What are San Vals bookbinding requirements?
We can bind volumes up to 12″ x 12″ and as small as 4″ x 4.” Regardless of page count, the minimum finished thickness will be 3/8″. Books over 2″ thick may incur additional binding charges. New books for binding may arrive as printer F&Gs, collated loose sheets, or finished paperbacks (for rebinding into hardcovers). Older books should be clean-not mildewed or waterlogged-with no text material on the inside front or back covers that need to be retained. Top, bottom, and outer page margins should allow trimming of ¼” on each edge.” Inner (spine) margins should allow ¼” for trimming and ¼” for sewing. We cannot bind books with brittle pages.
