

In the image above, a dustjacket is applied to the outside cover. The minimum flap size is 3.5″ for all dustjackets we produce. Our standard colours in linen and leathers are navy, burgundy and black, but we can also offer other colours if you ask your customer service representative for more swatches.Ī dustjacket can be applied to a hardcover book to allow for a custom printed graphic to be displayed, or to increase the area on the cover if more text and graphics are required.Īll dust jackets require flaps on the inside covers to secure it to the book. In the image above, the cover is wrapped in a navy coloured linen with a gold foil stamp in the outside front cover and spine. The casewrap is not printed with a cloth or leather wrapped cover, instead, the casewrap is special type of fabric that will accept a foil stamp or screen print. The board is wrapped with a special type of linen or leather-like fabric that can be foil stamped or screen printed in the casewrapping process, and we offer a variety of colours and finishes to suit your design. These types of hardcover covers do not offer the ability to print custom graphics on the outside cover, but a dust jacket can be applied to it after binding to allow for custom printed graphics if requured. Hardcover books with fabric wrapped covers can be either a cloth or leather wrapped material. We can always send you a template to design your casewrap, or you can follow the guide here. The image above shows a hardcover book with a custom printed casewrap

The casewrap is printed on a text weight stock and laminated with an OPP film laminate, then it is glued on the backside and mounted to a board before it is wrapped around it in a process known as casewrapping.
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We can send you a template on how to setup the graphic that will be printed on the cover, which is referred to as the “casewrap”. Hardcover books with custom printed covers offer the ability to print custom graphics on the outside cover. We offer three main types of hardcover book covers: Custom Printed Covers


Just request a quotation to get a price for your book. The cost of a hardcover perfect bound book from Copywell ranges based on a number of variables, including page count, size, quantity and paper types. The spine size for your hardcover will be shown in your quotation What Does a Hardcover Book Cost? You can always request a template from your customer service representative if you’re unsure on how to setup your artwork When you request a quote for a hardcover perfect-bound book from Copywell, the quotation will display the spine size of the book so you can set up your cover artwork using that. The spine size of your book is determined from the page count and paper type of the interior pages. What is the Spine Size of My Hardcover Book? Hardcover perfect bound books are the most durable type of book we produce at Copywell, because of its thick board cover and strong glue binding, the hardcover perfect-bound book is the pinnacle of bookbindery among publishers, self-publishers and organizations looking for a high-impact book. All perfect bound books have a spine, and it can be as small as 0.12″ or as large as 4″. The cover is wrapped around the book and glued to the pages along an edge that becomes the book’s spine. What is a Hardcover Perfect Bound Book?Ī hardcover perfect-bound book is a book with a square 90-degree spine and a cover that is thicker than the interior pages. A hardcover book is also commonly referred to as: hardback books, perfect bound hardcover books, hardbound books, perfect casebound and more! We call it a hardcover perfect bound book, and the points below address the most popular questions about this product.
