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Product Description<\/span><\/div>\n
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Exercise Book Printing \u2014 Page Counts, Ruling Alignment, and Packing<\/h1>\n

Exercise books are simple products with three failure points:\u00a0a stapled block that is too thick to hold, ruling that slides off-centre after trimming, and ink that transfers between pages while the books are stacked<\/strong>. All three are production decisions made before the staples go in. At\u00a0Longyin Printing<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0these books are produced to order in our own Shenzhen factory, at the thin page counts schools order by the packet.<\/p>\n

What Is Exercise Book Printing?<\/h3>\n

It is bulk production of thin, stapled books of roughly 8-32 pages on 60-70 gsm writing paper, printed with a ruling and a subject or school panel on the cover.\u00a0The format is defined by writing comfort rather than page count<\/strong>: the book has to lie flat on a desk and stay flat while the pupil writes across the spread.<\/p>\n

Which Page Counts Work for Stapled Exercise Books?<\/h3>\n

Saddle stitching folds the sheets and drives staples through the fold, so thickness is the limiting factor.\u00a0Staples hold reliably up to roughly 64 pages, and the thinner the book, the flatter it opens<\/strong>, which is why exercise books sit at the low end. Page counts run in multiples of four, so the practical sizes are 8, 16, 24, and 32 pages; anything heavier moves to a glued or sewn spine, where the book no longer opens as flat. For thicker subject books, our\u00a0school notebook printing<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0page covers the binding options.<\/p>\n

How Is Ruling Aligned to the Finished Trim?<\/h3>\n

Ruling has to be positioned against the finished page, not against the large press sheet.\u00a0If the ruled lines are imposed to the untrimmed sheet, a normal cutting tolerance of a millimetre or two shows up as uneven top and bottom margins<\/strong>\u00a0– obvious at once in a four-line handwriting guide, where the lines must sit in the same place on every page. We impose ruling to the trim and hold a tighter cutting tolerance on these titles, because the reader compares every page against the one before it.<\/p>\n

How Do You Prevent Ink Set-Off Between Pages?<\/h3>\n

Set-off is the defect that reaches the customer last and is blamed on the printer first.\u00a0Freshly printed sheets stacked or bound before the ink is fully dry transfer ink to the facing page under pressure<\/strong>, which appears as ghosting of the cover panel or a dark ruling on the opposite side. We manage it by keeping ink density within the stock’s absorbency, allowing drying time before folding and packing, and checking a bound copy from the bottom of the stack rather than the top, where the problem concentrates.<\/p>\n

How Should Export Packs Be Counted and Packed?<\/h3>\n

Schools and distributors order by the packet, not by the single book.\u00a0Agree the packet size and the carton count together, because the packing unit decides shipping volume, weight per carton, and how much damage the books take in transit.<\/strong>\u00a0Typical packs are 10, 12, or 24 books, banded in paper or packed in a printed sleeve, with the cartons then labelled by subject or by school if the delivery has to be split on arrival. Plastic banding is optional and can be replaced with a paper band for markets that refuse plastic.<\/p>\n

How Long Does Production and Shipping Take?<\/h3>\n

Production runs about 5-7 days for saddle-stitched books, 8-10 days for perfect-bound orders under 10,000 copies, and 15-18 days for sewn or hardcover editions, counted from file confirmation; the actual figure follows complexity and quantity. Shipping adds about 7-10 days by air, or about 15-20 days by sea to nearby regions, with longer transit for remote destinations.<\/p>\n

What Should You Send for a Quote?<\/h3>\n

Send the trim size, page count in multiples of four, ruling type and whether it is ruled, four-line, or grid, the writing paper weight, cover artwork with the subject or school panel, binding, quantity with the packet size, packing, and destination.\u00a0Confirming the ruling type and the packet count at the same time avoids two of the three defects named above<\/strong>, since both are settled before the plates are made. Quotes are issued within 24 hours, and the wider stationery range sits in our\u00a0notebook printing category<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Technical Specifications<\/h3>\n
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Feature<\/th>\nCustom Options Available<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Core Service<\/strong><\/td>\nExercise Book Printing (Made to Order, Bulk)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page Counts<\/strong><\/td>\n8, 16, 24 & 32 Pages, Set in Multiples of Four<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Page Stock<\/strong><\/td>\nWriting Paper in 60-70 gsm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruling<\/strong><\/td>\nRuled, Four-Line Handwriting Guides, Grid & Blank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruling Alignment<\/strong><\/td>\nImposed to the Finished Trim With Tight Cutting Tolerance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Binding<\/strong><\/td>\nSaddle Stitching for Thin Books; Sewn or Perfect Binding Above About 64 Pages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Printing<\/strong><\/td>\nOffset in One to Four Colours, Cover With Subject or School Panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Set-Off Control<\/strong><\/td>\nInk Density, Drying Time Before Folding and Bottom-of-Stack Inspection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Packet Options<\/strong><\/td>\nPacks of 10, 12 or 24 Books, Paper Band or Printed Sleeve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carton Labeling<\/strong><\/td>\nCartons Labelled by Subject or School on Request<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sizes<\/strong><\/td>\nA4, A5, A6 & Fully Custom Sizes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Production Time<\/strong><\/td>\nAbout 5-7 Days (Saddle Stitching); 8-10 Days (Perfect Binding, Under 10,000 Copies); 15-18 Days (Sewn or Hardcover)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shipping Time<\/strong><\/td>\nAbout 7-10 Days by Air; About 15-20 Days by Sea to Nearby Regions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samples<\/strong><\/td>\nFree Printed Quality Sample; Custom Samples in About 1-7 Working Days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Payment Terms<\/strong><\/td>\n40% Deposit, 60% Balance Before Shipping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quoting<\/strong><\/td>\nFree Quote Within 24 Hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

See the full\u00a0notebook printing category<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0for related notebook and stationery formats.<\/p>\n

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Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n