What Kind Of Paper Is Best For Text Books Printing?

It is important for the overall quality of your text book to choose a right type of paper. First of all, you need to decide about the binding type of your text book.

Paperback, saddle stitched and hardcover are the most popular binding types for text book printing. In the following part, we will give a guidance for the recommended paper type of cover and inner pages.

Paperback Text Book

Paperback binding is widely used in primary school and university text books.

Compared with hardcover, paperback is a cheaper choice, and the quality of it is still high. It is lighter which is easier to take with for students.

Here are the recommended paper type for each part of the paperback text book.

Part	Recommended Paper Type	Recommended Paper Weight	Finish
Cover	Cardboard paper	210gsm	Glossy or matte lamination
Inner pages	Woodfree paper	120gsm	/
Inner pages	Art paper	128/157gsm	/

Saddle Stitched Text Book

Saddle stitched binding is more used in preschool and primary school text books.

It is the cheapest printing option. The book is also very light, easy to hold and read for kids.

Here are the recommended paper for each part of the saddle stitched text 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	/

Hardcover Text Book

Hardcover binding is used for some thick text books in university like psychology text books.

Because of the strong hardcover and binding, the book can be used for a long time.

Here are the recommended paper for each part of the hardcover text book.

Part	Recommended Paper Type	Recommended Paper Weight	Finish
Cover	Glossy art paper	157gsm	Glossy or matte lamination
Cover inside paper board	Gray board	1800gsm (3mm)	/
Endpaper	Woodfree paper	140gsm/160gsm	/
	Art paper	157gsm	/
Inner pages	Art paper	70-157gsm	/

Make sure you choose the right paper for your text book. Our printing experts are always here to help you select the best paper type.

Gobook Printing is one of the leading professional book printing factories in China. We are glad to offer our free book printing consulting for you. You can contact us and look for more book printing examples on our website www.gobookprinting.com

Just email us at [email protected]

See me samples at www.gobookprinting.com

You might also like