![]() ![]() On the example below, you can just about see 3mm of the cover graphic around three of the edges of the cover. It can either be a pureprint colour or if you choose a book binding material for the cover then it would be the colour of the material that is visible. That is because this is partially visible around the edge when you view the inside covers. This 17mm section needs to have the graphics on there if you have a background colour. We call it a 'case' and that is where the the term 'casebound' or 'case-bound' originates. So this extensive of the cover page size is what sticks the cover to the hard back case. So all of this 17mm area is glued to the inside of the cover along the top, bottom and the two sides. You can see on the image below that it continues 17mm beyond the outer cover and tucks around to the inside covers. Over the top of this raw case, we then wrap the cover material whether this be a printed sheet or a specialist book binding material. These are all 2.5mm and these form the chunky cover that we see ultimately on the final self-published book. So for the actual book cover making, there is one greyboard for the front cover, one through the centre for the spine and one for the back cover. ![]() If we take a look at this image, below, of a flat cover you can see there are three sections of 2.5 mm grey board that make up the hard back cover. Visually impressive publications we have printed often receive widespread praise on creative design websites like itsnicethat, Creative Boom and Creative Review.įor this blog post, we will just concentrate on the definition of case-bound print and the process of hard back book print from pdf. The hardback solution is definitely a more resilient and substantial book which can, in turn, be sold for a higher price through your online shop, in a Kickstarter campaign or on Amazon. Both the inside pages are glued along the left-hand edge. The inside pages on the perfect bound book sit neat and flush to the top, outer and bottom edge whereas on the case bound, the cover overhangs which makes it slightly bigger. You'll see the hardback is slightly larger because the cover on the hardback overhangs by 3mm on each side. The two books above are precision print from exactly the same artwork however, one is case-bound hardback and the other soft back, perfect bound. Let us get started with a quick comparison between a case bound book and a perfect bound soft-back book.
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