When a book has pictures that run beyond the page, it is said to have “bleed”. The ink goes beyond the area that gets trimmed off, giving a nice visual effect. This is necessary so that no chance of a white border occurs at the edge of the paper. All covers have bleed, but bleed […]
The interior pages of a book that are attached to a cover by various methods.
Casewrap or “Casewrap Laminate” is the cover style of modern hardcover books. A decorative laminate in gloss or matte finish is wrapped around and glued to a thick book board. Attractive as well as durable, casewrap hardcovers are generally full-color and dually serves as an advertisement for the book.
“Dots per inch”, which is the quality of a home printer’s resolution, not to be confused with “PPI”.
Highly durable book type, where the book block is glued or sewn to a hard outer cover. Covers come in a variety of coatings, including cloth, shiny gloss, or matte finish. Some hardcover books may have an outer dust jacket that wraps around the cover.
The inside pages of a book, as opposed to the outside cover. Not only is it the body of your book, but the interior design also follows certain formats.
The ISBN or “International Standard Book Number” is to a book as a Social Security number is to a person. Each format of a book title must have its own ISBN, whether paperback, hardcover or e-Book. Even a boxed set will have its own ISBN to identify that it is its own entity, even though […]
“Pixels per inch”. The visual quality or definition used for digital graphics. Since publishing is digitally-based, this is the more accurate measurement used, as opposed to a home printer’s measurement of DPI, or “dots per inch”.
The thickness or quality of paper used for a book’s interior pages. Paper is measured in pounds per ream (500 sheets) of standard-sized sheets of paper measuring 17 x 22″, which is later cut into quarters to produce “letter-size”. If a standard-sized ream weighs 20-pounds, it would make the paper “20-lb paper”, which is the […]
Common book style due to its cheap cost to make. A heavy paperboard cover is cut to the exact page trim size of the interior pages, which are then glued to the spine.