How to Set Up a Perfect Bound Book w/Custom Spine Calculator in InDesign

[Mike the Print Man]

Did a video on how to set up a InDesign file for a perfect bound book. Also created a custom spine width calculator.

Let me know your thoughts.

 

[prepressdork]

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the video. What if content on a text page stops at the inside fold? That content needs to bleed off prior to perfect binding.

Best regards,
pd

 

[Mike the Print Man]

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the video. What if content on a text page stops at the inside fold? That content needs to bleed off prior to perfect binding.

Best regards,
pd

I think maybe I'm not understanding your question. Do you mean content that goes into the gutter area of the book? Like a background?

 

[prepressdork]

Hi Mike,

Please see below. Since the image stops at the fold and this would perfect bind, the pages need to be separated so the image can bleed off the left side of the page.

Best regards,
pd

 

[Mike the Print Man]

Hi Mike,

Please see below. Since the image stops at the fold and this would perfect bind, the pages need to be separated so the image can bleed off the left side of the page.

Best regards,
pd

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I see what you mean. Normally it shouldn't be a problem, however, because that area is going to fall into the gutter of the book. Most of the time anything within 5-10mm (depending on book thickness) will fall into the gutter and not be able to be seen anyway, so you wouldn't even notice it. If the perfect bound book is super thin for any reason, then setting up your InDesign file without facing pages on would be a good idea.

 

[joshlindsay]

What would be awesome @Mike the Print Man is a video on getting the inside front cover and page 1 lined up with an image that spans over.

 

[Mike the Print Man]

What would be awesome @Mike the Print Man is a video on getting the inside front cover and page 1 lined up with an image that spans over.

I'm not a miracle worker, lol.

 

[joshlindsay]

I'm not a miracle worker, lol.

That's not what I've been told....

 

[johnny_jay]

What would be awesome @Mike the Print Man is a video on getting the inside front cover and page 1 lined up with an image that spans over.

Wouldn't that depend on if you add a hinge or not? Some shops do, some don't.

 

[joshlindsay]

Wouldn't that depend on if you add a hinge or not? Some shops do, some don't.

Yeah I guess so. Our binder has side glue so the hinge crease is needed. Think we've settled on 7mm hinge.

 

[Magnus59]

What would be awesome @Mike the Print Man is a video on getting the inside front cover and page 1 lined up with an image that spans over.

 

[johnny_jay]

Yeah I guess so. Our binder has side glue so the hinge crease is needed. Think we've settled on 7mm hinge.

Do you have client adjust art when it's a run across so it looks good?

 

[joshlindsay]

Do you have client adjust art when it's a run across so it looks good?

We do it ourselves.

 

[joshlindsay]

Thanks! That's perfect. Much easier than other instructions I saw ages ago - maybe it's the video format gets it across much easier than text.