Products
The form of a book is defined according to the technical and aesthetic plan adapted to your publication.
Simple functional binding or creative object, we support you to give form to your work.
Here is a panel of the main techniques which can guide your choices.
It is possible to make a “dummy” exemplar before launching production.
Classic paperback
A 4 pages cover paper between 240 and 400g/m2 printed and often coated with a protective film is affixed to the book block.
The whole is then trimmed to the final dimensions.
French flap paperback
This is the flapped version of the classic brochure with an eight-page cover.
The flaps fold out slightly beyond the block.
English paperback
A cover paper between 200 and 400g/m2 printed and coated with a protective film is affixed to the book block.
The whole is then trimmed to the final dimensions.
This is the most economical brochure technique.
This is the flapped version of the classic brochure with an eight-page cover.
The flaps fold out slightly beyond the block.
Sewn paperback with visible spine
Two cover elements are sewn directly with the book block. These equate to 4, or 6 page signatures for the version with flaps.
Alternatively, the cover elements can be fully or partially glued to the first and last pages of the block.
This increases the range of possible cover materials.
A light layer of glue is then applied to the spine of the thread-sewn book block.
Swiss bound paperback
The back of the block, whether it has a lined spine or visible thread sewing, is partially glued to the 3rd cover page, enabling the book to open flat.
In the version with visible thread sewing, the cover can be sewn with the block without the need to glue the back.
Paperback with mobile spine / Otabind
First, the book block is glued to a light cover paper that serves as a simple endpaper (Otastar). Alternatively, the block is glued to crepe paper that only surrounds the spine (Otabind) before the cover is attached.
The spine articulation is more flexible.