Insights
How binding route, board thickness, corner radius, stock and finishing are decided before a title goes on press, written from the specification sheet rather than the brochure.
Two softcover books can look identical on a shelf and behave very differently after a year. The decision follows from two variables: how thick the book is, and how often it will come back to press.
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A 24-page board book for readers aged 0–3 reaches its pre-press meeting with the cover signed off. Three specifications decide whether it survives its first year in a nursery.
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