subject: Choosing The Best Binding For Your Booklet Printing Project [print this page] Booklet printing is a good way to advertise for your business. Booklets allow you to give out more information than just a brochure, and they are often seen as having more value than a brochure. In addition, booklet printing can be used to produce supplies that you will use in house, such as employee handbooks and data logs.
Booklets have a cover and a minimum of four pages in the inside. Depending on the size, style, and use of the booklet, you will have different binding options when you commission your booklet printing. Knowing which style of binding will best meet your needs will make it easier for you to create a durable and stylish product.
Ring binding
Ring binding is completed after the booklet printing and involves using three rings and a cover to hold the pages together, usually in a notebook binder. If you have a booklet that needs to be updated or added to on a regular basis, then this is a good binding method. However, if you are commissioning a booklet printing to present to your customers, then this method does not appear as professional as others and is not as durable.
Saddle-stitching
Saddle-stitching is a common form of binding for booklet printing done for promotional purposes. This binding method is inexpensive yet relatively durable. During the booklet printing process, the pages are stapled along the fold. The booklet then has a strong binding once it is folded. The biggest disadvantage of using this binding method is that the pages will not lay flat once folded.
Coil binding
Coil binding is form of binding used for booklet printing when the booklet needs to lay flat when opened. This makes it a common choice for workbooks and textbooks. To incorporate coil binding, the paper is punched with many tiny holes during the booklet printing process. A wire coil is then threaded through the holes to hold the pages together. While this is a great choice for materials that will only be used once, it does not have the same durability as other binding methods, and pages may tear from catching on the coil.
Thermal and perfect binding
Two other types of bindings used during the booklet printing process are thermal and perfect binding. Both require attaching pages with glue to the spine. In thermal binding, this process is completed with heated glue. In perfect binding, this process is completed by roughening the edges of the pages before the glue is applied. This method is commonly used for booklets that you want to hold up well, and it is often used on paperback books and some magazines. The biggest disadvantage to these binding methods is the cost, which is much more expensive than other bindings due to the multiple steps required.
When you are considering booklet printing, booklet binding is just one of the considerations that you will have to make. Talk to your booklet printer about your design ideas and what binding will work the best for your needs.
