What is the maximum number of pages recommended for a saddle stitched book?
The maximum page count for saddle-stitched books is 72 pages. For larger documents, we advise you to transition to perfect, Wire-O, or plastic coil binding. As the number of leaves in a saddle-stitched book increases, the inner leaves are pushed toward the face by the accumulating thickness at the saddle, and the page image shifts correspondingly toward the face. While imposition programs can adjust somewhat for this effect called “creep,” the margins of the inner leaves become smaller, and beyond a certain point the visual effect becomes unacceptable.
