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Book Binding Specifications

Technical specifications about bound books available from Viovio

Created by: Viovio Support,Last modification on 02 May 2008 [17:07 UTC] by connie

Below is a list of our book sizes, their specifications, and prices. Each book is built with supreme care from setup, to printing, binding, and packaging.


Covers

Softbound covers are full color, laminated 100# Ultra Gloss Cover Stock, Digital Color Silk - C2S, 90 bright.
Quick bound hardbound covers are made with high quality .088" binder's board. They have plain white head and foot bands and 80# stock end sheets in cream (pro bound), and black (quick bound). Our soft cover and casewrapped hardcover books offer spine text. Our Books with material covers or wireo binding do not offer spine text.

We offer a variety binding types

Interior Paper

All interior pages are printed as two-sided (just like a novel). The 9x7 and 8.5x11 softcover books also offer a special single-sided options for a modest price increase. This option is available during the checkout process for these books.

We currently offer three kinds of paper.

  1. For the 14x11 Portfolio Photo Books, we offer 120# (218gsm) coated paper stock.
  2. Our soft cover books offer 80# (115gsm) satin paper. You can upgrade the softcover paper to our Photo Silk for a 15% fee. Some soft covers, such as Mini Books, only come in Photo Silk.
  3. All hardcovers and material bound hardcover books, we offer a 100# (146gsm) light gloss Photo Silk, 96 Bright. This is a phenomenal paper that provides wonderful color, a professional smooth appearance, and long lasting binding quality.

See this photo comparing satin and photo silk.

Size, Binding
Dimensions
Orientation
Trim
Paper
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Pricing

Square Books

pic comingMini-Book (Softcover) mini books can be auto-scaled on checkout, so multiple sizes can be purchased from a single book, Final: 3.5x3.5" (89x89mm)
Upload: 3.75"x3.75" (95.25x95.25mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/4" all around Photo Silk 20-120 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page (3-pack minimum, final cost is $.50 / document page)
pic comingMini-Book (Softcover) mini books can be auto-scaled on checkout, so multiple sizes can be purchased from a single book, Final: 5x5" (127x127mm)
Upload: 5.25"x5.25" (133.35x133.35mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/4" all around Photo Silk 20-120 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page (2-pack minimum, final cost is $.50 / document page)
Image Square (dustjacket) Final: 7"x7" (177mm x177mm)
Upload: 7.25"x7.25" (184mmx184mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 20-400 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $19.99 base + $.30 / page
Image Square (Softcover) Final: 8.5"x8.5" (216x216mm)
Upload: 8.75"x8.75" (222x222mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 20-500 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page
Image Square, Case Binding (Hardcover) Final: 8.5x8.5" (216x210mm)
Upload: 8.75"x8.75" (222x222mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/8" all around Matte or Silk 24-160 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $14.99 base + $.25 / page
Image Square, Photo Album Hardcover, Foil Stamped Spine Wrap, Embossed Adhesive Cover Image, Many case materials available Final: 10x10" (254x254mm)
Upload: 10.25"x10.25" (260x260mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/4" all around Photo Silk 20-120 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $14.99 base + $.40 / page
pic comingSquare,Photo Album Die Cut Hardcover, NO text on spine, Many case materials available Final: 12x12" (305x305mm)
Upload: 12.25"x12.25" (311x311mm) 		Square, 1.0 ratio (~1:1) 1/4" all around Photo Silk 20-120 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $14.99 base + $.75 / page

