Soft cover book printing for self-publishers, trainers, and businesses: perfect-bound paperbacks with a square glued spine, a wraparound cover, and page counts from 60 to 500. The interior book block is ground square at the spine and bound into the cover with PUR adhesive — the standard trade-paperback construction, with a printable spine and a bookstore-ready finish. If it belongs on a shelf with a title on the spine, this is the format.
Choose from 5 trims — 5.5 × 8.5", 6 × 9", 8.5 × 11", 9 × 12", and 12 × 12". 5.5 × 8.5" and 6 × 9" are the classic trade sizes for novels and memoirs, 8.5 × 11" suits workbooks and manuals, and 12 × 12" fits square art books. Print 25 to 50,000 copies: short-run digital makes a 25-copy first printing economical, and reprinting on demand beats warehousing inventory. Every order includes a free file review with a spine-width check.
Paper is specified by weight — a higher number means a thicker, stiffer sheet. 60# text is a light novel-weight page, 100# text is substantial, and cover stocks climb to a rigid 130#. Your paper choice also sets the spine width, which we calculate for you.
Digitappe prints soft cover books in as fast as 2–4 business days — author-event speed from a shop that's been binding books for over 40 years. Writers, schools, and businesses across Burbank, Los Angeles, and Glendale rely on same-week pickup from our Glendale facility, fast delivery across California and the western states, and nationwide shipping. Price your book instantly with the calculator above.
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76 interior + 4 cover. Total pages 60–500.
The inside pages — everything between the covers (76 of your 80 pages).
The outer 4 pages that wrap your piece — usually heavier stock, optionally laminated.
No surprises: this is the full price — file review included, no hidden fees. Estimate shipping above; tax calculates at checkout.
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