Hard Cover Book

It's about publishing and selling your book

The kind of hard cover book and jacket (sleeve) you have designed and printed depends on the intended use of the book, and the market you want to reach. Your design and printing budget will play a large part in the final product.

Hard cover books come in a variety of sizes, bindings and cover stocks. The following information will help prepare you to submit a quote.

The physical page size is determined by content and the standards of the market or audience you are trying to reach. Common sizes range from 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches to 9 x 12 inches. Common sizes are generally less expensive to produce because more pages will fit on the parent press sheet. Specialty sizes can are practically unlimited and generally cost a little more to print.

The hard covers come in several thickness and there are several kinds of binding as well. Unless you have a specific type of binding in mind the printer will look at your quote request and suggest the binding most suitable for your book.

Sleeves or book jackets serve two purposes, advertising and protection for the cover. The sleeves for most commercial books are printed in living color (CMYK), plus one or more foils, some stamping and a liquid plastic coating. The coating enhances the color and protects the sleeve and the book while on the bookshelf before and after the sale.

In the meantime feel free to submit a request for a Hard Cover book quote by email us

Advice from Publishing house about Hard cover book: The hardcover book features a durable cloth binding, an embossed spine, and a full-color dust jacket. The additional space provided by the interior of the dust jacket allows us to print descriptive copy about your book and your author biography on the inside flaps, while the back cover may include, for example, excerpts of reviews or endorsements. Your hardcover edition will be assigned a unique ISBN.

Please note: The hardcover format requires a minimum of 104 pages in the final printed format.