Printing is a necessary link in publishing a book, which directly determines the quality of the book. When talking about signing a contract, you should know some basic printing terms. once you start talking, you will be in the Jianghu. The other party will certainly not dare to deceive you.

First of all, we need to understand the paper types of printing paper: coated paper, light paper and offset paper are common in the market.

Coated paper has smooth surface, high whiteness, good ink absorption and inking performance and high cost. It is mainly used for printing book covers and illustrations.

Light paper, without fluorescent whitening agent, is soft in color and has a certain protective effect on eyesight. It looks slightly yellowish with the naked eye, giving people a simple and natural feeling, increasing the literary and artistic flavor of books. Moreover, it is lighter than ordinary offset paper under the same thickness, which is convenient for readers to carry and transport long distances. In Europe, America, Japan and other economically developed countries, more than 90% of the books in bookstores use this paper.

Offset paper, also known as forest paper, has good water resistance. Because of its advantages of good whiteness, flatness and delicacy, it is mostly used for color printing, so that the ink can restore the tone of the original. For works and picture albums with illustrations, the cost of printing with coated paper is too high. You can choose offset paper for printing, which also has high-end and beautiful effects.

The second is the way of binding. The common ones are glue binding, thread binding and hardcover.

Glue binding, as the name implies, is to brush glue on the spine of the book and then glue the cover. Because of its good flatness, a large number of books are bound in this way at present.

Thread binding is a traditional binding form in China. It is elegant and artistic, easy to read and difficult to break.

Hardcover is cardboard plus cover paper, which is what we call hard cover.  Including glue bound hardcover, loose leaf hardcover and butterfly hardcover. This binding method is luxurious, exquisite, high-grade and durable. It is the most shocking of all binding methods, and the cost is also the highest. Paper and binding methods should be reasonably selected according to the content, cover and budget of the manuscript. Attention! When signing a publication contract, it must be clearly agreed in the contract to prevent future troubles.

Finally, don't forget to praise the collection, which may be used when the book is published one day.