Here's a Quick Checklist for Printing A Book

When you are ready to print a book, you'll need to relay the following printing and binding information to your printer-� Don't worry if you are unsure of any of these specifications, your printer can help guide you. Quantity -...

Looking to Print an Employee Handbook? Here is an Overview of the Binding Options

Employee handbooks, also referred to as employee manuals, are used by companies of all sizes to communicate organizational policies, procedures, expectations, compensation and benefits, terms of employment, and other important information about...

Book Printing Lingo: What is the Spine of a Book?

The Spines of hardcover books and perfect bound books are often printed upon, because these types of books usually have spines wide enough to display printed information What is the Spine on a Book? The Spine on a book refers to the outside...

Six Things to Consider When Printing a Comic Book or Graphic Novel

Producing a Comic Book or Graphic Novel is a big undertaking. You have to develop the story, create the illustrations, design the cover, and determine the physical layout of the book. Before getting too deep into the project it also helps to...

Perfect Bound Printing Customization Options

Perfect bound books are a preferred choice for authors and publishers due to their professional appearance and durability. This binding method involves the application of strong adhesive to the edges of the pages, then attaching a cover,...

Exploring Book Orientations: A Guide to Choosing the Right One

The orientation of a book is a fundamental aspect that goes beyond aesthetics. It plays a crucial role in how readers interact with and perceive the content. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned publisher, or a curious reader,...

What does Perfect Binding mean?

What is Perfect Binding Perfect Binding is a widely used soft cover book binding method. With this binding method, the pages and cover are glued together at the spine with a strong yet flexible thermal glue. The other three sides of the book...

Your Guide to Printing A Best Selling Children's Book

Welcome to the exciting world of children's book printing, where imagination knows no bounds! In this journey of creating a best-selling children's book, we embark on an adventure filled with captivating tales and vibrant illustrations. As we...

Book Binding Techniques: Choosing the Perfect Binding Style for Your Book

Book Binding Techniques: Choosing the Perfect Binding Style for Your Book Book binding is crucial in the printing process as it ensures durability, protection, professional presentation, enhanced user experience, branding, customization, and...

Celebrating the Love of Reading on World Book Day: A Guide to Different Types of Books and Binding Methods

World Book Day is a global event celebrated on 23rd April every year, to promote the love of reading and the importance of books. The day is marked by various events, book fairs, and reading sessions, which bring together people from all walks of...

Cookbook Printing: Different Binding Styles for Cookbook Printing

Does your family have secret recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation? Maybe you just have some favorites written on cards or notebook paper that you would like to have organized and printed into a book. Printing a...

Genealogy Printing: How to print your Family Heirloom

To begin let's discuss what a family tree is and how it is related to genealogy. The dictionary defines genealogy as a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. Genealogy is the study of one's ancestry. Whereas genealogy can not be...

Tips & Tricks for Printing A Church Bible Study?

What are the benefits of printing a church bible study?

What is a Blog and How Can I Have it Printed as a Book?

Blogs are individual entries that form a blog like episodes of a TV show, or entries in a journal or diary. Blogging is a great way to establish yourself in your areas you are an expert in. It can also be an effective tool to drive traffic to...

How to Self Publish Your Book

Are you wanting to publish your book and have no clue where to start? We are here to help walk you through the steps of self-publishing your book. Self-publishing can seem overwhelming when you first begin, however Formax can help you throughout...

What are the advantages of spiral/coil binding vs other binding types?

To begin, we will determine what spiral/coil binding is. Spiral and coil binding are interchangeable terms for the same bookbinding method. Webster defines spiral binding as a book or notebook binding in which a continuous spiral wire or...

How to Print a Children's Story Book for the Lowest Possible Cost

So you have your great idea, maybe you have even written your children’s story or maybe you are just beginning. Wherever you are in your writing process, at some point you will need to think about printing your book so you can share it with...

How to Print an Instruction Booklet for the Lowest Possible Cost

Most consumer products come with some form of printed instructions, such as a user guide, assembly manual, product handbook, or similar bound document. These instructions provide logical, step-by-step procedures for assembling, installing,...

