What is the difference between Text and Cover stock?
Commercial printing paper is divided into two broad categories: Coated and Uncoated (sometimes referred to as offset stock). Within each of those categories are sub-categories by weight – Text and Cover stock. Text stock is the lighter weight paper used most frequently for the inside or body of a book or catalog, letterheads, flyers, newsletters. It is less expensive than cover weight paper. Card stock is a heavier and more durable paper used for the outside cover of a book or catalog, business cards, post cards, tickets. The heavier the paper’s weight with a resulting greater thickness, the more upscale is the look and feel that will be achieved.
