What are the differences in book binding styles?
• Perfect binding consists of a number of individual leaves between covers of much heavier paper, glued together at the spine with a strong flexible glue. Perfect binding is commonly used for soft cover books (paperbacks) and with cloth for hard cover books with dust jackets. • Comb-bound or wire bound books are made of individual sheets, each with a line of slits punched near the bound edge. A curled plastic “comb” or wire coil is fed through the slits to hold the sheets together. The book opens flat. • Case binding are books bound using hard board (case) covers, usually laminated.