Book Printing: Important Tips for Designing the Spine of a Hardcover or Perfect Bound Book

In addition to printing presses, commercial book printers use many other types of equipment to assist with book production. For example, trimming, scoring, folding, gluing and other bindery operations are all performed with the aid of...

Children's Hardcover Book Printing: Five Things to Consider

Children's Books must be designed to capture and hold the attention of a child. Unlike traditional books, books for children have minimal text and rely on colorful pictures and illustrations to guide the story and encourage...

Hardcover Book Printing: Short Runs are Surprisingly Affordable

Need a short run of Hardcover Books printed? It's more Affordable than you might think! Have you written a children's book and are now looking for a printer to produce it as a hardcover version? Are you planning a milestone anniversary and...

Book Printing Lingo: What is a Literary Journal?

Literary Journals showcase creative works from multiple contributors A Literary Journal refers to a non-commercial publication that showcases creative submissions from a variety of writers. Also known as a...

Book Printing Lingo: What are Endsheets?

Endsheets, also known as Endpapers, are paper sheets affixed to the inside front cover and the inside back cover of a hardcover book. Even though endsheets are placed within the book, they are not considered part of the book's main text pages....

Book Printing Lingo: What is a Dust Jacket?

The flaps of a dust jacket wrap around the book's cover to hold the jacket in place A Dust Jacket, also known as a Book Jacket or Dust Wrapper, is a printed paper overlay that wraps around the cover of a...

8 Ways to Make Your Literary Journal Stand Out from the Crowd

Adding unique features to your Literary Journal will help it stand out As a printer of books, including literary journals, we are often asked about various ways to add distinction to a print project. More specifically, which features will...

Book Printing Lingo: What is ProClick Binding?

ProClick is a very practical and innovative book binding system developed by General Binding Corporation (GBC). Unlike most conventional binding methods, the ProClick system allows pages of a bound document to be removed, added, or...

3 Options for Creating Waterproof Books: Book Printing

What are the options for creating waterproof books?

5 Benefits of Printing a Custom Fundraising Book

Printed coupon books are a proven fundraising method for schools, charities, scout troops, churches, sport teams and other non-profit groups, clubs and organizations.

The Ultimate Strategy for Self-Promotion? Share your Knowledge in a Printed Book!

If you are looking to promote yourself and your business, there is no better way to gain instant credibility than by writing a book. A well-written book sets you apart from the competition because it establishes you as an expert. This allows...

Book Printing: 5 Ways to make Manuals and Handbooks More User-Friendly

Training and Instruction Manuals Repair, Maintenance and Technical Manuals Equipment, Assembly and Operator Handbooks Employee and Company Handbooks Policy and Procedure Manuals Reference Manuals

Book Printing: Five Ways to Help Your Book Stand Out

As a book printer, we frequently receive inquiries about incorporating distinguishing elements into medium or long run book projects. Specifically, clients seek features that offer a distinctive appearance without significantly increasing costs.

Why Do Saddle-Stitched Booklets Require the Page Count to be a Multiple of 4?

Most booklets are created with the Saddle-Stitch binding method. This economical method uses printed sheets that are folded and nested one inside the other and then stapled through the fold line with wire staples. The staples pass through the...

Mini Book Printing: 5 Practical Uses for Small Books and Booklets

Certain book projects require the books to be quite small in size. Not only are the width and height dimensions smaller than usual, the thickness of the book sometimes needs to be kept to a minimum as well. Though there is no iron-clad size...

10 Frequently-Asked Questions about the Spiral Binding Method

The Spiral Coil Binding method uses a spring-like coil to join the book's cover and pages as a unit, but allows them to turn freely. Books bound with this method can lie flat for hands-free reading, making it a good choice for instruction and...

10 Frequently-Asked Questions about the Saddle-Stitch Binding Method

Saddle-Stitching may sound like an odd name for a book binding process that places wire staples through sheets of paper, but in the printing industry Stapling is commonly referred to as Stitching. Also, the collated sheets are draped over a...

