Our capabilities
Offset printing: the need-to-know information
Here are the pieces that give you direct insight into offset printing for both hard cover and paper cover books. Every quote we offer is designed specifically to what you need, so please reach out for pricing.
Standard trim sizes
We can run any trim size up to our maximum equipment capabilities.
- 5 x 8
- 5.5 x 8.5
- 6 x 9
- 7 x 10
- 8 x 10
- 8.5 x 11
- 11 x 8.5 (oblong / landscape)
Hard cover books
Boards add 0.25″ to the final trim size.
- 4″ minimum width
- 5.5″ minimum height
- 11″ maximum width
- 13″ maximum height
- Minimum page count 28 pages (requires cover stock text pages to bind)
- Maximum spine width for sewn text pages: 2.75″
- Maximum spine width for adhesive case bound: 2.25″
Paper cover books
Equipment maximums and minimums.
- 12″ maximum width
- 12″ maximum height
- Minimum page count 8 pages
- Maximum spine width for sewn text: 2.75″
- Maximum spine width for perfect bind: 2.25″
Cover styles
- Printed hard cover, coated or uncoated paper, wrapped to boards
- Cloth hard covers
- Leather and bonded leather
- Dust jackets: our own dust jacketing machine in house for higher quantity application
Cover applications
- Foil stamping
- Embossing
- Debossing
- Burnishing
- Ink rubs
- Die cut
- Silk screen
- UV (matte and gloss), spot and flood
- Varnish (matte and gloss), spot and flood
Scodix. Our ability to add Scodix has been a huge hit for our clients. It is a raised application that offers texture and can be textured out to fit the image. We apply it on top of our soft touch matte lamination.
Binding options
- Smythe sewn: paper cover & casebound
- PUR / Layflat
- PUR perfect bound & adhesive bound
- EVA adhesive glue
- Saddle stitch
Papers and finishes, from our own work
See how real stocks and finishes look on finished books we have printed.
Verona Merlot cloth
Woven cloth case with fine line gold foil stamping
Luxe lamination, foil and spot UV
Printed case with foil stamped title and spot UV
80# Gloss text
Full color endsheet spread with deep, rich color
100# Matte text
Painterly art spreads with no glare
100# Matte text
Picture book spread with crisp type and warm color
100# Matte text
Fine photography with smooth tones edge to edge
65# Matte cover as text
Heavy, stiff pages for illustrated art
Scuff proof matte, spot gloss UV and foil
Collage cover with a foil seal and raised gloss accents
Gold edge gilding
A mirror bright gilded page edge