Gutter Margin Perfect Bound Section Sewn

For perfect bound books we need two files.

Gutter margin perfect bound section sewn. Moffett side sewn binding requires pages to be sewn 0 25 inch from the gutter when bound. You can see in the preview that the inside margin alternates from right to left. We suggest allowing at least a 1 2 margin on the binding edge of each page of your book and at least a 1 4 margin at the top bottom and outside edges of each page. A cover file and a text page file.

A gutter is the section of the page that leads into the binding of perfect bound books and hard cover books. This process will cause a curve of the pages coming from the spine when the book is open. Accordingly all page content within 0 25 inch of the gutter will be hidden in the binding in the final book. These two products have binding types that are clamped and held together with glue.

Every book varies slightly when bound. No offset of spread images across the gutter is required for any binding type except moffett side sewn binding. Smyth sewn also known as section sewn book bindings are the highest quality book binding available on the market today it is the hallmark of library quality archival safe books because the pages are physically sewn into the book using binders thread and further reinforced with fabric backing and adhesive to create the most usable and. Section sewn also called smythe sewing thread is sewn through the folded centers of each section of pages.

The width of the spine depends on how many pages your book has it s simple but the more pages. For a typical novel or narrative nonfiction book of about 200 pages i would start off with an outside margin of 75 and a gutter margin of 875. This style of binding is also known as stab sewn binding and it is characteristics that the outer pages sit flatter than those at the centre of the book where the gutter is deeper. Okay so we know the gutter or inside margin on bound books has to be larger than the outer margin but how much.

Side sewn thread is sewn through all of a book s pages about 1 8 inch from the binding edge of the pages. Pages sewn together before assembly. Text on larger spines must be sized to fit the spine with at least 0 0625 1 6 mm of space between the text and the edge of the spine. Allow for 0 0625 1 6 mm variance on either side of the fold lines for your cover barcodes.

Section sewn books open easily and lie a bit flatter than side sewn books. When this happens the pages have to face cut and you can lose as much as 25 inches off the outside margin. The portrait section is set up with a 3 inside margin 1 outside margin 2 top margin and 0 5 bottom margin. Side sewn is our standard binding style and the pages are invisibly stitched along the spine to create a curved gutter.

Other forms of binding. Let s take a 6 x 9 book as an example. You will need to add a spine on this cover file. Note that the.

A hires pdf file for the cover and inner cover. So what is a gutter margin.