Book Printing: Five Tips for adding Page Numbers to your Book's Artwork File

When it comes to adding page numbers to a book's content, there are few absolute rules. However, there are some widely-accepted practices that professionals use when creating the artwork layout for a printed book…

Does Your Company Operate a Fleet of Vehicles? Here Are Seven Tips for Creating a Durable and Easy-to-Use Driver Handbook-�

Companies that operate a large fleet of trucks, buses, vans, or cars often print a handbook or reference guide for their drivers. This bound document is usually kept in the vehicle and contains a variety of important information.

Book Printing Lingo: What is Imposition?

In offset printing, the pages of books are commonly printed on large sheets of paper, with multiple pages printed on each side of these sheets. Known as signatures, these large sheets will be folded down and trimmed after they are printed. The...

Book Printing Lingo: What is a Signature?

On certain book projects, the pages of the book are printed on large sheets of paper. Known as Signatures, these sheets have multiple pages printed on each side.

Book Printing Lingo: -�Self Cover-� vs -�Plus Cover-�

In the printing industry, the term "Self Cover" is used to specify a book or booklet that uses the exact same paper for its cover as it does for the interior pages. Conversely, the term "Plus Cover" is used to specify a book or booklet that uses...

How to Attain the Lowest Possible Price for Book Printing

If you've got an upcoming book or booklet project, you are likely looking for the most cost-effective solution. In order to attain the lowest price possible, it really helps to know how the features of a book will affect its printing cost.

Perfect Binding: Always Select PUR Adhesive when You Have the Choice!

Perfect bound books, especially manuals, catalogs, and directories, are used by a wide variety of businesses and organizations. Authors also use the perfect binding method for both fiction and non-fiction titles. Because of such widespread...

Book Printing: 5 Tips for Laying out the Cover of a Perfect Bound Book

Perfect Bound Books are one of the most popular styles of softcover books. This binding style offers a very professional appearance for a relatively low cost. Also, short runs of perfect bound books can be produced rather quickly on digital...

Book Printing Lingo: What is Coil Binding?

The book's cover and pages are held together by a spring-like coil that is spiraled through small holes punched along the spinal edge of the book. Coil Binding, also known as Spiral Binding, is a very popular and relatively simple bookbinding...

Long-Run Printing: Five Ways to Save Money on Books, Catalogs, and Manuals

Once your business or organization gets to the point where it is ordering books, catalogs, manuals, or other multi-page documents in longer runs, say quantities of 5,000 or more, you will have likely outgrown traditional sheet-fed printing...

Book Printing Lingo: What is Comb Binding?

Comb Binding, also known as Cerlox binding or Surelox binding, makes use of a cylindrical plastic shape that has multiple curved tines along its length. This rigid plastic shape forms the book's spine and would resemble a hair comb if it were...

Need a Small Run of Landscape Books? A Large Digital Press Offers the Best Value

A Landscape Book is a book that has a width dimension larger than its height dimension. Books that measure 11" wide x 8.5" high, 10" wide x 8" high, or 9" wide x 6" high are all examples of the landscape format. Because the spine runs along the...

5 Tips for making Pocket-Sized Books more User Friendly

Pocket-Sized Books offer a cost-effective option for sharing printed information. The smaller dimensions not only result in a lower printing cost than a full-sized book, the compact format makes it easier to distribute the books by hand...

Booklet Layout: How to Arrange the Pages of a Saddle-Stitched Booklet

Most booklets are created with the Saddle-Stitch binding method. This method uses printed sheets that are folded and nested one inside the other and then stapled through the fold line with wire staples. The staples pass through the folded crease...

Book Printing Lingo: What is a Booklet?

While formal definitions may conflict on specifics, there is one point everyone agrees on: a booklet is a "little book." But what exactly makes a book little? Typically, when a customer refers to their project as a booklet, it means that it is...

Coloring Book Printing: Ten Ways to Add Appeal to your Adult Coloring Book

Coloring books for children have been around for ages, but Adult Coloring Books have gained mainstream popularity in recent years. As a book printer, I can personally attest to this tremendous surge in adult coloring books. At the time of this...

