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Binding & Cover Options

  • Choice of 6 binding styles and covers
  • Robust, quality binding, made to last
  • Softback binding included in the base price 
  • Three types of hardback binding available at an additional cost
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Binding and Cover styles

We offer a full range of binding and cover styles, to ensure that you can choose the right option to you. Softback binding is included as standard in our base prices, or you can opt for hardback binding, which is available for an additional cost.

Take a look at the next two tabs to find out more about softback and hardback binding and cover styles available.

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We have four options available – all are included in the base price:

  • Perfect bound – like a paperback book and as used for our Sample Guide
  • NEW Square-back staple bound – similar to perfect bound, but stapled
  • Wiro bound – metal comb binding, similar to note pads
  • Coil bound – more flexible than the metal wiro

On all softback cover options your front and back cover are printed in full colour with whatever design you would like. The inside covers are left unprinted. You can create your own design or have one of our designers come up with a cover for you.

Perfect Bound

  • High gloss or matt finish on the cover.
  • Bound on the long edge.
  • Best for page counts ­over 32 pages.

Square-back Bound

  • High gloss or matt finish on the cover.
  • Bound on the long edge.
  • Best for page counts under 32 pages.

Wiro and Coil Bound

  • Similar to a calendar, the binding allows your pages to open flat.

Softback binding yearbook options from Dayna @ SPC Yearbooks on Vimeo.

We have three options available:

Full colour hardback – full colour print with any design you like.
Faux leather hardback –choice of five colours with foil blocking
Hardback cloth effect – choice of four colours with foil blocking

Full colour hardback 
Your front and back cover are printed in full colour with whatever design you would like, like an annual. The inside covers are left unprinted. You can create your own design or have one of our designers come up with a cover for you.

£6.00 extra per book
Full colour print with any design you like
High gloss or matt finish.
Bound on the long edge.
Allow an extra 2 weeks for production


Hardback cloth cover

A more traditional look to your yearbook. Your logo and text is foil blocked to the front cover, usually in gold or silver. The inside covers are left unprinted.

  • Choice of four cloth colours – black, blue, green or maroon.
  • You could include the school or college name, logo and class dates, e.g.  ‘Class of 2007 - 2012’.
  • Foil blocked in gold, silver, red, green, blue or magenta
  • Suitable for 46 pages or more.

Size of foiled area: up to 120 x 180mm. Artwork must be high-res line art (no greys or colours). Hand drawn artwork should be black ink on white paper. Ask us if you have any questions

Faux Leather – Similar to the hardback cloth option, but with a leather-look material instead

  • Choice of five leather colours – navy blue, black, royal blue, red and green. If you have a specific colour in mind please get in touch as we may be able to offer other colours
  • You could include the school or college name, logo and class dates, e.g.  ‘Class of 2007 - 2012’.
  • Foil blocked in gold, silver, red, green, blue or magenta
  • Suitable for 28 pages or more.

Size of foiled area: up to 120 x 180mm. Artwork must be high-res line art (no greys or colours). Hand drawn artwork should be black ink on white paper.

Hardback binding yearbook options from Dayna @ SPC Yearbooks on Vimeo.

 

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