The center-bound book

A center-bound book is a series of pages that are folded in half and bound together in the middle.

Here is a positive feature of a center bound book:

• It lays flat when open.

Here are some negative features of a center-bound book:

• It may lose center pages if it is not securely bound.
• The thicker the book, the more trimming it will require.

• Arranging pages and collating is complicated.

  See:	Arranging the pages of a center-bound book

• It may require a long stapler if you choose to bind it by stapling.

  See:	Stapling a book together

Here are some diagrams of center-bound books:

• Diagram: Stapled center-bound book
• Diagram: Sewn center-bound book

• Structure module: center-bound book
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): C
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 8 December 1998

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