Printing a Book? Here's a Checklist of the Specifications your Printer will Need

Books, like all printing projects, are made-to-order. This is because each book project is unique and created for a particular purpose. Your printer refers to the unique characteristics of your book project as Specifications or...

Seven Things to Consider when Printing a Custom Coloring Book

Adult Coloring Books have seen a tremendous increase in popularity as a means to relax and relieve stress Coloring Books are produced by organizations and individuals for a variety of reasons. Some plan to sell their coloring books in stores...

Thinking about Printing a Custom Coloring Book?

Coloring Books have seen an amazing resurgence in popularity. For decades, coloring books have been created for young children to encourage creativity as well as to develop fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination. In recent years, however,...

Offset vs Digital-�which is a Better Fit for your Book Printing Project?

Whether you are printing a book, manual, catalog, or other multi-page document, you will likely have a choice between two commercial production methods: Offset Printing and Digital Printing. Both methods are very popular, but there are...

Book Printing: The Many Benefits of a Laminated Book Cover

One of the best ways to enhance the appearance and function of a softcover book is to have it produced with a laminated cover. Lamination provides many important benefits-� Lamination Adds a Protective Barrier - lamination protects the paper...

The Cost-Effective Alternative to Hardcover: Long-Lasting Softcover Books

Looking for strong and durable books without the high price of hardcover? Consider Softcover books made with PUR binding adhesive and a laminated cover. Hardcover books, also known as hardback or hardbound books, have a reputation for...

PUR Perfect Binding: Five Book Projects that Benefit from PUR Adhesive

PUR Adhesive is the most durable and flexible book binding glue available Polyurethane Reactive (PUR) is an adhesive used in book binding. It is the most durable and flexible book binding glue available. PUR adhesive is most commonly...

Book Printing Lingo: What is PUR Binding?

The PUR Binding method adds tremendous flexibility and longevity to softcover books PUR Binding refers to a softcover book binding method that makes use of Polyurethane Reactive (PUR) adhesive. PUR Binding is a form of perfect binding,...

5 Advantages of Wire-O Binding?

Formax Printing offers Wire-O Binding, which is also referred to as Twin Loop, Double-Loop, Double-O, Duo-Wire, or simply Wire Binding. This method is widely used to join the pages and cover of a bound document, offering similar benefits to...

Creating Books and Manuals for Use in Damp or Dirty Environments

The cover and pages of most bound documents - books, manuals, reference guides, etc. - are constructed from paper. When used in a clean and dry environment, paper remains quite durable and useable for a very long time. However, there are...

Book Printing: The Relationship between Page Count and Perfect Binding

Perfect Binding is an Economical Method for Creating Softcover Books As a printer of perfect bound books, I field a lot of questions regarding page count, perfect binding, and the relationship between the two. So I thought it would be a good...

Save Money on Long-Run Instruction Manual Printing

Limiting the Use of Color will Help You Save Money when Printing Instruction Manuals A printed manual is one of the most efficient ways to convey logical, step-by-step instructions. Whether the instruction manual is a small booklet or a...

Book Printing Lingo: What are the Margins of a Book?

This diagram of an open book illustrates the concept of page margins The Margins of a book refer to the blank spaces that surround the printed content of each page. Each page in the book will have a top margin, a bottom margin, an inner margin...

Book Printing: What are the Advantages of Spiral Binding?

Spiral Binding, also known as Coil Binding, is a common method for joining the pages and cover of a bound document. It utilizes a durable plastic or metal coil that is inserted and twisted through small holes punched along the spinal edge...

Buy Custom-Printed Binder Sets Pre-Assembled to Save Time and Money!

An example of a Pre-Assembled Binder Set created with colorful content and custom-printed tabs Many companies use some form of ringed binders with custom-printed content. Ringed binders are extremely popular because content can be added or...

Small Booklet Printing: An Overview of Pocket-Sized Booklets

Printing booklets in a Pocket-Sized format provides a convenient way to keep useful information handy Pocket-size booklets provide a convenient way to share useful information. The compact format of pocket-sized booklets makes them ideal...

