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What's the difference between paperback and plastic?
One of the biggest differences between paperback and hardcover is the cover. In terms of feel, the cover of paperback picture books is soft, that is, a thick layer of paper. The cover of hardcover picture books is mostly made of cardboard leather, cardboard cloth or other artificial composite materials, which has a strong texture, so the cover of hardcover books is often called book shell.

In terms of thickness, a book with the same title must be thinner in paperback than in hardcover. In terms of price, hardcover is high > adhesive is affordable > paperback is slightly higher. Binding is to brush glue on the back of the book, then stick the cover, and finally cut it according to the size of the finished product. Binding can be divided into wired binding and wireless binding. Paperback, also known as paperback, is a common book binding form after summarizing the advantages of Bao Beizhuang and thread binding.

The production of a book includes two parts: printing and binding. For hardcover books and paperbacks, the printing process is the same, and there is no difference. It's just that hardcover books require better quality, so the paper used is generally better (for example, thicker and more upscale), while paperback books can use ordinary paper.

Advantages and disadvantages of paperback and plastic packaging

1, paperback: Paperback, also known as "paperback", is not a pirated picture book, but a different binding form compared with hardcover. The cover is an ordinary copper cardboard cover. The spine is bound with glue nails or riding nails. Like baby bear. Paperback picture books are cheap and of good quality. If you save more money on exquisite packaging, you can buy more picture books.

Advantages: Paperback picture books are cheap and good quality, which is more suitable for thinner children's picture books. The price is cheap. Disadvantages: simple binding, no high-grade hardcover visually. In fact, the content is not worse than hardcover.

2. Binding: Binding refers to painting glue on the back of the book, then sticking the cover, and finally cutting according to the size of the finished product. Binding can be divided into wired binding and wireless binding. Glued picture books are slightly more expensive than paperbacks and more affordable than hardcover picture books. Different Ksenya Goryachova Camilla, which is popular all over the world, is bound with plastic. ?

Advantages: From the point of view of binding technology, it is relatively firm and not easy to be damaged or dropped. Price ratio? Hardcover is much more affordable. Compared with paperback, it feels better and looks more upscale. Disadvantages, the binding effect of this kind of glue binding will have cracks on the page turning. Suitable for picture books with fewer pages. The binding effect of binding picture books will have slight cracks when turning pages, and the pages will be scattered if it takes too long.