Padding
Sheets glued along one edge into tear-off pads for notepads, forms and scratch pads, plus crash pads for custom requirements.
- High-speed padding up to 28″
- Crash pads
Binding
Spine gluing
Glued binding for lightweight booklets and promotional pieces.
- Up to 24 pages
Opens the quote form with Stitch + Spine gluing pre-checked.
Good for
- Promotional booklets and handouts
- Short pieces up to 24 pages
- Booklets with no wire in the spine
What we need to quote it
- Quantity, or a range like 2,500–5,000
- Finished size, W × H
- Page count including cover (multiples of 4), or sheets per set for corner stitching
- Text and cover stock, or ask us to advise
- Color (4/4, 1/1…) and coating
- Need-by date, and files: PDF, link or “coming”
- Ship-to ZIP, or pickup in Carlstadt
Start the quote
Missing answers or files? Send what you have.
Spine gluing · questions
What people ask first.
Up to 24 pages. Longer books usually saddle stitch; tell us the page count and we'll suggest the binding.
A glued spine has no wire in it, which suits light promotional pieces. Send the page count and stock and we'll recommend one or the other.
What moves the price
- 01Quantity: makeready is the same for 500 books or 50,000, so unit cost falls fast with volume
- 02Page count: every 4 pages adds a sheet to gather, and heavy books need more pockets
- 03Cover stock: heavy or coated covers are scored first so the spine doesn't crack
- 04Extras: inserts, loop stitches or a tipped-on card
General factors for stitch work. Your estimator prices the actual job after review.
Stitch process
More stitch services
Saddle-stitch binding
Booklets, catalogs, magazines, annual reports and financial prospectuses, nested and wire-stitched through the fold. Best for books under 240 pages.
- Heavy-duty stitching up to 13 pockets
- High-speed safety stitch
- Hard, soft and #10 folds after stitching
Loop stitching
Stitches formed into small eyes, so booklets hook straight onto three-ring binders without extra holes.
- High-speed loop stitch
Corner stitching
Flat sets held together with one wire stitch through the corner: reports, price lists, handouts and meeting packets that stay loose-leaf, with no fold and no page-count rule.
- High-speed corner stitching
Quote portal
Quote spine gluing in one short form.
The form opens with this service already ticked, and a person reads every request. Rough specs are fine: leave gaps and we'll ask.