Perfect bound is soft cover, but soft cover isn't necessarily perfect bound; other binding types can be soft cover as well. With a laminated cover, perfect bound books have a clean, professional appearance. They also cost less to produce than other options such as plastic comb binding and hard cover binding. Comb bindings are often used in cookbooks, and hard cover bindings are often used in children's picture books.

In general, a perfect binding will help you save money on printing costs and enable you to set a lower retail price on your book without sacrificing quality or marketability.

"4-color process" is another term for "full color." Literally thousands of colors can be derived from the three primary colors: blue, red, and yellow. Add black, and you have "4-color," or more like "every color." You can use color photographs, artwork, backgrounds, text, etc. on your cover with a 4-color process.

Printing costs can be lowered by cutting the page count. This can be accomplished by deleting unnecessary text; keeping illustrations/photographs to a minimum; choosing larger book dimensions; and reducing the point size. Be careful with that last one ... I'm not suggesting that you should go down to 8-point type! Make sure that your book is comfortably readable. Times New Roman is widely used in either 10 point or 12 point, depending on the type of book. Your book designer may also be able to suggest a font that is just as good or better.

Increasing the quantity will also lower the per-book cost. However, it will raise the total bill as well. You need to decide how much you can afford to spend on printing and go from there.

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