The Various Types of Book Binding Services

Getting a novel, textbook, cookbook, or any written work of your own published is really exciting. But there's still a step between selling that work and seeing it on shelves. Your book has to be bound together in some way. There are a lot of different ways of binding books, more than the average person realizes.

For hardcover books, there are three different ways for binding books. The first is oversewing, where the loose pages are clamped together and tiny holes are punched through the left-hand edge and sewn together with stitches. It's one of the strongest ways you can bind a book, but these kind of book binding will not let the pages lie flat when open. Ever notice how that was the case with textbooks in school? That's because they are often bound with oversewing, which is why they last for so many years.

Sewing through the fold is another option, where the pages are literally folded and sewn through. Then the ends are usually glued to the spine which allows pages to open and remain flat. But the glue doesn't always hold well, especially after excessive wear and tear.

Double-fan adhesive binding is the last option if you want hardcover binding books. The loose pages are first glued together, then attached to a fabric lining, then attached to the hard cover. This is an easy and often affordable way to bind books but probably the flimsiest choice of the three.

There are three other major binding categories that you can choose for your book binding services. Punch and bind is the act of punching holes through paper and binding it together with some sort of wire material. There are several different kinds of binding in this category, but a common one we've all seen is spiral binding for spiral notebooks, where holes are punched in and a wire is spiraled through to keep the pages together.

Thermally activated binding uses hot glue to keep the binding together. The combination of the adhesive and heat forms a sort of mold that hold the pages together. This is often used for trade paperbacks, which is how most of the novels you read are probably bound. It's a fairly consistent way to bind and will hold well, but does suffer if there's excessive wear and tear.

Stitched or sewn binding is much the same as hardbound books, except it is used for soft covers. It is as durable as a hardcover bound book.

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