Services

Binding
The binding of books using boards covered with a colored material such as buckram, imitation leather, bonded leather or genuine leather.  Other materials available by special request.  Book covers may be bound using either hard back boards (hard-cover) or soft back boards (soft-cover).  Also, various types of binding are available depending on the type and size of the book to be bound.

•   Machine Oversewn - Book pages are sewn together using a book binding machine.
•   Hand Sewn - Oversized or irregular sized books must be hand sewn.
•   Double Fan Back - A type of binding used when sewing is not possible because of very small page margins.
•   Straight Stitch - Special binding for thin books.
•   Perfect Binding - A type of binding performed with a cold glue adhesive.  Used most often with paper-back books.

Rebinding
Binding a previously bound book by re-attaching the original cover.

Recasing
Binding a previously bound book with a replacement cover.

Collating
The process of placing pages in a specified order before binding.

Stubbing
The process of filling the spine with material to create an even binding when binding pages of differing size.  This process is neccessary to provide a rugged and dependable binding.

Ad Removal & Gathering Contents to Front
When binding periodicals/magazines, this is the removal of advertisement and subscription cards and optionally placing at the front of the book..

If you need a service involving binding that is not listed above please contact us!

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