A Comprehensive Guide to Book Printing Terms
This section is intended to give you quick, clear definitions of book printing terms you’re looking for, mostly explained in 3-4 sentences. We’re trying to make each term easy to understand, with many including images for fast clarity. Welcome to the book publishing world.
Book Components
Printing Technique
- Offset
- Digital Printing
- Gravure
- Letterpress
- Flexography
- Print-On-Demand
- UV Coating
- Debossing
- Foil Stamping
- Perfect Binding
- Saddle Stitching
- Case Binding
- Smyth Sewing
- Die Cutting
- Thermal Binding
- Screen Printing
- Varnish Coating
- Laser Cutting
- Lamination
- Metallic Ink Printing
- Embossing
- Spot UV
- Raised UV