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Choose a right type of paper is a key part of the overall quality for your children’s book. First of all, you need to decide about the book type and binding type for your book. A children’s book, a cookbook, or a notebook will mostly use different paper type.
In this post, we will talk about the paper for children’s books. If you need suggestions for other types of book, please click here to talk with our printing experts for Free.
Hardcover, paperback, saddle stitched, and board book are the most common binding types for children’s book printing. In the following part, we will give a guidance for the recommended cover and inner pages paper type one by one.
Hardcover Children’s Book
Normally, the hardcover children’s book has the content of many pictures and does not need to be written on. As the book is used by children for a long time, so the paper needs to be strong and durable.
Here are the recommended paper for each part of the hardcover children’s book.
Part | Recommended Paper Type | Recommended Paper Weight | Finish |
Cover | Glossy art paper | 157gsm | Lamination |
Cover inside paper board | Gray board | 1800gsm (3 mm) | / |
Endpaper | Woodfree paper | 140gsm/160gsm | / |
Endpaper | Art paper | 157gsm | / |
Inner pages | Art paper | 157gsm | / |
Paperback Children’s Book
Compared with hardcover, paperback children’s book is a cheaper choice, but the quality of the book is still high. It is also widely used in student’s text book.
Here are the recommended paper for each part of the paperback children’s book.
Part | Recommended Paper Type | Recommended Paper Weight | Finish |
Cover | Cardboard paper | 210gsm | Glossy or matte lamination |
Inner pages | Woodfree paper | 120gsm | / |
Art paper | 128/157gsm | / |
Saddle Stitched Children’s Book
Saddle stitched children’s book is the cheapest printing option. When your budget is not much and your inner pages are less than 32 pages, a saddle stitched book is a good choice to start with.
Here are the recommended paper for each part of the paperback children’s book.
Part | Recommended Paper Type | Recommended Paper Weight | Finish |
Cover | Art paper | 157/200/250gsm | Glossy or matte lamination |
Inner pages | Woodfree paper | 120gsm | / |
Inner pages | Art paper | 157gsm | / |
Children’s Board Book
Children’s board book has 2 different covers. One is hardcover, the other is paper board cover. The paper requirements of them are different. Please see below chart for reference. For the inner pages, they are also very thick cardboard paper, which could make the cardboard paper use for a long time and cannot be torn up by kids.
Part | Recommended Paper Type | Recommended Paper Weight | Finish |
Cover type 1 | Art paper + gray board | 157gsm + 1800gsm | Glossy or matte lamination |
Cover type 2 | Cardboard paper | 350gsm +350gsm | Glossy or matte lamination |
Inner pages | Cardboard paper | 350gsm +350gsm | Glossy or matte lamination |
Make sure you choose the right paper for your children’s book. Our printing experts are always here to help you choose the best paper type. Do not hesitate to contact us!
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