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Contact UsHardcover Print Elements
When you receive a hardcover book, you'll notice different print elements used to create the case laminate cover. Review the below images and definitions to learn more:
Open hardcover book
Closed hardcover book
Learn more about the print options we offer for hardcover and paperback books.
Open hardcover book
Closed hardcover book
- Cover. We print hardcover books using case laminate. To create the cover, we wrap your printed cover around two mm thick solid case board and finish it with a glossy or matte lamination.
- Book block. The pages of your interior file that have been printed and glued together into a single unit, then trimmed around the edges. This is the interior of your book.
- Wrap. Portion of the cover file that wraps around the case board and is glued to the inside cover.
- Endsheet. The paper glued to the inside of a hardcover case. Endsheets are white or cream, to match your book's interior paper color.
- Spine. The outside edge of the book where the pages are gathered and bound. A hardcover spine is flat, with a black-and-white headband at the top and bottom of the book if your manuscript is more than 120 pages.
- Hinge. When you open the book, the cover bends here.
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