Materials

BNB stocks the following cloth cover materials, and may have others on a limited basis. Please discuss cloth colors with your BNB Customer Service Representative.

Please note: The colors displayed here are approximations, and may vary slightly when used in production.

Book Cloth & Library Materials (Summit)

Stamping Foil

Headbands

Headbands were traditionally part of the book-sewing process and are now a decorative finishing option that adds a polished look to hardcover books.

Headbands are available for an additional cost in 10 color combinations, subject to availability:

Black & White, Black & Gold, Blue & Gold, Blue & White, Burgundy & Gold, Green & Gold, Green & White, Red & Gold, Red & White, White.

Lamination

BNB currently offers GLOSS and MATTE lamination options for paperbacks, printed case covers, and dust jackets.

Endsheets

ENDSHEET: A sheet of paper folded vertically once to form two leaves, one of which is glued flat to the inside of the front or back cover of a book, with the other glued to the inside edge of the first or last page to form a flyleaf.

BNB currently stocks white and cream endsheets. Printed, variable data and custom ordered endsheets may be available upon request at an additional charge, and are limited to availability.

Please Note: Custom endsheets are available for short run orders ONLY.

Endsheet Calculations

Paper Stocks

BNB offers several paper stock options to suit your printing needs, with ppi* approximations. For more information about which stocks are available for your printing project, please contact us at info@bnbindery.com.

STANDARD PAPER

White 50# (526 ppi)

White 60# (444 ppi)

White 70# (384 ppi)

Silk 80# (434 ppi)

Matte 45# (750 ppi)

Cream 50# (500 ppi)

Cream 60# (444 ppi)

PREMIUM PAPER**

White 50# (508 ppi)

White 60# (438 ppi)

White 70# (377 ppi)

Silk 80# (465 ppi)

Silk 100# (357 ppi)

Gloss 80# (526 ppi)

Gloss 100# (408 ppi)

*ppi = pages per inch, or the number of pages in a stack of paper 1" thick.

**Certain sheet-fed stocks vary based on availability (approximate ppi values): Cream 50# (526 ppi),
Cream 60# (454 ppi)