
Paper Stocks and Materials Available for Book Printing
We offer many options!
Bookmobile offers more paper stock and binding choices than any other short-run book printer. Choose a paper weight from 50- to 100-lb., add French flaps to your paperback, die cut your book cover, or spiral-bind your coloring book. All the options are listed below!
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Paper Stocks, Cover Stocks and Options
Page range: 16 to 1,200 pages
Size Range: 3” x 4” to 12” x 12”
Orientation: portrait or landscape
Bindings
- Perfect bind (EVA and PUR)
- Perfect bind with French flaps (gatefolds)
- Hardcover, perfect bound and cased in
- Plastic spiral (white, black, custom)
- Wire-O (white, black, custom)
Interior Paper Stocks for Book Printing
Natural (Off-White, Vanilla, Cream)
- 55-lb. natural Rolland Enviro Book A 100% PCW at 446 PPI, FSC certified, 93% Opacity
- 70-lb. natural Cougar opaque smooth at 385 PPI, 95% Opacity
- 80-lb. natural Cougar opaque smooth at 350 PPI, 96% Opacity
White
- 40-lb. white Lynx opaque smooth, 688 PPI, 89% opacity
- 50-lb. Boise offset white at 520 PPI, 90% Opacity
- 50-lb. white Rolland opaque smooth 30% PCW, 596 PPI, 91% opacity
- 60-lb. Boise offset white at 438 PPI, 91% Opacity
- 80-lb. white Lynx opaque Ultra smooth at 330 PPI, 96% Opacity
- 100-lb. white Lynx opaque Ultra smooth at 266 PPI, 97% Opacity
Coated White
- 80-lb. gloss-coated EuroArt Plus white at 556 PPI, 95% Opacity
- 80-lb. matte-coated EuroArt Plus white at 498 PPI, 95.5% Opacity
- 100-lb. gloss-coated EuroArt Plus white at 426 PPI, 97.5% Opacity
- 100-lb. matte-coated EuroArt Plus white at 384 PPI, 98% Opacity
Cover Paper Stocks
Paperbacks with Gloss, Matte, or Soft-Touch Velvet Matte Lay-Flat Film Lamination
- 10-pt. C1S (coated one side)
- 12-pt. C1S (coated one side)
Uncoated Cover Stocks for Paperbacks
- White Opaque Smooth, 100-lb.
- Vanilla Finch Opaque, 80-lb.
- Passport Green, 80-lb.
- Passport Talc, 80-lb.
- Passport Granite, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Blue, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Yellow, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Red, 80-lb.
For Dust Jackets and Printed Hardcover Cases
For Hardcover Cases (plain or foil stamped) and Endsheets (paperback or hardcover)
- White (endsheets only)
- Cream (endsheets only)
- Rainbow Antique Cardinal Red
- Rainbow Antique Black
- Rainbow Antique Charcoal
- Rainbow Antique Pearl
- Rainbow Antique Paragon Brown
- Rainbow Antique Sand
- Rainbow Antique Saffron
- Rainbow Antique Sage
- Rainbow Antique Navy
- Rainbow Antique Turquoise
Also available for orders of 100+ copies
- Allure cloth (coated, recommended)
- Pearl linen B cloth (coated, supply issues)
- Verona cloth (uncoated, difficult to foil stamp)
Foil Stamp Colors
Headband and Tailband colors
- Red and White
- Blue and White
- Ecru
- Red and Yellow
- Black and White
- Black Solid
- White Solid
Extras and Options
- Color or black-and-white inserts, fold-out also available
- Interior bleeds
- French flaps (gatefolds)
- Duplexed covers
- Dust jackets on paperbacks, full or partial
- Client-supplied letterpress or screen-printed covers for paperbacks
- Foil stamped, embossed, debossed, or die cut paperback covers or hardcover cases
- Colored or printed endsheets for hardcovers and paperbacks
- Translucent vellum inserts or dust jackets
- 3-piece hardcover cases
- Inset/glued photo print on a hardcover case
- Ribbon bookmark for hardcover
- Flip books
