Emma Davis Print Production Specialist at 4OVER4.COM
Emma is our prepress and print production voice, built from the knowledge of our production team, with over 20 years in printing.
Question
Can I saddle stitch a booklet with 80 pages?
Answer
No, 80 pages is beyond what saddle stitching can handle. Saddle stitch tops out around 60 pages because the staples have to pass through every folded sheet at the spine, and past that limit the staples cannot hold and page creep pushes the inner pages out of alignment.
| Binding | Page range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle stitch | Up to about 60 pages | Thin booklets, programs, catalogs |
| Perfect binding | Higher page counts, including 80+ | Thicker booklets with a printable spine |
For an 80-page booklet, perfect binding is the right call. It handles the page count with ease and gives you a clean, flat spine you can print on, which also looks more like a finished book on a shelf.
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