Digital Finishing: Different Paths to Success

Seibel says client expectations still need to be managed when it comes to bookletmaking, however, since inconsistencies can still occur. "Whether in-line or off-line, the finishing for saddlestitched books still has a ways to go, especially for the price point," he explains. "We come from the offset side, where we are used to everything being as near perfect as possible—perfect square trim, always hitting right on the crop marks—and it just doesn't happen with most bookletmakers. But they are coming along."