![]() ![]() What are the layout requirements for my hardcover book? The casewrap is printed on 100# gloss text in full color and then we apply either a gloss or matte lamination to protect the cover. What kind of hardcover book does DiggyPOD produce?ĭiggyPOD produces a Case Wrapped hardcover book. 80# gloss - minimum page count is 45 pages.70# white - minimum page count is 30 pages.60# natural - minimum page count is 34 pages.60# white - minimum page count is 36 pages.50# white - minimum page count is 42 pages.The minimum page count depends on the paper used for the interior pages of your book: What is the minimum number of pages that I can have for hardcover books? Our production time for hardcover is 10 business days + shipping time. What is the turnaround time for my hardcover books? ![]() Yes, you can order a hard copy proof for $80.00 when you place your order. What is the minimum amount of hardcover books I can order? Endbands are typically used for Reference books, and some religious book. Endbands are used for decoration only & serve no additional functions to the book. End sheets are either white or natural and contain no printing on them.Įndbands are multicolored ribbons on the top & bottom of the book spine. The end sheets are a thicker paper that secures the book block (text pages) to the outside cover casing with glue. These end sheets are glued to the interior book pages and then glued to the inside of the outer casing of the book. At DiggyPOD, we print only flat sheets on our digital printing presses, so we are unable to do smyth sewn books.Īn end sheet (also called an end leaf) is used as the false cover of hard bound books. This adds another step to the hardcover binding process, and can only be done if the book is printed in signatures. The sewing is applied once the pages are folded into signatures and collated together. Smyth Sewn books actually are sewn together on an industrial sewing machine to help hold the pages together. Embossing can be quite expensive, as the embossing dies can cost anywhere from $300 to $2000 depending on how intricate the embossing is. It is mostly used on dust jackets to give the book cover a high end finish feel and look. DiggyPOD does not currently offer foil stamping.Įmbossing is when you use a steel die to put an impression into paper to give a raised letters or design. Because this process uses a steel die that hot stamps the foil onto the front cover, it can be quite expensive, costing anywhere between $500 and $1,500. Foil stamping is most typically found on cloth or leather-bound books or books with dust jackets. ![]() DiggyPOD does not currently offer Dust Jackets.įoil stamping (which is also known as hot stamping) is the process by which the book title and author name are stamped onto the book in gold or silver foil. The Dust Jacket has folded flaps that hold it to the front & back covers. DiggyPOD offers case wrapped hardbound book binding, we do not offer cloth or leather wrapping.ĭust Jackets are detachable outer cover, made of paper & printed on for a custom look. 088" thick book board and are wrapped in cloth, leather, or a printed sheet (typically called case wrapping). ![]() The outside cover of the book is glued to. Hardcover bound books are first perfect bound with a blank end sheet, and then trimmed to the final trim size. ![]()
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