What's Your Best Bet In The Bindery?

Perfect binding (also known as adhesive binding) is a higher-end binding technique, also available in many in-plants at a reasonable price and turnaround. (In-line tape binding is a version of perfect binding.) It provides a more professional look than saddle stitching, but it is typically not as reader friendly as mechanical binding, and often (as is the case with paper back novels) the spine cracks when the reader tries to get the book to stay open. And because it involves adhesives, the handling of glue can make the production messy and the give the plant environment an unpleasant odor.