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Name the 6 distinctive features of adhesive binding...
1. Spine cover material is attached
2. Open book does not lay flat
3. Soft cover material
4. Relatively inexpensive
5. Thick spines 1/8" - 4"
6. Printing on the spines
What 2 things are required for a good adhesive?
1. Needs to be strong yet flexible
2. Needs to dry relatively fast
Explain Print On Demand
People are now able to use book making terminals like The Expresso Book Machine to make a one time or very limited short run of their book
Name 4 other associated binding methods:
1. Thermal Binding
2. Tape Binding
3. Unibind
4. Channel Bind
What does PUR stand for?

What is it?
Polyurethane Resin

An adhesive that is flexible for the life of the binding & has a pull strength that is greater than normal hot melt adhesives
What is the main visual difference between the Otabind process and the Perfect Binding process?
Otabind - its flexibility enables the books to open and lay flat

Perfect Binding - Books DO NOT lay flat
What is the Otabind process?
Uses a capping paper to adhere text pages together and a cover with a detached spine

The spine will flex and the text pages will lay flatter than regular perfect binding
What combined with Otabind will result in the strongest, most flexible soft cover binding available today?
Smyth-Sewn & glue on cover binding