Check whether your page count works for saddle-stitch, or estimate the spine width for a perfect-bound book from your page count and paper.
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Each folded sheet creates four pages, two on each side. Stapling those nested sheets means the total page count always lands in multiples of 4 — 8, 12, 16, and so on. Blank pages can pad the count if your content doesn’t divide evenly.
Roughly, the number of interior sheets times the paper’s caliper (thickness), plus the cover. Heavier or bulkier paper makes a thicker spine. We confirm the exact spine from your final stock before printing the cover.
Saddle-stitch (stapled) is economical for thinner booklets up to roughly 64 to 80 pages; perfect binding, a glued square spine, suits thicker books and looks like a paperback. We’ll recommend based on your page count and budget.
Related guide: Paper & Stock Guide → — how paper caliper affects your spine width.
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