The Bindery—No Longer the Bottleneck of the Printers’ Workflow

Trade Binderies: A Changing Business Model

The business model for trade binderies has changed. The old model: provide all finishing work. The new model: bindery specialists. Existing trade binderies are looking for ways to differentiate themselves by offering more specialized binding and finishing services. Some of the services they offer include: die cutting, laminating, perfect binding, tabbing, indexing, long-run mechanical binding, short-run mechanical binding, case binding, assembly and fulfillment.