Material:
Paper for inner and ending sheets, Paper/textile/leather for cover, Grey board for binder.
Ribbon marks in different materials.
Paper Options:(in GSM)
Covering material you can use art paper or printed paper, gloss art paper, matt/dull art paper, offset paper, special paper. Art paper are smooth, and satin paper is closer to matt art paper.
You also can choose Vinyl papers,Book Cloths, and Leather Imitations.
Inner pages can be art paper, uncoated paper, special paper.
For inner pages: Art paper in 80g, 90g, 105g, 128g, 157gsm; Uncoated paper in 60g, 70g, 80g, 90g, 100g, 120g, 140gsm.
For ending pages: 70g~200gsm coated or uncoated paper.
For cover pages: 157g,200g,250gsm mounted and laminated outside.
For cover binder: 1500g,2000g,2500g,3000g grey board, in thickness of 1.5~3mm.
For jacket or sleeves: 200g ~ 350gsm.
(A variety of paper options, some special weight can be negotiated.)
Standard Size:
Trimmed to finished size: standard A3,A4,A5,A6.
Popular sizes: 210 x 297mm, 210 x 276mm, 210 x 285mm, 210 x 148mm, 210 x 143mm...
8.27” x 11.7”, 8.5” x 11”, 8.5” x 5.8”,8.5” x 6.5”...
(A variety of paper options,some special sizes can be negotiated.)
Printing:
Offset print, Silk print, Foil stamp.
Full color print, CMYK, Pantone colors, Vegetable inks printing, environmental ink printing.
Production Process:
Die-cut, gloss / matt / figured lamination(celloglaze), aqueous coating, gloss / matt varnishing, Laser / UV coating, foil stamping, debossing, embossing, imprint, shrink-wrapping, perforation, flapping, crease and folding, etc.
The technique of Foil Stamping and UV Coating have many challenges involving technique, materials, artwork and colors.
MOQ:
500copies each design, but 1500copies are the most economic quantity.
Packaging:
Wrapped by OPP bags individually and water-proof paper, packed into standard export cartons, then packed onto solid pallets.
Timing:
Estimated 24~48hours for sample, and 15~30days for bulk production.
3 hours forward to Shanghai Seaport Store(by sea or air).
3 days finish Chinese customs and placed into ship by sea, and 1 day by air.
Timing from Shanghai/Hangzhou to the destination ports for your consideration:
Port: |
By Sea: |
By Air: |
Port: |
By Sea: |
By Air: |
Sydney |
12~14days |
3days |
Vancouver |
15days |
3days |
Melbourne |
18days |
3days |
London |
30days |
3days |
Auckland |
18days |
3days |
Felixstowe |
25~31days |
3days |
Wellington |
28days |
3days |
Berlin |
27~31days |
3days |
Los Angeles |
15days |
3days |
Hamburg |
28~34days |
3days |
Long Beach |
11~16days |
3days |
Dublin |
38days |
3days |
Miami |
30days |
3days |
Antwerp |
30~38days |
3days |
Washington |
35~40days |
3days |
Rotterdam |
29~34days |
3days |
New York |
23days |
3days |
Southampton |
28~35days |
3days |