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Japanese Stab Binding
the most versatile and economic way to self-publish. A very, very wide array of design options are available. This binding style can accommodate both paperback and hardback covers. (See Photo Gallery below.) Text can be printed on one side or on both sides of the page. A substantial margin is necessary down the left side for the binding. Title can be printed or (in some cases) pasted onto the cover, or it can be printed on the first page of text and made visible through a "window" cut in the cover. Book Covers: For paperback designs, choose from a wide array of acid-free cardstocks (300 weight paper): red, blue, yellow, black, green, brown, recycled tones, etc. For hardback designs, you also get to choose from a huge variety of cover papers and/or cover canvases. Page markers optional. The book block (the pages of the book) is made up of loose sheets of paper. Generally these are not folded in half, but can be. Each sheet of paper equals two pages of the book, counting the front and back. All materials are acid free. Japanese Stab Binding Process (An abbreviated overview) Once the binding design is decided upon and prepared for, the book block and the cover are perforated for sewing. We hand sew each volume using one continual piece of thread. The stitches seen on the cover are the only stitches used. Formatting and Printing the Content --If you prefer to send us the content already printed, or already prepared, it is important to leave at least an inch down the left hand side. Please consult us first about layout specs. --If you prefer to send us the content via email, we can format and print it for you. Choose from the following Sewing Patterns: |
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Within the sewing patterns shown above, any number
of variations are possible. From string color, to the measurements between the stitching holes, to the cover variations described below--there are a world of ideas to play with. |
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JAPANESE STAB BINDING, Cover Variations: Windows cut into the cover offer infinite variations for design and for title display: 
 Inverted Covers: The binding stitches are seen when the book is open, but not when it is closed. 
 Accordion Covers: 
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CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT, and we will quickly provide you with a price quote based on the answers to the questions below. To do so, please copy and paste the following text into an e-mail message to us: CUSTOM BINDING INQUIRY--JAPANESE STAB BINDING Number of Copies: Hardback or paperback covers? Preferred Binding pattern: Type of Content (Poetry? Novel? Other?): Can content be sent to us as an email attachment? (If not, how do you prefer to send it?) Content includes color, or is it all black and white? If content includes color, about how many full color pages are there? Physical Size of Book (Height & Width): Number of Printed Pages: Other misc. details about my book project: I am interested in a Clam Shell Box or Slip Case (y/n): Must have my Custom Bound Books by: (date) PHOTO GALLERY of Japanese Stab Bindings produced by Transient Books: (roll over images for captions) 
SPECIALTY BROCHURES AND PAMPHLETS The Japanese Stab Binding can be used to adorn publicity material, invitations, etc. 
HARDBACK VARIATION: We can create hard-back covers for Japanese Stab Bound books as well: 
 
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