Landscape Books

Image 7"x5" Mini-Book (Softcover) Uploading 7x5 mini books can be auto-scaled on checkout, so multiple sizes can be purchased from a single book Final: 7"x5" (179x127mm)
Upload: 7.25"x5.25" (184x133mm) 		Landscape, 1.4 ratio (~3:2) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 20-80 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page (2-pack minimum, final cost is $.50 / document page)
Image 5.25"x3.5" Mini-Book (Softcover) Final: 5.25"x3.5" (133x89mm)
Upload: 5.5"x3.75" (140x95mm) 		Landscape, 1.5 ratio (3:2) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 20-80 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.17 / page (3-pack minimum, final cost is $.50 / document page)
Image 3.75"x2.5" Mini-Book (Softcover) Final: 3.75"x2.5" (95x64mm)
Upload: 4"x2.75" (102x70mm) 		Landscape, 1.5 ratio (3:2) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 20-80 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.125 / page (4-pack minimum, final cost is $.50 / document page)
Image 9x7 Photo Book, Perfect Binding (Fullwrap Softcover) Final: 9"x7" (229x179mm)
Upload: 9.25"x7.25" (235x184mm) 		Landscape, 1.28 ratio (~4:3) 1/8" all around Satin, Photo Silk 20-700 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page, +15% for Photo Silk
Image US Letter Landscape, Photo Album Die Cut Hardcover, NO text on spine, Many case materials available Final: 11"x8.5" (279x215mm)
Upload: 11.25"x8.75" (292x230mm) 		Landscape, 1.29 ratio (~4:3) 1/4" all around Photo Silk 20-80 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $14.99 base + $.35 / page
pic coming US Letter Landscape, calendar, (this is a calendar) NO text on spine wireo binding on the 11" side and a hole punched in the other 11" side, Final: 11"x8.5" (279x215mm)
Upload: 11.25"x8.75" (292x230mm) 		Landscape, 1.29 ratio (~4:3) 1/4" all around Photo Silk 24-36 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page
Image Portfolio, Casewrap Hardcover, Wire-O Layflat Final: 12.5"x10" (318x254mm)
Upload: 12.75"x10.25" (324x260mm) 		Landscape, 1.25 ratio (~3:4) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 1-500 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $19.99 base + $.60 / page
Image Portfolio, Wire-O Layflat Final: 14x11 (355.6x279.4mm)
Upload: 14.25"x11.25" (362x287mm) 		Landscape, 1.27 ratio (~3:4) 1/8" all around Photo Silk 1-500 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $7.49 base + $.50 / page

Portrait Books

Image Trade Paperback, Perfect Binding (Softcover) Final: 6"x9" (152x229mm)
Upload: 6.25"x9.25" (159x235mm) 		Portrait, .66 ratio (~2:3) 1/8" all around Satin 20-700 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page
pic coming Graphic Novel (Comic), Perfect Binding (Softcover) Final: 6 5/8"x10.75 (168x260mm)
Upload: 7"x11" (178x279mm) 		Portrait, .66 ratio (~2:3) 1/8" all around Satin 24-700 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page
Image US Letter, Perfect Binding (Fullwrap Softcover) Final: 8.5"x11" (216x279mm)
Upload: 8.75"x11.25" (222x286mm) 		Portrait, .77 ratio (~3:4) 1/8" all around Satin, Photo Silk 20-700 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $4.99 base + $.25 / page, +15% for Photo Silk
Image US Letter, Case Binding (Hardcover) Final: 8.5"x11" (216x279mm)
Upload: 9"x11.5" (229x286mm) 		Portrait, .77 ratio (~3:4) 1/4" all around Satin (pro), silk (quick) 24-160 PDF Upload, Viovio Bookmaker $14.99 base + $.25 / page
Image A4, Perfect Binding (Softcover) Final: 8.29x11.69 (211x297mm)
Upload: 8.54"x11.94" (217x303mm) 		Portrait, .70 ratio 1/8" all around Satin 20-700 PDF Upload $4.99 base + $.25 / page


