Manuals

Manuals, like booklets is a bound book and usually having a paper cover. The ideal binding process for manuals are perfect binding or Wire-O. Unlike saddle-stitched booklets where page count has to be divisible by four, page count for perfect binding or wire-o binding can be divisible by two.

Features 
Full colour front and back with various stock options. If you want your manuals to standout, you may want to add coating on the cover – AQ (Aqueous), UV, matt and gloss lamination. Coatings are done every Thursday to keep the cost down. Otherwise, a $200 surcharge will apply for rush coatings.

Turnaround Time
Turnaround time starts upon approval. Two to three business days for straight printing. Job that requires finishing such as folding, die-cutting and binding up to seven business days. Coatings are done every Thursday only followed by finishing which can take up to seven business days. Shipping turnaround time not included.

Page Sizes
Choose from available page sizes. For odd size, choose the next size up with a maximum of A4 or 8.25x11.68 inch page size.

Binding
Perfect Binding: utilizing an adhesive to hold pages together. Perfect binding, also known as adhesive binding, applies an adhesive to the spine of gathered pages which, when dry, keeps them securely bound. Commonly, a soft paper or paperboard cover (or paperback) is attached over the binding adhesive. Perfect bound publications have rectangular backbones. (PrintWiki)

For Perfect Binding, we use regular adhesive for uncoated stock and PUR (Polyurethane Reactive) adhesive for silk and gloss stock to ensure durability.

File Preparation 
Send files in PDF format with crop marks and 1/8 inch bleeds on each side. Ensure that the PDF is created using highest resolution or print-ready settings. For best result, images should be at least 300 dpi. 

Request for Quote & Design Services  
If you do not have a print ready file and you need us to provide design services, please use the Request For Quote in the main navigation menu. If you have any questions, please email support@towerlitho.ca.