The Advantages of Hardcover Binding

If you’re undecided about whether hardcover binding is right for your project, get in touch and we’ll be happy to discuss your needs and advise you. If we don’t think it’s the best option for you, we’ll make an alternative suggestion we think is more suited to your needs. In the meantime, here’s a list of several of the potential advantages of printing a hardcover:

Durable—for a book that’s being read once and then handed to the thrift store, a paperback would be a better choice. But if you’re making a book that people will treasure and revisit for years to come, then the durability of hard case binding makes perfect sense and represents a viable return on investment.

A fantastic range of special finishes—most of our customers who choose hardcover binding are deeply concerned about superior quality and aesthetic values. The options available for making a hardcover bound book into a truly unique and standout product are vast: round-cornering, embossing, debossing, die-cutting, metallic foil stamping, spot UV coating, varnishing, gloss lamination, matte lamination, soft-touch lamination, page-edge gilding, marker ribbons, colored decorative headbands, padded covers, dust jackets, and slipcases, for example.

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Optimal versatility—hardcover books needn’t be “hefty tomes” with thousands of pages—although they can be! They can also be small, with only a few dozen pages. You can design them for adults or children, for serious publications or more light-hearted ones, for artistic merit, or commercial interest. In short, the hardcover binding is not only the most beautiful and enduring but the most versatile, too.

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Professional finish—if you need a binding method that will give you a professional quality finished product, then hardcover binding is the method you need to approach. Nothing speaks of quality, class, sophistication, and style more than a well-designed hardcover book.

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Higher profit potential—while hardcover binding is more expensive than other styles, it’s not that much more expensive; but its higher perceived value in the eyes of customers means it can command a much higher retail price. If you are sure of sales—with an enthusiastic readership and a responsive email list, for example—a hardcover edition could represent a much higher profit margin per unit than a paperback.