A few notes for all sizes:
  • Books with over 160 pages add stress to the spine, therefore we recommend no more than 160 pages if your book will be handeled frequently
  • Everything is printed at 600 x 600 DPI. You need to upload your images at 300x300 dpi or your file could experience trouble going through the print process
  • 1 sheet of paper has *two* pages. Just like a novel each side of a piece of paper is a page. Divide max pages above by 2 to get max sheets of paper
  • All covers are full bleed, giving you control over every single square centimeter.
  • Up to 1/4" from each edge will be CUT OFF (i.e. trimmed) using an automated process. Do not put important graphical elements (text, heads, people, etc.) within 3/4" (2cm) from any edge.
  • TRIM/CROP MARKS should NOT be included for any size.
  • Hardback covers need at least 1" (2.5cm) crop area on each edge for a complete turn in to wrap around the cover.
  • Casewrap hardbacks require a minimum of 24 interior pages and a max of 160.
  • Soft cover books require at least 20 interior pages to perfect bind. Less than 20 pages and the book will be saddle stitched. Saddle stitched books do not have laminated covers.
  • The inner text block and the cover are different files and are created separately in the book wizard.
  • Page 1 of each book falls on the right, opposite the inside front cover, which is white. Configure your PDF reader to show continous facing pages.
  • For best results, two page spreads should include 3/4" (2cm) image overlap in the page gutter.
  • We place a discrete ghosted Viovio logo on the back cover - you can select the logo placement when you build your cover. We offer unbranding to our Professional memberships
  • Scaled trim size pricing may differ slightly than the native size pricing
  • All prices are subject to change without notice


Comments

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Travel Ops. Mgr.

by Dion Glenn, Tuesday 13 of May, 2008 [19:49:27 UTC]
Do you have bulk pricing? Our organization would like to print out at least 1500 photo books. Please advise.

Thank you!

Dion
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Discount for 15-20 books?

by Petronella, Monday 12 of May, 2008 [22:02:50 UTC]
Hi,

I need to print 15-20 books from PDFs. Do you give discounts when I order a certain amount of copies?
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Shipping to Canada

by Deena Cottingham, Monday 05 of May, 2008 [22:36:43 UTC]
I've been surfing your site for half an hour and I just want to know what the shipping costs are to Canada, without having to create an entire photobook first. Please inform.confused
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by Emilie, Monday 05 of May, 2008 [14:48:01 UTC]
Would like to create small booklets (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 or 4 x 6) of 20 pages each — softcover. Will need 50-75 copies. What will this cost as I need to get approval from my boss.
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by M Graves, Saturday 03 of May, 2008 [19:09:45 UTC]
I just learned of your site yesterday. I have read a great deal of the material and determined that I have a LOT to figure out. I want to create a family cookbook using mostly PDF pages that I have cut and pasted (photos of parents are ancient)the recipes around and over photos and then scanning them into PDFs on my machine. What advise can you give me to get a clear and spectacular result?
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About Unbound/Loose books

by Philana, Wednesday 30 of April, 2008 [14:57:30 UTC]
On one of the digital scrapbooking sites someone said that Vivio offers an unbound or loose page option on 12x12 books, is this true and if so what is the pricing? Thanks
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no mistake?

by podgipnozom, Monday 28 of April, 2008 [10:24:45 UTC]
i dont seem to understand : the square softcover book 7"x7". in
brackets it says 'dustjacket'. so is it a softcover book with a
dustjacket for 19.99 $ ? is it a dustjacket that makes such a price?i thought all your softcover book base price was, as you said somewhere, was 4.99 $.

thank you
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3.5x3.5

by Sarah Reller, Saturday 19 of April, 2008 [04:45:53 UTC]
I just ordered a 3 pack of 3.5x3.5 with 24 pages. I figured it should cost $10.99 because $4.99 base + $ .25 per page * 24 = $10.99 but I was charged $16.99 why is this? confused
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Landscape hardcover

by nfinke, Thursday 17 of April, 2008 [05:14:07 UTC]
Hi there,
Do you have landscape hardcover books in 9*7 or larger that are not Wire-O-Layflat but with a full wrap picture on the cover? Just like the the "US-letter, case binding" you have in the portrait format?
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Re: Landscape hardcover

by connie, Thursday 17 of April, 2008 [13:53:39 UTC]
Currently, we do not offer a casewrap hardcover in the 9x7 size. The printer prints about 19 inches across. We need a minimum of about 22 inches across to print, trim and bind a case wrap book.