Packaging | Promotional Products | Books, Catalogues & Promotional Material | Corporate Stationery | Graphic/Web Design & Pre-Press Binding Options << go back Saddle Stitched A series of sections, folded, collated inside each other and stapled down the spine. usually the cheapest and quickest method of book bindery does have page limits as book becomes too thick for stapling e.g more than 150 pages. Can be printed in a variety of endless sizes and page number options Can either have a separate card cover or be self cover (same paper and ink colours as the inside pages). Suitable for all kinds of magazines, manuals, catalogues, club handbooks, etc.   Spiral Bound A continuous metal sprial which threads through punched holes. Very secure binding method Opens out flat Typically used for diaries, catalogues, etc. Generally more expensive than Saddle stitching and Perfect binding   Wiro Binding Metal Wiros clamped together through punched holes Comb Binding Plastic Combs threaded through punched holes Like sprial binding although the metal is not continuous Opens out flat Typically used for diaries, catalogues, calenders, etc. Generally less expensive than Spiralbinding although pages are not as secure Like Wiro binding using plastic not metal Opens out flat Typically used for reports, small publications, etc. Generally quicker and less expensive than Spiral and Wiro binding although pages are not as secure.   Perfect or Notch Binding A series of sections folded and collated on top of each other Glued down the spine to create a flat printable spine Cover wraps around the text in one piece Can bind very large books, not suited to small page number eg. less than 50 pages Requires a separate cover and the text to be in sections