- Perforated paper for trim sizes of 8-1/4″ x 10-3/4″ or smaller, 50- or 60-lb. white
- 3-hole drill
- Shrink wrapping
- Poly bagging
- Bind in CDs or adhere CD envelopes to the book’s back cover
Paper Stocks, Cover Stocks and Options
Page range: 16 to 1,200 pages
Size Range: 3” x 4” to 12” x 12”
Orientation: portrait or landscape
Bindings
- Perfect bind (EVA and PUR)
- Perfect bind with French flaps (gatefolds)
- Hardcover, perfect bound and cased in
- Plastic spiral (white, black, custom)
- Wire-O (white, black, custom)
Interior Paper Stocks for Book Printing
Natural (Off-White, Vanilla, Cream)
- 55-lb. natural Rolland Enviro Book A 100% PCW at 446 PPI, FSC certified, 93% Opacity
- 70-lb. natural Cougar opaque smooth at 385 PPI, 95% Opacity
- 80-lb. natural Cougar opaque smooth at 350 PPI, 96% Opacity
White
- 40-lb. white Lynx opaque smooth, 688 PPI, 89% opacity
- 50-lb. Boise offset white at 520 PPI, 90% Opacity
- 50-lb. white Rolland opaque smooth 30% PCW, 596 PPI, 91% opacity
- 60-lb. Boise offset white at 438 PPI, 91% Opacity
- 70-lb. Boise offset white at 382 PPI, 92% Opacity
- 80-lb. white Lynx opaque Ultra smooth at 330 PPI, 96% Opacity
- 100-lb. white Lynx opaque Ultra smooth at 266 PPI, 97% Opacity
Coated White
- 80-lb. gloss-coated EuroArt Plus white at 556 PPI, 95% Opacity
- 80-lb. matte-coated EuroArt Plus white at 498 PPI, 95.5% Opacity
- 100-lb. gloss-coated EuroArt Plus white at 426 PPI, 97.5% Opacity
- 100-lb. matte-coated EuroArt Plus white at 384 PPI, 98% Opacity
Cover Paper Stocks
Paperbacks with Gloss, Matte, or Soft-Touch Velvet Matte Lay-Flat Film Lamination
- 10-pt. C1S (coated one side)
- 12-pt. C1S (coated one side)
Uncoated Cover Stocks for Paperbacks
- White Opaque Smooth, 100-lb.
- Vanilla Finch Opaque, 80-lb.
- Passport Green, 80-lb.
- Passport Talc, 80-lb.
- Passport Granite, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Blue, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Yellow, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Red, 80-lb.
- Carnival Vellum Ginger, 80-lb.
For Dust Jackets and Printed Hardcover Cases
For Hardcover Cases (plain or foil stamped) and Endsheets (paperback or hardcover)
- White
- Cream
- Rainbow Antique Cardinal Red
- Rainbow Antique Black
- Rainbow Antique Charcoal
- Rainbow Antique Pearl
- Rainbow Antique Paragon Brown
- Rainbow Antique Sand
- Rainbow Antique Saffron
- Rainbow Antique Sage
- Rainbow Antique Navy
- Rainbow Antique Turquoise
Also available for orders of 100+ copies
- Allure cloth (coated, recommended)
- Arrestox-B cloth (coated)
- Pearl linen B cloth (coated, supply issues)
- Verona cloth (uncoated, not recommended with foil stamps)
Foil Stamp Colors
Headband and Tailband colors
- Red and White
- Blue and White
- Red and Yellow
- Black and White
- Black Solid
- White Solid
Extras and Options
- Color or black-and-white inserts, fold-out also available
- Interior bleeds
- French flaps (gatefolds)
- Duplexed covers
- Dust jackets on paperbacks, full or partial
- Client-supplied letterpress or screen-printed covers for paperbacks
- Foil stamped, embossed, debossed, or die cut paperback covers or hardcover cases
- Colored or printed endsheets for hardcovers and paperbacks
- Translucent vellum inserts or dust jackets
- 3-piece hardcover cases
- Inset/glued photo print on a hardcover case
- Ribbon bookmark for hardcover
- Flip books
- Perforated paper for trim sizes of 8-1/4″ x 10-3/4″ or smaller, 50- or 60-lb. white
- 3-hole drill
- Shrink wrapping
- Poly bagging
- Bind in CDs or adhere CD envelopes to the book’s back cover