Square Case Bound Booklets

Technical Specifications for Case Binding

Technical specification:

• Case - 2400micron greyboard

• Binding - PUR (glued)

• End papers and fly sheets - Blank 170gsm white uncoated

• Inner stocks - 100gsm Uncoated, 130gsm Gloss, 130gsm Silk, 150gsm Gloss, 150gsm Silk, 170gsm Gloss, 170gsm Silk, 170gsm Uncoated

• Minimum spine width available is 9mm

Artwork specification:

For Case Bound Booklets, please submit artwork as two files.

One file is the outside cover page, submitted as a spread including the spine, hinge and wrap around. Please download our templates as they contain all of our bleed, safe zone and wrap around requirements.  Also, please use our spine width calculator to ensure you have the correct spine size.

The second file should be the inner pages, submitted with individual pages in running order. For example, for a booklet ordered with 40 inner pages please supply an inner PDF of 40 pages in running order and a cover PDF, containing your cover artwork supplied as a spread including your spine and wrap around.

• Booklets must contain an inner page total divisible by 4.

• Include 3mm bleed on all sides

• 10mm safe zone on all sides

• Supply as a CMYK PDF in PDF/X1a format

• Outline or embed fonts

• 300dpi resolution

Unprinted (white) end papers and fly sheets will be inserted for you when we receive your artwork.

UK shipping is free, exceptions apply.

High Quality Printing with Sustainability in mind.

We are working hard to mitigate our environmental impact and are following an emissions reduction program to lower our direct and indirect emissions which will lead us to Net Zero by 2040.

We are working hard to introduce more environmentally credible products in our range and we encourage you to consider using more of those products.

Tradeprint supports Two Sides, the print and paper advocacy group that aims to dispel myths around greenwashing and promote paper as a truly sustainable product.

We are committed to reducing waste and in particular aiming to eliminate problematic plastics from our printing and fulfilment operation.

Read full Environmental policy here.