Binding

Binding refers to the various methods of fastening printed pages or sections together once printed, usually to be encased in a protective cover. The main binding styles are paper binding for ‘paperback’ or ‘softcover books’, and case binding for ‘hardcover’ or ‘hardback’ publications. Saddle-stitching is another commonly used method to enable a publication to lay flat. Page creep and gutter loss are a couple of the factors to be considered when choosing a binding style.