Vinyl Books are approximately 12×12″, the same as traditional record albums. A vinyl book can hold records, discs, posters, and many other items. We make these to your spec. Books have printed inner pages, any quantity, just like a coffee table book.
Hanging or Swinging Sleeves , Glued on Sleeve Pockets can be used to hold vinyl or cds, or foam trays can be used for mixed media.
The outside can be printed full color, or wrapped with a material like linen or leather.

QUANTITY

• Minimum order is 300 units.
• 500 Quantity is almost the same cost as 300, and a much better per unit price.

DIMENSIONS
Hardcover books can be made in any size. CD, DVD, and Vinyl sizes are very popular.

• Custom Sized Book 
• CD Book 5×5″
• DVD Book 5×7″
• Vinyl Book – 12×12″ (this page)

MEDIA

Popular: any
Possible: cd, dvd, vinyl, usb, video screen, download card, books, posters, cassette (client made/inserted)
Disc Manufacturing USB Manufacturing LCD Video Panel

HOW TO HOLD THE MEDIA

Foam Inserts/Trays
Hubs: cork, foam
Glued on Sleeve-Pocket: Vinyl Sized, CD Sized
Swinging Sleeve: (also called Hanging Sleeve) 4C, 1C, solid color, die cuts
Clear trays (5×5″ and 5×7″) and Paper Trays may be challenging to use in a non-standard size book.

Foam Tray Foam Hub Cork Hub Glued on Sleeve/Pocket Swinging Sleeve Clear 5″ Tray Clear 7″ Tray Paper Tray

INNER PAGES

Most books have pages. The inside pages in a book are made in 4pp increments. These are referred to as the inner pages or inside booklet. The booklet is attached to the book, and the method of attaching it often depends on how many pages there are.

• 8pp-28pp Stapled / Saddle Stitch Option
  • 4pp – 12pp can be attached to the wrap at the center spine.
  • 16pp+ should have one page glued down to the panel.
• 32pp+ Perfect Bound / Saddle Stitch Option
  • Spec’d with a 4pp cover (25o gsm) +  inner pages (150 – 100 gsm).
  • Covers are thicker material and can have special effects like foil or spot gloss.
  • One cover is glued to the end panel.

• Fly Sheets – usually either side of the booklet, black matte material is popular.
• Vellum Sheets
• Swinging / Hanging Sleeve to hold discs, cards, or posters can be added to the inner pages

INNER PAGE PAPER STOCKS 

• Crisp white
• Recycled
• Uncoated / Matte
• Vellum / Tracing Paper

BOOK WRAPS
Hardcover books are made with a chipboard core that is wrapped with paper, fabric, or material.

OUTSIDE WRAP

• 4C Wrap – Full color 120gsm wrap + matte or gloss lamination
• Linen Wrap  & Fabrics
  • Printing is 1C black silkscreening on loose weave, or up to 4C on tighter weave fabric.
  • Foil stamping
• Leather (vegan)
  • Foil stamping or debossing
  • Cannot be printed with ink

INSIDE WRAP

• 4C Wrap – Full color 120gsm wrap
• Black Matte Material Wrap (Unprinted)
• Kraft Material (Parchment, Tan)

SPECIAL EFFECTS PRINTING & CUSTOM DIES
We offer many types of printing effects (Foil, Emboss/Deboss, Spot UV Gloss, Metallic Ink) and Custom Dies.
Foil Emboss/Deboss Spot Gloss Metallic Ink Custom Dies

SLIPCASES & OTHER ADD-ONs
If you’d like to add a slipcase, we can do that for you.

• 4C Print / Full Color
• 15/16pt 350gsm Art card or thicker
• Open one side or tube style

Other add-ons include things like ribbons, velcro tabs, posters, downloadcards, etc. Let us know what you need!
Add a slipcase Various Add-ons

We have a site dedicated to books if you’d like to see additional options.