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PrintNinja offers various different paper coating options. These coatings are applied during paper manufacturing, as opposed to paper finishes, which are applied after printing. Each coating comes with unique advantages detailed below. Coated Gloss Gloss coating applied during manufacturing, giving...

What is the most typical usage for wire and spiral binding? In wire and spiral binding, holes are drilled along one side of the printed pages, and then either a wire comb is clamped down into the holes, or a...

Board books are made via a special binding process that produces a book with very thick paperboard pages, suitable for children’s books for young children, or for projects like art books and creative books that seek to emulate this feel....

What happens in the case binding process? If you’re deciding on a cover type for your project, you may be wondering how different covers are made. Case binding, also called hardcover binding, gets its name from the hard outside “case”...

In perfect binding (also known as softcover binding), pages are folded, gathered, sewn, and glued into a cover to form a squared-off spine. Perfect binding is the preferred binding method for graphic novels, trade paperbacks, softcover children’s books, coloring books,...

 is the least expensive and simplest binding method available. In the saddle-stitching process, parent sheets are cut, scored, folded, and stapled together to form a finished booklet. This type of binding is used for single issue comic books, workbooks, shorter...

Read on to learn how to avoid ink density issues with our ink saturation guide. For years, PrintNinja has been the foremost offset printer and source for printing knowledge. Over this time, one of the most common errors we see...

This article explains the difference in standard black vs. rich black in offset printing. Since launching in 2009, PrintNinja has been the premier source for offset printing services. During this time, PrintNinja has printed over 6 million comic books, tabletop...

Read on for more information on CMYK suggested values in RGB color reproduction. Formulas for getting the optimal results in RGB color reproduction Since launching in 2009, PrintNinja has printed over 6 million comic books, tabletop games, children’s books, art...

This article will teach you how to convert RGB to CMYK. Because there are no methods for printing in RGB, no matter where you print you must convert your project to a printable format (CMYK). This is a crucial step...

So, what is CMYK printing? Without a doubt the single biggest issue we run into here at PrintNinja arises from confusion about CMYK and RGB. We address this briefly in our PrintNinja Printing Color Guide, but you’ve reached the advanced...

Read on to learn how to create a double page spread in InDesign. A double-page spread (also known as a crossover) is when an image goes across more than one page, like the art book pictured to the right. PrintNinja...

Dust jackets are printed on a single sheet of paper that gets wrapped around the outside of your hardcover book. Your dust jacket artwork should be created as a “double-page” or single spread. Dust jackets are slightly larger than the...

Here’s a quick and easy casebound cover file setup guide to help you set up your hardcover book cover files. Hardcover book covers are printed on a single sheet of paper that gets wrapped around the outside of your book....

PrintNinja’s Board Book Cover Setup Guide will help you set up your printing files for your board book printing project. PrintNinja helps many creators and self-publishers print their board books every year; if you are interested in getting an instant...