Binding
If you are printing a booklet, book, or multi-page report you need to plan how you will put together the finished product before you set up your document in your page layout program. You can choose from several binding methods, each with its own pros and cons depending on the purpose of the document, need for durability best appearance, and cost.
For some binding methods it might simply be a matter of ensuring that the margins are wide enough to accommodate the holes for spiral binding. For saddle-stitching, you may need to compensate for creep. Some bindings provide more durability, others allow your book to lay flat when open.
PERFECT BINDING
P.B. puts all the pages together, roughens and flattens the edge, then a flexible adhesive attaches the paper cover to the spine. Paperback novels are one example of perfect bound books. Booklets, telephone directories, and some magazines use perfect binding methods. It can be used with publications that are several inches thick.
WIRO BINDING
The wire forms teeth or double loops that fit into rectangular holes in the paper. The loops are crimped to hold the wire in place. Like comb and coil bindings, these allow the book to lay flat when open. Coil, and wire binding methods require additional finishing time. Pages must be punched with the proper pattern of holes before binding. Because only a few pages at a time can be punched and they must all line up correctly it adds to the finishing time required.
SADDLE-STITCHING
S.S. is common for small booklets, brochures calendars and some magazines. Several sheets of paper are folded (the fold becomes the spine of the booklet) and two or more staples are placed in the fold. When the document is too large for saddlestitching it may be side-stitched or side stapled. The staples are placed about 1/4" or so from the edge. A cover may be glued on. Side-stitched books can't be opened flat and extra allowance is needed in the inner margin.