piątek, 1 grudnia 2017

The Growth Of Softcover Booklet

By Mary Wright


Reading has over time become a favorite pass time for many with books being found everywhere from the bookshops and along the streets. For writers, however, getting to reach their target audience is the biggest hurdle. Printing and publishing costs take the biggest portion of the budget. Hardcover books are expensive to produce, and most writers are now opting for softcover booklet.

Paperbacks have been in use since the nineteenth century when they were used for reprints. These books were covered with pliable paper unlike other that made use of cloth covered cardboard. The paperback books were sold at a reduced price in malls and areas where people in transit would make their stops.

When copies were produced in numerous copies, it was known as the mass paperback. Copies that were not but would be returned to the printer who would tear off the cover then recycle the inner pages. If copies reached the reader without the cover, this meant the writer had not received any payment for it.

In the 1950s, a first original paperback book was printed. Writers began to embrace this practice; especially first timers as it would cost them less. It was considered beneficial as it cost the writer and the reader less, was quicker to produce and the books were readily available to a larger number of people, hence people were able to access the reprints book with ease.

During editing, a writer must always have the cover in mind. If they plan that their book will have a paperback, the first and last page have to be edited as the front and back page while the second and the second last page will be the inner part of the two pages. The writer during printing may choose to have a thicker cover compared to inner pages which are more durable. A page similar to inner pages is however cheaper.

Softcover books, however, have a smaller profit margin compared to hardcover books. This causes most printers to produce fewer hardcovers and more copies in a softcover to create a balance in the market for writers, hence balancing between the two type of printing. The types of printed soft cover books include mass-market paperback and trade paperback.

There are different types of binding for soft cover books. A book can either be saddle stitched, perfect bound or spiral coil bound. Saddle stitching is the easiest and most economical. Pages are folded, creased and stapled together by a stapler designed explicitly for saddle stitching. In perfect binding which is most common, the pages are folded into sections and glued using an adhesive with a heavier wraparound cover into the spine. Spiral coil binding, a plastic spiral coil spine is inserted into holes punched in the pages to attach the entire book.

There was once a phase when some publishers criticized paperback books saying their diminished the entire structure of printing. Paperback booklets however despite all these have gained popularity among writers and are now go to for writers without finances who are yet to gain ground. The books have also become loved by many readers.




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