| Method |
Pros |
Cons |
| side-wire stiching |
cheap; simple; sturdy, OK for short run, on
demand printing |
can't have spine copy; won't lie flat; loses
inner margin |
| saddle-stitching |
cheap; fast; lies flat; best for selective
binding and versioning |
tends to be less flexible for inserts than
perfect binding; can't have spine copy |
| case binding |
de rigueur for hardbacks, strong and durable |
costly; not well suited to on demand production |
| perfect binding |
printable spine; inserts can be "tipped" (glued)
into the folio at almost any position; perceived as "classier" format
for magazines |
not as strong as stitched or sewn; glue
complicates recycling |
| mechanical binding |
versitile, many variations (comb, spiral, Wire-O,
etc. |
a specialty, can be expensive |
