What is Perfect Book Binding?

Perfect bound books are basically paperback books, although the term “perfect bound” is also used for magazines and other printed materials that use the same binding technique.

Perfect bound books are printed on large sheets of paper. Depending on the size of the book and the size of the press, each “sheet” of paper that moves through the press may contain as many as 8 pages on each side - or 16 final book pages. Therefore, a 300-page paperback may be printed on only 19 pieces of paper.

Once the sheets are printed, they are folded down and the side that will face into the spine is rough-cut. This rough edge allows the binding glue to adhere to the pages so they will not fall out.
Each sheet creates a section, and the sections are gathered together and glued to the cover.

Once all the sections are in place, the final book is trimmed - cutting off the folds and creating the separate pieces of paper that make up the pages of the final book.

The softcover books made by WWAOW are perfect bound books. You can learn more about how to publish a book at http://www.wwaow.com/.