Ever wonder who prints those books you've been reading lately?
Shapco Printing excels at printing books and its one of the many types we print. Weather they’re; Custom hardcover, softcover, novels, cookbooks, art books, and everything in between!
Some things to Consider for your next book project;
Confirm hard bound with cloth or paper
1. Cloth several types of quality levers, but 2 most common are wrapped around board
2. Arrestox—which is more like your school text books that feel waxy or plastic coating for protection
3. Brillianta—which is most common / every day standard. Better quality than a
4. Then many other higher quality levels used for high end art gallery / other types of projects
Colors available are wide, but some are special order.
1. What color (s) are looking for and I could provide swatch of some colors
Do you want to foil stamp cloth
Do you want to emboss / deboss
Other on cloth
Paper is basically a C1S litho label wrapped around the board
If soft cover / paper, recommended to laminate outside for quality, protection & life cycle.
Smythe sewn is another option
1. It lasts longer
2. Allows book to open more flat, not completely flat, but more flat than perfect bound
Head bands
1. Cleans up edges top and bottom
2. Comes in colors as well
End sheets
1. These are the sheets that basically hold the cover to the guts
2. Uncoated sheets hold up better and are stronger than coated sheets
3. Can come in color or
4. Print color or
5. Come in color and print color onto it
Board weight options
1. 98pt is typical
2. Can go as high as 120pt, but more for really thick books
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Inside pages
1. Do you want uncoated or coated sheets
2. How many colors printing
3. Will it bleed
4. Coverage, light, medium or heavy
If small qty, will digital printing be ok—NOTE our state of art digital presses are typically used for smaller qtys
Size or layout
1. Flat
2. Folded-finished size
Side binding on
These are just a few things to consider when doing books. Let me know how I may assist you.
Our Work
Shapco has done it all — show stopping display pieces, innovative packaging, award-winning art books, direct mailers that get results, you name it — and our team is always ready for a new challenge.
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Our Services: Advertising Specialties, Large Format, Full Service Mailing, Fulfillment / Inventory Management, e Commerce Portal, Offset Printing, Digital Printing, Packaging, Kitting etc.
Our Work: Advertising Specialties, Books, Packaging, Digital, Large Format, Booklets, Brochures, UV Offset, Direct Mail, Specialties, Menus and a whole lot more
Why Shapco: If You Dream It, Shapco Can Print It. What can Shapco do for you?
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If You Dream It, Shapco Can Print It.
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