Illustrative project
Sewn-softcover reissue series
PaperbackSmyth sewn softcoverMatte lamination · Spine text · Coloured endpapers
Project facts
- Binding route
- Smyth sewn softcover
- Category
- Paperback
- Finishes
- Matte laminationSpine textColoured endpapers
Illustrative project
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Project brief
A fiction reissue series where each title is expected to open flat in a reader's hands and still close square on the shelf.
Specification
- Format
- 198 × 129 mm
- Extent
- 352 pages
- Cover
- 300 gsm board, matte lamination
- Binding
- Smyth sewn softcover
Craft and finish
- 01
Smyth sewing
Signatures sewn through the fold, then glued into the cover so the spine survives repeated opening.
- 02
Spine width
Calculated from the actual text stock before the cover artwork is finalised.
- 03
Matte lamination
A low-sheen film that keeps the cover readable under bookshop lighting.
What we decided
Sewing was kept for the whole series rather than only the longest titles, so the set feels consistent in the hand.
Have a similar title?
Send the extent, stock and finish you have in mind. We confirm the binding route before quoting, so the specification matches the book you described.
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