Welcome to Pease Bindery Pease Bindery has been providing high-quality book manufacturing and other post-press solutions since 1912

Centrally located, our Lincoln, Nebraska facility is convenient to most of the USA

Our wide range of services means Pease Bindery is well-positioned to serve the finishing needs of all fine printers and publishers

You can depend on our friendly, knowledgeable staff

We offer a diverse selection of Smyth sewn book cover materials and finished product sizes in either hard or soft cover formats

Contact the binding experts at Pease for help with planning your next book project

BOOK BINDINGOPTIONS

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January 9, 2008

Smyth-Sewn Case Binding Smyth-sewn case binding is widely regarded as the best book binding method available anywhere

Smyth-sewing is a process of weaving thread through the spines of folded and gathered signatures

The main advantages of Smyth-sewn case binding are strength, durability and books bound this way lie flat

Typical products range from high-quality coffee table books to ultra-durable children’s books and everything in between

Smyth-Sewn Case Binding (continued)

The first step is cover material selection. You can choose from a wide variety of cloth, leather-like, offset printed materials and more

Decoration options include foil stamping, debossing, guilding, cloth or ribbon book marks, head and foot bands, diecutting and multiple layered cover materials

A “case” is made from cover material that is glued to and wrapped over board stock

The case is then attached to the “book block” by gluing special endsheets to the inside of the case

The result is a durable, attractive case-bound book

Smyth-Sewn Case Binding(guidelines)

If perforating is required for signature folding, they must be applied to the head, not the spine

Without uniform signatures, projects may require costly and time-consuming hand production

Print your signatures with the grain direction of all forms running parallel to the spine

A thin layer of glue is applied to the spine of the sewn signatures after all signatures are sewn together

Adhesive Case Binding Lower priced alternative to traditional case binding

Affordable for both long and short runs

Popular for directories, manuals and promotional materials requiring additional durability

Adhesive Case Binding(continued)

Your choices include cold applied white glue, hot melt glues or super strong PUR glue

PUR glue is the strongest, most durable bookbinding adhesive available

Books bound with PUR glue are flexible, lie reasonably flat when open and are resilient even under extreme conditions

Pease Bindery uses PUR on all books with coated text and upon request

Smyth-Sewn Soft Cover Binding

A hybrid of adhesive and internal case binding

A durable, yet economical binding method for longer runs

Used for school textbooks, religious publications, and manuals

Adhesive Binding vs. Smyth-Sewing

Binding methods depend on project budget and strength requirements of end users

Smyth-sewn books lay flatter, are stronger and more durable than adhesive bound books

Adhesive bound books are popular for both economy and versatility

When binding thick books, preference should be given to Smyth-sewing

it depends …

8 ½ x 11 x 7/8 – Smyth sewn, Drawn on Cover (soft), 19 point C1S printed cover and individually shrink wrapped (reason book appears wrinkled)

8 ½ x 11 x 1 ¾ - Perfect case bind, 8 point C1S printed cover, film laminated one side, and foil stamped in Gold on front cover – All hard cover Phone Directories are

case bound with a Flat Back and All Pease Film Laminating is One Side

8 ½ x 11 x 2 7/8 – Thickest possible book Pease can Case Bind with our equipment is 2 7/8 inches. Perfect case bind, 8 point C1S printed cover and film laminated.

6 ¼ x 9 ¼ x 5/8 – Smyth sewn, case bind, flat back, red/gold head & foot bands, super & line, 8 point C1S printed cover and film laminated

Landscape Book – Smyth sewn, case bind, round back, 8 point C1S printed cover and film laminated

8 ½ x 11 x ¾ - Smyth sewn, case bind, round back, Kivar 7 (Imitation Leather) cover with gold foil stamping on front cover & spine

5 ¼ x 7 ½ 1 – Smyth sewn, case bound, round back, red/gold head & foot bands,super & line, 8 point C1S printed cover and film laminated

8 ½ x 11 x ¾ - Smyth sewn, case bind, round back, green/yellow head & foot bands, super & line, 8 point C1S printed cover, film laminate

8 ½ x 11 x 5/8 – Perfect case bind, flat back, 8 point C1S printed cover and film laminated

8 ½ x 11 x ½ - Smyth sewn, case bind, round back, red/gold head & foot bands, super & line, 100# glass cover printed and film laminated

8 ½ x 11 x 1 – Smyth sewn, case bind, round back, cloth cover, gold foil stamped on front & spine, brown/white head & foot bands, super & line, and 100# gloss book printed dust jacket

10 x 10 ½ x 5/16 – Smyth sewn, drawn on cover, 80# gloss printed cover, Inside printed cover is Knocked Out (not printed) on spine and 1/8 inch on both

side of spine allowing for area to be glued to book block, film laminated

8 ½ x 11 x 1 ¾ - Smyth sewn, Quarter bind with corners (style of case binding where the backbone and corners of the cover are different color/material than the

front & back panels), red/white head & foot bands, super & line and gold foil stamped

Pease Bindery Thanks You!Pease Bindery has been providing high-quality book manufacturing and other post-press solutions since 1912

Centrally located, our Lincoln, Nebraska facility is convenient to most of the USA

Our wide range of services means Pease Bindery is well-positioned to serve the finishing needs of all fine printers and publishers

You can depend on our friendly, knowledgeable staff

We offer a diverse selection of Smyth sewn book cover materials and finished product sizes in either hard or soft cover formats

Contact the binding experts at Pease for help with planning your next book project

QUESTIONS &ANSWERS

Webinar presented byBrian Bock, Pease Bindery

January 9, 2009