TABLE 11.1 Common Types of Binding

TABLE 11.1 Common Types of Binding
Image Credit: © 2014 Macmillan. Photo by Regina Tavani.	Loose-leaf binders. Loose-leaf binders are convenient when pages must be added and removed frequently. A high-quality binder can cost as much as several dollars.
Image Credit: © 2014 Macmillan. Photo by Regina Tavani.	Ring or spiral binders. The wire or plastic coils or combs that hold the pages together enable you to open the document flat on a desk or even fold it over so that it takes up the space of only one page. Print shops can bind documents of almost any size in plastic coils or combs for about a dollar each.
Image Credit: © 2014 Macmillan. Photo by Regina Tavani.	Saddle binding. The document is opened to its middle pages, and large staples are inserted from the outside. Saddle binding is impractical for large documents.
Image Credit: © 2014 Macmillan. Photo by Regina Tavani.	Perfect binding. Pages are glued together along the spine edge, and a cover is attached. Perfect binding, used in book publishing, produces the most formal appearance, but it is relatively fragile, and the open document usually does not lie flat.