When researching paperback printers to produce your perfect bound books (also known as paperback binding), make sure they use state-of-the-art equipment. You will want to avoid printers or copy shops that specialize in primarily printing copies. These companies don’t have the experience or the right type of perfect binding equipment to give you the bookstore quality that is needed to make your book sellable. Avoid any printers that don’t offer a hinged binding, and make sure you review a sample of their work as well.

You will also want to make sure that the paperback book printer actually binds the books in-house. A printer that outsources the perfect binding will not be able to have the same quality control compared to binding the books themselves.

Also make sure that the printer laminates the book covers, and does not use a gloss coating. When books are bound without a laminated cover, the final trim can leave fuzzy and ragged trim. The book cover will most likely crack along the spine as well. To see a photographic example of a laminated and unlaminated cover visit our cover options page.