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| A method of securing loose printed pages with a strip of tape or plastic strips fused with heat. This binding allows documents to lay flat when opened, is sturdy, and neat. |
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| Each book requires holes to be drilled through the spine, after which a machine is used to wind the coil through the holes in a spiral to join the pages. The coil can be made of either plastic or metal. Also known as spiral binding. |
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| A series of rectangular holes are punched through the spine of each book and a plastic comb spine is inserted through the holes to hold the pages together. Also known as comb binding. |
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| Double loop wire binding is similar to a cerlox binding in that it has teeth that fit into holes in the edge of the paper. However, the wire is made of metal for added strength. Double loop bindings are also stronger cerlox bindings. |
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| The most basic and commonly used binding for periodicals, booklets, annual reports, etc. this type of binding is achieved by inserting one or more folded signatures inside each other and stapling them together at the spine. |
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| Commonly used for catalogs, directories and paperback books. This binding method involves stacking all of the pages, then roughing the spines before applying glue, so that the glue bonds to the spine of the book better. The cover is then wrapped around the book. |
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| Similar to perfect binding except that it is used to produce hard cover books instead of soft cover books. Also, in addition to glueing, the spines are often sewn as well to make the book more durable. |
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