Different cover types from GreenLight

GreenLight can be used to create, amend and export various styles of printed covers and jackets to the exact requirements of print suppliers and book publishers.

Measurement can be amended but typically these have the following specs:

PLC / PPC / POB / Arlin

These are various names used for the same cover type!

The initialisations PLC (Paper Laminated Case) / PPC (Printed Paper Case) / POB (Paper over Board) all refer to a printed cover file glued onto a hard cased book.

Arlin shares the same technical specs as a PLC and is a coloured paper stamped to achieve a cloth effect.

• 15mm wrap on outer edges added to trim page size on all edges

• 3mm overhang added to trim page size on outer edges
• Additional 3mm bleeds on all outer edges
• No flaps or turnaround

PLC cut flush

This is a PLC (Paper Laminated Case) printed cover file glued onto a hard cased book that is then trimmed off on top, bottom and outer edges.

• As above specs but with no overhang added to trim page size on outer edges

Paperback

A cover wrapping around front, spine and back of a paperback book.

• 5mm bleed on outer edges
• No flaps or turnaround

Paperback with flaps / Flapped Cover

A cover wrapping around front, spine and back of a paperback book with added flaps.

• 5mm bleed on outer edges
• Added flaps

• 2mm turnaround

Hardback Jacket

A paper jacket (also called a dust jacket) wrapping around a hard cased book.

• 5mm bleed on outer edges
• Trim page size plus 3mm on outside edges
• Always has flaps
• 3mm turnaround

Paper Jacket with French Folds

A paper jacket wrapping around a hard cased book that is folded both horizonatally and verrtaiclaly.

• 5mm bleed on outer edges
• Trim page size plus 3mm on horizpontal outside edges
• Always has flaps
• Additional vertical dimension added
• 3mm turnaround on horizontal folds

Flexi

A flexi bound cover uses a card stock that produces a more flexible medium cased book.

• 15mm bleed on outer edges
• Trim page size plus 3mm on outside edges

Flexi with flaps

As above specs but with added flaps

• Flaps
• 2mm turnaround

Wiro

A wiro bound cover consists of two printed cards producing either an open or cased wiro bound book.

• 5mm bleed on outer edges
• No spine
• Pages are designed as facing pages but are set-up with extra 5mm added to trim page size on inside gutter to simulate a 5mm bleed on all edges

Cloth Spine

A printed cover file with two sections glued onto outer edges of a hard cased book. The spine is covered with cloth and can be foil blocked.

• Pages are designed as split apart spread pages
• 5mm added to inside edges to achieve bleed on all edges.
• Exported as pages not spreads

Quarter Binding

As above but both the spine and a specified area of the cover are covered with cloth and can be foil blocked.

• As above specs but
• Quarter binding amount is added to spine width and removed from cover panel artwork