatic conditions, you may require PUR binding. PUR binding uses a special high tach adhesive called Polyurethane Reactive Adhesive, and while this process is more expensive, it will provide a binding many times stronger than standard perfect binding.
