Bindery refers to the finishing process your piece goes through before it is completed. There are a variety of post press options to consider in planning your piece


Folding

There are several ways to fold a brochure or letter. The most common are folding in half, letterfold, double parallel fold, accordian fold, and crossfold. In planning your piece, be sure to consider how the piece will fold. Making a folded dummy is essential.

Panels in folded brochures are not all the same size!! The rule of thumb is that panels that fold into other panels need to be a little smaller in order for the fold to work. Don’t hesitate to call our customer service staff to check on the correct way to set up panels.

Books and booklets

Saddle stitching is the most common and least expensive type of binding for booklets. The sheets on which the pages are printed are folded, inserted inside one another, and then stapled at the center fold. Books with less than 100 pages can be saddle stitched, although they tend to be quite bulky if they are at the upper end of that page count.

Perfect Binding is another common binding, and this creates a flat spine. The sheets are folded and collated, and the cover is glued on at the spine. Many paper bound books are perfect bound.

Other binding options are wire-o binding, spiral binding and GBC binding. In all three of these methods, one side of the book is punched with holes and the binder is inserted. These bindings are appropriate for manuals which need to lie flat when opened.