Company History Books: Capture Your Corporate Biography in Print

Celebrate your company's history with a colorful, professionally-printed book Every established company has a story-�.a story of endurance, of overcoming challenges, of achieving excellence, or some other inspiring tale. It may be a long and...

Book Printing: A Web Press is the Economical Choice for Volume Projects

If your business prints a catalog, manual, directory, magazine, or other publication in volume, a web press will likely be your most economical production method.

Why Digital Printing is the Affordable Choice for Short Run Books

On Short Production Runs, Digital Printing offers a Lower Cost per Book than traditional Offset Printing As a general rule, digital printing offers a lower unit cost than offset printing for short production runs, like 200 or 300 books. This...

Book Printing: Use Page Dividers with Custom Tabs for Quick Indexing

Page Dividers with Index Tabs allow quick referencing for Manuals, Handbooks, Proposals and Presentations Page dividers with custom-printed index tabs provide an easy way to organize a bound document into logical sections. The tabs...

Book Printing: Portrait versus Landscape Orientation

Diagram A: a Book with a Portrait orientation is taller than it is wide Prior to laying out the pages and cover, you will have to decide whether a Portrait or Landscape orientation best suits your book project. A Portrait orientation...

Book Production: Know Your Cost Options Before You Print a Book

Planning to Print some Books? Follow these 5 Simple Rules to Save Money When planning a book project, knowing all your options upfront helps you make better decisions and stay within budget. It is particularly important to know how the...

Book Printing: The Top 5 Benefits of Short Run Book Printing

Short Run Book Printing: Less Books, More Benefits The advent of digital printing equipment has made short run book printing an extremely popular choice for businesses, organizations and authors. After all, why buy 20,000 books or...

7 Things To Tell Your Printer When Printing A Church Directory

Planning to Create a Printed Church Directory? Save Time and Headaches by getting your Printer involved Early in the Process. A professionally-printed directory is a very valuable resource for the members and leaders of a church. But creating...

Five Frequently-Asked Questions about Perfect Bound Book Printing

Perfect Binding is one of the most popular methods for creating printed books. With this binding method, the pages and cover are glued together at the spine with a strong yet flexible glue. The other three sides of the book are then trimmed as...

Catalog and Manual Printing: Saddle Stitched or Perfect Bound?

Catalogs, manuals and most other multi-page documents used in business are generally produced with one of two popular binding methods: Saddle Stitching or Perfect Binding.

Church Directory Printing: Creating a Valuable Resource for Members

A professionally-printed member directory is a valuable resource for a church congregation. A printed directory contains the names and contact information for all the leaders and members of the church. It provides the opportunity for...

Teachers, Print your Own Educational Materials and Teaching Books!

Whether in an Academic or Corporate environment, Course Materials developed by the Instructor greatly enhance the Learning Experience Are you a teacher, professor or trainer looking to print your own instructional materials for use in the...

Booklet Printing: How does a Booklet differ from a Book?

A Booklet is a small bound book that has a paper cover and a limited number of pages. As you would expect from its name, a booklet is generally smaller in size than most books. For example, 5.5" x 8.5" is a very popular size for a...

Presentation Printing: Seminar, Class and Workshop Materials

Professionally printed materials greatly enhance the effectiveness of Group Presentations Businesses and associations give group presentations for a variety of reasons-�workshops for employees, training classes for clients, presentations to...

Book Printing Lingo: What is a "Softcover" Book?

A softcover book refers to a book that has its pages bound within a pliable paper cover (like a paperback novel, corporate annual report or magazine). This is opposed to a hardcover book, which has its pages bound inside a cover made from thick,...

Benefits of Printing a Member Directory Listing for your Organization

A printed Directory provides many Benefits to an Organization and its Members Many organizations print and distribute a member Directory, which contains a listing of all members and corresponding contact information. Organizations that...

Tips for Creating and Printing Effective Training Manuals

Creating a Training Manual that is Effective and Cost Efficient is a goal of many Organizations As a commercial printer, I have printed a wide variety of Training Manuals for all types of businesses and organizations. These include Sales...

