Types of book cover
Ring binding
Ring binding is one of the most popular systems for its simplicity, security and speed of tying.
Plastic ring binding
Plastic spine with foil front and back hard white paper 250g.
Use: Suitable for presentations, manuals or other brochures, we can add additional pages.The binding system is easy and recommends binding from small amounts of paper up to approximately 400 sheets.
Ring wire binding
Use: Suitable for presentations, manuals or other brochures that require a professional look and no longer require the addition of extra paper for binding. The binding system is easy and recommends binding from small amounts of paper up to approximately 140 sheets.
Classic bookbindings V1 – V8
We provide standard book bindings of type V1 (sewn), V2 (glued), V3 (block), V4 (soft) or V8 (hard).
V1 binding
Soft, sewn binding in which the leaves are inserted into each other and sewn together at the spine with two wire staples. We may or may not use a harder paper for the cover than in the block. Recommendations Printing up to 60 sheets ( 120 pages) / More than 60 sheets ( 120 pages) is not recommended in this way.
Use: presentation catalogues, price lists, brochures, photo-magazines / photo-catalogues, photo-books,…
V2 glued binding
It’s not used here.
Cheaper simple soft cover binding option. The sheets or folders are glued to the spine with strong glue. There are three types of glue:
- waterborne dispersion adhesives (polyvinyl acetates)
- hot melt adhesives based on copolymers and vinyl acetate and ethylene
- PUR – polyurethane adhesives (strongest)
Books with this binding are also called paperback.
V3 block binding
The individual leaves or book components are stitched with thread in this binding. The whole/block is pasted into a paper envelope. The durability of the binding is limited due to the tearing of the endpapers at the spine stitching. With the large size of the booklet, the unfoldability of the publication is poor with this binding.
Use: suitable for small-run publications up to 100 pages. This binding is not much used.
V4 paperback
Sewn. Binding which is visually similar to V2. First the leaves are folded together and then the folders are sewn together with thread. The block is then glued into a semi-rigid envelope. The next step is to cut the three sides into the final format. This type of binding is used for multi-page catalogues because of its greater durability.
V6 – Leporelo
The individual sheets are made of cardboard (either printed or coated). The cardboard sheets are bonded with canvas or paper. The binding then joins these sheets separately with their own spine.
Use: mainly for children’s books and children’s books (spatial fairy tales, children’s book-type puzzles), family photographs.
V7 half-covered from the edge
Book binding V7 is a rigid binding with combined cover, so called half-covered binding – glued with half-covered (combined) boards. The book covers are paper covered and the spine of the book is covered with cloth or other suitable material. The cover paper is, of course, usually printed.
Use: book publications.
V8 hardcover
Sewn binding, hardcover, classic book binding of the highest quality. More details directly on this page.
Other types of book bindings
Thermal binding
Not used.
Basic cheap glued binding. The documents are inserted into the boards and glued together using a thermal binder, there is no possibility of subsequent exchange of papers. If you need a more professional look for your documents, choose a metal ring binder or V1 scrapbook binding instead.
Use: Ideal for scripts, manuals or documentation.