Stack books are made by stacking multiple sheets of paper together and then cutting them in a way that makes the pages stand up.
This technique has many advantages over traditional bookmaking techniques because it allows for creativity to be shown through the use of different materials such as fabric or plastic pockets. It also allows readers to interact with the content on each page, which can be beneficial for children, such as fabrics and textiles.
How Is It Done?
Binding machines are used to bind large stacks of paper into a book. These machines can be manual or digital in nature. Manual binding is the process of manually turning the pages and then binding them together with a metal, plastic or cloth strip. Digital binding is the process of scanning pages and then printing them out on a printer with a wire-o binding system.
How Are They Made?
These books are bound without any sewing or wire. This type of binding can be used for small books, children’s books, and displaying different fabrics. High quality stack books consist of a cover, spine, and pages that are gathered together to form the text block. The cover and spine are then glued together with the text block sandwiched in between them. This type of binding is also known as a board book.
Stack books are not appropriate for large volumes of material because they require more glue than sewn bindings to hold the pages together, which can result in a heavy weight at the spine.
