The first factor to consider when choosing saddle stitch vs.
Perfect bind gutter for 100 page document.
A gutter is the section of the page that leads into the binding of perfect bound books and hard cover books.
For the cover it can be 80 cover to 100 cover or even 14pt.
Even many fashion magazines use perfect binding for their large glossy magazines.
Learn how to prepare print ready artwork for a perfect bound book.
Take a look at a book and see how much you re able to see on the pages in the middle.
If you specify a gutter measurement in the page setup dialog this amount will be applied to the margin on the selected edge.
Note that you have a choice of left and top.
A cover file and a text page file.
The width of the spine depends on how many pages your book has it s simple but the more pages.
Perfect binding is the page count.
Any document over 100 pages that is meant to last is a perfect candidate for perfect binding.
The big combs are oval shaped instead of circular and they have locks on them to keep your document together.
A 20 page magazine can be either saddle stitched or perfect bound publications of 16 pages or less can only be saddle stitched publications from 20 to 100 pages can be either saddle stitched or perfect bound and publications from 102 to 384 pages can only be perfect bound.
The second factor is paper thickness which can range from 60 text to 100 text for the inside.
Perfect binding document set up guide content near the spine unlike saddle stitch binding which allows printed pages to lay flat when they are opened perfect bound publications can t lay flat therefore there is an area of the page near the spine that is hidden from view see illustration below.
The largest combs are 2 in diameter and can bind up to 425 pages.
The largest combs are 2 in diameter and can bind up to 425 pages.
As you get further into the book the pages are harder to open which means you need some extra white space.
Some books cannot have printing on the spine of the book because they are not thick enough and the type will be too small to read.
This process will cause a curve of the pages coming from the spine when the book is open.
These two products have binding types that are clamped and held together with glue.
For perfect bound books we need two files.
Most book publishers want a 1 5 margin for an inside margin.
Typically any spine smaller than 136 of an inch will not have any type on the spine because the type will be too small to read.
Perfect binding is ideal for nearly any paperback book illustrated or not in any conventional size format.
42 to 48 pages is when we recommend perfect binding otherwise the pages might bulge out.
Plastic comb binding is perfect for long documents.
The most notable use for perfectly bound books is in publishing.
All perfect bound paperback books and hardcover books have a spine.
