Whether it is a piece of furniture, a luxury automobile, or a finely crafted perfect-bound book, quality is obvious from the very first glance. And when it comes to postpress and book finishing in particular, quality can go a long way toward ensuring the market success of a book - as well as the business success of the bindery that produced it.
As most bookbinders are well aware, today's publishers are demanding adhesive-bound products with crisp, precisely aligned spines, strong page pull characteristics, the ability to be easily opened and closed, and several other factors inherent to the attributes of a book that has been quality manufactured.
To ensure the best quality in the books they ...