Question
What's the difference between saddle stitch and perfect binding?
Answer
The main difference is how the pages are held together and how many pages each method can handle. Saddle stitch staples along the spine fold, while perfect binding glues the pages into a flat, squared spine with a wraparound cover, like a paperback.
| Saddle stitch | Perfect binding | |
|---|---|---|
| Binding method | Staples through the fold | Glued flat spine with wraparound cover |
| Best page count | Roughly 8 to 64 pages | Higher counts, from about 28 up to 300 or more pages |
| Spine | No printable spine | Flat, printable spine |
| Feel | Light and quick | Bookstore-quality |
- Pick saddle stitch for programs, thin catalogs, and short booklets.
- Pick perfect binding for lookbooks, annual reports, and anything thick enough to need a spine.
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