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Paper Weight

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 […]

Paperback

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.