Do you know why hard cover books come out first than a paperback? This is actually a marketing strategy that will allow the publisher and author to earn more. After all, they can charge a higher price for each book. With the release of a new publication, book enthusiasts might not be willing to wait until the paperback is released to read it. There is a higher chance that they will buy the hardbound books.
This is why it is more valuable than a paperback. Not only that, it also takes care of your books well. If you want to collect books or you want to have your own library of books, make sure you buy the hard cover books.
Where to bind hard cover books in the UK
If you have old books that are in paperback or important papers that you want to protect, binding them with hard cover is the best way to protect them. Fortunately, there are companies in the UK that can help bind your books for you. Here are two options that you can consider.
Otter Bookbinding Ltd.
This company had been binding books since it was founded in 1993 by Marysa de Veer. The company can help you with paperback, hard cover and even fine binding of cooks. They also offer other services like book printing and binding, editing and typesetting (even layout), and thesis binding. They can also restore and repair old books. They pride themselves in having a fast turnaround for their binding services. They serve clients all over the UK. Their Surrey Branch can service the Woking, Staines, Addlestone, Chertsey, Ascot, and Guildford while their West Sussex Branch can service Midhurst, Chichester, Petersfield, Arundel, and Haslemere.
London Bookbinding
The company is a member of the MJ Group and is one of your options to bind your books. They use both traditional and contemporary methods in binding books. They can do the traditional hard cover books but they also do branded books, screw-post binding, ring binders, leather binding, etc. They specialise in designing and creating books that will suit your taste. Their office is in St. John’s Square, Clerkenwell London. They only hold office from Monday to Friday between 9 am to 6 pm.
There are other book binding companies in the UK that you can look into but these two are one of the best that we have come across.
In case you want to learn how to make hard cover books, we have a “how to” article on this website with the step by step process on how to do it.