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Saddle-stitched |
Square back/ Perfect |
Padding Glue |
Tape |
Comb |
Coil/ Spiral |
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| Description |
11x17 paper; folded to 8.5x11; 2 staples |
11x17 paper; folded and creased so binding edge is square; flush all around; |
Glued like a notepad; can be any size |
Fabric tape along the 11 inch side |
Plastic comb; booklets can be any size |
Spiral coils; can be any size. |
| Number of pages in your file |
8-80 |
48-200 |
50-300 |
25-300 |
30-300 |
30-300 |
| Hypothetical cost per book for comparison purposes |
$1.00/book |
$1.05/book |
$1.46/book |
$1.65/book |
$1.68/book |
$1.71/book |
| Use cases |
Workbooks; Programs |
Programs; Booklets; ortfolios; Yearbooks; Lab manuals |
Lab manuals; Notepads; Calendars |
Lab manuals; Booklets; Catalogs; Portfolios; |
Workbooks; Booklets; Catalogs |
Workbooks; Booklets; Catalogs; Calendars |
| Benefits |
Quick; Cost-effective; Wrap-around cover |
Lays flat; durable; Nearly any finished size; Cost effective; Wrap-around cover; 4 staples for durability |
Pages can be removed; Can bind several hundred pages; nearly any finished size |
Clean square edges; Can be any size |
Lays nearly flat; Binding is removable so pages can be swapped |
Lays flat; Books can lay flat on any page |
| Issues |
Folded size limited to 8.5x11; Thicker books tend to “puff up”; Doesn't lay flat |
Can only bind PDFs up to 200 pages |
Pages can become unglued and loose |
Binding side must be 11 inches; Pages can become unglued and loose; Doesn't lay flat; Assembled by hand |
Binding side must be 11 inches; Assembled by hand |
Nearly any finished size; Assembled by hand |