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Printing hardcover books with a slipcase involves cost of book manufacture, cost of slipcase manufacture, assembling the book, proofing, and shipping. There is no universal price per copy that works ...

The pages at the beginning and end of a hardcover book, which are used to bind the book block to the cover, are called endpapers. One leaf is glued inside ...

In the printed case hardcover books, artwork is printed on material permanently wrapped around the rigid cover boards. Dust jacket hardcovers are wrapped in a printed wrapper that is removable ...

The recommended thickness of the board in hardcover books is determined by the finished size, the weight of the book, the cover materials, and the intended use of the book. ...

Hardcover book spine width is estimated by finding the thickness of the book block (inner pages) by dividing the number of pages by two and multiplying by the thickness of ...

The number of pages impacts offset book printing cost in various ways, such as paper usage, print quantities, folding, binding, finished weight, and packaging. The more pages you have, the ...

The book size is a factor that influences the cost of printing because it consumes paper, utilizes paper to print the book, influences the number of pages that are being ...

Publishers should approve a pre-production book sample after the specifications and artwork are finalized, the sample has been checked against agreed requirements, and any differences from bulk production are documented. ...

The first printing should be based on realistic demand, delivery time for restocking and cash availability for production and storage. One number will not fit all titles. A good place ...