Coil bound booklet (Bound printing)

Coil bound document

Coil binding is a plastic spiral wound through punched holes. The document opens completely flat and the pages turn a full 360 degrees, so on a desk it takes up only one page of space. That makes it the right choice for anything used open: workbooks, recipe books, manuals, training material, calendars and price lists.

Formats and extent

Choose A4 (210×297 mm), A5 (148×210 mm) or A6 (105×148 mm), 8 to 200 pages and runs from one to 300 copies. The calculator picks the coil diameter from the block thickness — you do not have to.

Binding edge

Bind along the left edge or the top edge. Top binding suits a document used as a pad — a desk calendar or a notebook flipped upwards. The price is the same either way.

Cover options

• Printed silk 250 g – your own design front and back. The cheapest and most common choice.
• Printed board 250 g – stiffer, holds its shape better.
• Printed 100% recycled fibre paper 250 g – Nautilus Classic, matt and natural in tone. Right when the environmental message is part of the brand.
• Matt clear plastic – the title page shows through, the surface is silky and does not hold fingerprints.
• Crystal clear plastic – thicker and fully transparent, the most durable.
• Plastic front, board back – the classic combination for manuals and training material.
• No cover – up to 48 pages, the cheapest option.

Papers

Inside papers are coated Silk and Gloss 115, 130 and 150 g, and uncoated or 100% recycled fibre papers 80, 100 and 120 g. For a workbook, or anything people write on, choose uncoated — pen does not smudge and the surface does not glare.

Coil, or another binding

Coil is the only binding that truly opens flat. If the document is read in the hand and the spine has to be straight, perfect binding suits better. Under a hundred pages, where looks matter more than flatness, look at saddle stitching.

Not quite the product you need?

If you need another format, more than 300 copies, more than 200 pages, a coloured coil or a harder cover, send an enquiry – we answer within one working day.