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--Casebound
Cloth, Leather, imitation, 3 piece covers, etc...with wide range of headband and ribbon materials, as well as foil and embossing on spine and front cover, we current do not provide Case bound round spine, what we do provide is Case bound straight spine
An example pic of Case bound with straight spine and box packaging

Case or hardback binding comes in many different forms, here is a brief description of the four main types:


Full Binding
A Hard case cover manufactured from one piece of material with no joins.

Half Binding
A style of binding in which the spine and part of the side of the book, as well as two or four corners, are covered with one kind of material, e.g., leather, cloth, etc., and the sides with another material, e.g., cloth or paper. In this style of binding the spine covering usually extends onto the boards about one-quarter of their width, with the corners in proportion.

Quarter Binding
A binding cover having the spine and a small part of the sides (about one-eighth the width of the boards) covered with one material, with the rest of the boards covered with another. A quarter binding may consist of leather and paper, leather and cloth, cloth and paper, vellum and paper (with or without vellum tips at the corners), etc. In fine bindings, leather and paper, as well as vellum and paper, are the most common quarter bindings

Three Quarter Binding
A binding having one type of material, e.g., vellum or cloth, covering the spine and part of the sides, as well as enlarged corners, and a different material, e.g., paper, covering the remainder of the sides. The material extends almost to the corners on the sides, i.e., much more than in the case of a half binding. Since it is difficult to imagine that the three-quarter binding was originated to economize on the more expensive covering material (cloth, or even vellum or leather), the three-quarter binding may have been developed simply as a new style. In the eyes of many, it is a style that appears badly proportioned on the sides.

Gold or Silver Lettering, Foil Blocking or Blind Embossing
Mostly used to print information on to the front covers and spines of books, we can print your name, company logo or a personal message on to other, already made items such as conference folders or diary's etc. We have a wide range of typefaces and coloured foils available.

A sample of round quarter binding book

Boxes and slipcases
When protection of your books is a high priority why not consider having them boxed? Boxes are an ideal way of preserving loose documents and ancient papers too fragile for binding. They can be made to look like books, and therefore can be a great way of hiding valuables out of the way on the bookshelf!

Our slipcases are custom-built to house the books, and can be covered in a variety of materials to complement the contents. The book is held inside with the spine visible, thus protecting the edges of the book from dust and sunlight.

--PLC (Printed Laminated Cover) Casebound
A casebound book using printed sheet as cover wrap, rather than cloth or other cover material. PLC cover image is often a duplicate of jacket image, or this style also stands on its own without the need for a jacket.

-Dutch Binding
Similar to casebinding (PLC cover, endsheets, etc...), but with a flexible soft cover (600gsm for example). Usually finished with roundback spine

-Perfect Bound
Signatures are bound into cover using high strength flexible adhesive

-Smyth Sewn
Provides added strength and durability over standard Perfect Binding by sewing signatures together as well as gluing

-Board Book Binding
We use only the finest quality imported Kappa Board, either white or grey, virtually eliminating any possibility of warping. Very durable, popular format for children's books

-Center Sewn
Utilize film imposed for saddle stitching without having to re-strip or output new film. Signatures are "saddled" as in saddle stitching, than thread sewn

-Wire-O or Twin Ring Binding
Good choice for Journals, Calendars, Diaries, Cookbooks, or any other books that benefit from folding back completely

-Concealed Wire-O: Squareback or Roundback
The wire loops are concealed, or semi-concealed, by the cover. This can be a rounded spine to conform with the wire shape, or squareback

-External Lay-Flat Wire-O:
Another creative use of Wire-O binding. This style has the wire partially inside and outside of the cover and allows the book to be opened up flat

-Wire-O with Squareback spine:
Another variation using Wire-O binding. This style has the cover wrapping the spine inside the wire for a more finished look. But spine copy may be obstructed

-Saddle Wire or Saddle Stitching
Very inexpensive. Great for catalogs and brochures

-Die Cutting
Rounded corners, elaborate shapes, "kiss cutting", knockout holes, etc...

-Notecard Boxes/Packaging
Notecard and Postcard boxes, game boxes, book sleeves, and packaging for all products and uses

-Tip-Ins
Automated and manual tip-ins of individual pages, full signatures, non printed objects, pouches and envelopes, etc...

-Gatefolds
Simple 3 panel to elaborate multi-panel, both tip-ins and bind-ins

-Collating
Automated and manual collating of assorted sizes and formats for binding and packaging

-Handwork
From hand application of glitter and foils, to complete assembly of "pop-up" books, we do it all