Book Printing Lingo: Understanding the "Page Count" of a Book

The Page Count of a Book is often Miscommunicated As a book printer, I receive quote requests for all types of printed books. Since an accurate quote is based upon accurate specifications, my clients and I both have important roles in the...

Book Printing: How to Protect & Enhance the Cover of your Printed Book

Are you planning to have some books printed? Did you know you can protect and enhance the appearance of your book by having a clear coat finish applied to the cover? A clear coat helps protect the ink and paper against most smudges and scuffs...

Printing Guidelines: Product Instruction Manuals & Instruction Sheets

The majority of consumer products come with printed instructions. In most cases, the instructions provide logical, step-by-step procedures for assembling, installing and/or operating the product. Instructions are sometimes printed directly on...

3 Questions Every Business Should Ask: Manual & Handbook Printing

The purpose of any Manual or Handbook is to provide reference and guidance. Most businesses and organizations print manuals and handbooks to address a variety of specific needs, such as-� > Training, Instruction and User Manuals >...

6 Things Your Printer Will Need to Know When Printing A Catalog

Well-designed catalogs, or catalogues, are easy to use and provide a systematic and aesthetically-pleasing arrangement of products and services. They also provide valuable information about the company as well as important contact and ordering...

Book Printing Lingo: What is Book Binding?

Click here to learn about different types of binding. Book Binding, also known as Book Bindery, is the process of assembling and securing written or printed pages within a cover. In most cases, the cover is thicker than the...

Simple Ways to Save Money on Book and Booklet Printing

Everyone is looking for ways to save money these days and book printing is no exception. Here are a few cost saving ideas to keep in mind when designing and buying printed books and booklets.

Book Printing Lingo: What does -�Self Cover-� mean?

The Self Cover option is an economical choice for any booklet, like a Price List, which may change frequently Self Cover means that the paper used for the cover of a book or other bound document is the same as the paper used for the interior...

Exploring Saddle Stitch Binding: The Numerous Advantages in Book Printing

Saddle Stitching is a relatively simple method which joins the folded pages and cover with at least two wire staples placed through the crease of the book's spine. Though simple, the result is a very professional looking document.

Is Spiral Binding the same as Coil Binding? Book Printing Lingo

Spiral Binding and Coil Binding are interchangeable terms for the exact same book binding method. This popular method joins the pages and cover of a book using a durable plastic or metal coil that is shaped like a long spring. The coil is...

The 3-Ring Binder: 124 Years Old and Still Used by Everyone

A Ring Binder, such as the common 3-Ring Binder, is the simplest of all binding methods used to assemble pages into book form. Invented in Germany in 1886, it is still one of the most versatile and user friendly binding methods. The advantage of...

Book Printing: The Benefits of Short Run Printing / Print on Demand

For any organization or author that is looking to have some books printed, Short Run Printing and Print On Demand are popular concepts worth exploring. Considered by many to be interchangeable concepts, Short Run Printing and Print On Demand work...

Book Printing: What Info does a Printer need to Quote accurately?

Virtually all printing projects are made-to-order. This is because each printed piece is unique and created for a particular purpose. The purpose of the piece determines its characteristics. Your printer refers to the unique...

Printing Lingo: What does "Saddle Stitch" mean?

The Saddle Stitch method is most effective for binding booklets and publications with around 64 pages or less. Books with more pages may become bulky when folded and may not lie as flat as desired when Saddle Stitched. Also, whenever laying out a...

Buying Basics: Printed Books for Business

Sooner or later, anyone who buys Printing for an organization will likely encounter the need to order some kind of book, whether it is a catalog, manual, directory, etc. Because these are multi-page documents, books are naturally more...

Printing Lingo: What does "Print On Demand" mean?

If you're unfamiliar with the term "Print On Demand," it simply means that a printer can create books or other materials for a customer whenever they're needed. This approach has become increasingly popular in recent years as more Print Buyers...

Why should you print your family heirlooms?

Family heirlooms are typically items passed down from generation to generation. These items can be valuable monetarily or in sentiment. The value comes from what it means to the family.

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