Custom Book Printing Services
Textbooks, paperback books, coffee table books, art books, picture books, cookbooks, photography books, children's books, periodicals — we do it all.
Why choose Hatteras as your book printer?
We offer a host of book printing services to help your titles look and feel special.
All books are produced digitally on the very latest high-definition printing technology. All printing, binding, and fulfillment are done on-site by experienced manufacturing craftsmen.
Since we all judge a book by its cover, Hatteras has cover options including gloss and luxury matte lamination and specialty coatings like velvet soft touch, UV high gloss and spot foil, and metallic applications.
Hatteras has the ability to print on a wide array of papers including synthetic and plastics. We’re well-stocked with standard papers to help alleviate disruptions and distress in the supply chain of the paper market.
Many times our customers need ancillary print materials to go with their book orders. They need more than a quality book printer, they need a great commercial printer as well. Study guides, visual aids, window clings, posters, belly bands, and virtually any other support material can be produced and shipped along with your book order. We also offer promotional materials for press and media kits, as well as direct mail services should you need them to promote your product.
Your orders ship from our warehouse packed tight to ensure the products are in great condition when they arrive.
Give us a call or hit the button requesting a book printing quote below. Get started working with one of the best book printing companies in the world.
Book PRINTING and Bindery Services
At Hatteras, advanced experience and technology let's us produce your books quickly and economically. Here is a summary of some of the types of books we produce, along with the various book-binding techniques that we can apply.
Book Printing Services
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Soft Cover Books
Soft cover books refers to books that have their pages bound within a pliable paper cover, as with a paperback novel, corporate annual report or magazine.
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Hard Cover Books
A hard cover book is bound with rigid protective covers typically made of binder's board or heavy paperboard. Hard cover books have a flexible, sewn spine that allows the book to lie flat on a surface when opened.
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Short Run Books
Short run printing, sometimes referred to as “print on demand," uses modern digital printing equipment to produce smaller quantities of short run booklets, calendars, brochures, and more.
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Brochures
- Bi-fold
- Tri-fold
- Z-fold
- Gate-fold
- Full-color
- Black-and-white
- Die-cut
- Perforated
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Periodicals
Periodicals are magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, and newsletters that are published at regular intervals.
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Displays & Marketing Collateral
Various displays and marketing collateral can be produced in-house including maps, teaching aids, banners, promotional items and
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Shrink Wrapping & Labeling
Specialty assembly requirements like shrink wrapping and specialized labeling can be applied to promote and protect your products.
Book Binding Services
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Perfect Binding
Perfect binding is a widely used soft cover book binding method in which the pages and cover are glued together at the spine.
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Spiral Binding
Spiral binding uses a continuous spiral wire or plastic strip which is passed through holes along one edge to bind the book.
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Saddle-Stitch Binding
Saddle-Stitch binding, one of the most common binding methods, is when single sheets of paper are folded in half and then stapled through the fold by a saddle-stitch stapler.
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Case Binding
Case binding is used for hardcover books. Groups of folded pages are sewn together using thread, which is then enveloped in a hardboard cover.
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Wire-O Binding
Wire-O binding is used for both hard and soft-cover books. The wire may be seen, concealed, or semi-concealed. It is a higher-quality alternative to spiral binding.
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Board Books
Board books are durable books made from cardboard and designed for children. They are usually made with heavy laminated paper or cardboard.
cutting-edge technology and equipment
With an extensive range of equipment and resources, including over fifty pre-press, digital print, duplicators, envelope presses, and web presses, Hatteras is equipped to handle various printing needs. We specialize in high-quality print and binding services, utilizing world-class technology to ensure beautiful and accurate print reproduction. We employ advanced high-speed inkjet digital print technology to produce sharp and consistent color, text, and images. Skilled operators use state-of-the-art finishing equipment to bind books perfectly, no matter the binding type.
Additionally, Hatteras incorporates Amazon Transparency Technology, which employs secure and unique codes to prevent counterfeits from reaching customers. Through software automation, they analyze book files to detect production issues and standardize layouts efficiently, freeing up their prepress department to focus on fine details for superior quality. We also use 2-D barcode technology to provide instructions for dynamic page perforation and cutting, enabling the addition of horizontal and vertical perforations throughout the book. Here are some of the various book printing equipment that we utilize in-house at Hatteras.
OFFSET, DIGITAL & LARGE FORMAT PRINTING EQUIPMENT
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HP T240 Web Press
- Full variable color on both sides of the sheet at 500 feet per minute
- Larger Sheets available up to 20” x 30”
- Best in class HP High Definition Print Heads
- Prints on a wide range of coated and uncoated stocks as light as 35# Offset and up to 100# Cover
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RMGT 9 Offset Press
- LED-UV Curing, up to 16,000 SPH, and 8-up printing
- Specialty coating effects like super high gloss UV, spot UV, reticulated varnish, and chemical embossing
- Prints on a wide range wider range of new products, including plastic cards, window decals, static clings, and floor graphics
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6 Color Heidelberg with Coater SM 102
- 6/color with aqueous coater
- 28”x40” sheet size
- Perfector
- 13,000 SPH
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Canon Imagepress C10000 VP (X2)
- High resolution of 2400 x 2400 dpi
- 100 impressions per minute
- Wide range of media support
- Color and BW
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Canon Oce Vario Print (X4)
- Up to 200 lpi for greyscales
- Up to 120 impressions per minute
- Wide range of media support
- BW only
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Indigo 7K
- High-definition imaging at 2438x2438 dpi
- Maximum sheet size of 13"x19"
- Produces up to 160 4-color sheets/minute
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HP Latex R2000 Plus
- 104 square feet/hour print speed
- Flatbed or roll printing
- CMYK + white + clear
- Prints on foam, wood, plastic, & aluminum
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OKI C942 Envelope Press
- Prints in a full range of CMYK + white
- Cost-effective in producing short runs
- Prints on a wide array of sizes and weights
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Mimaki UVJC-300
- 64" wide
- CMYK + white
- UV inks
- 277 Sq. feet/hour
- Print and cut
BINDERY & CUTTING EQUIPMENT
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MBO MCC3 Paper Folder
- “Wet” Scoring
- Double right angle
- Gate folds
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Horizon CRF-362 Crease & Folder
- Creasing & folding on heavier stocks
- Stops paper cracks and quality issues
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Horizon BQ-470 Perfect Binder
- PUR book thickness 0.3-65 mm
- Side gluing
- EVA / PUR glue
- Manual book feeding
- Automatic cover
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Sterling Coilmaster Jr.
- Binds up to 600 books/hour
- Margins up to 3/16"
- Books up to 25mm in diameter
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AP-500M Automatic Punching Machine
- Up to 120 strokes per minute.
- Sheets as small as 5 X 5.5 inches and as large as 17 X 20 inches.
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Horizon AFV-566FKT Folder
- Wide variety of fold patterns
- Fast, easy setups save time and cost
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Horizon HT-300 Trimmer
- Automated job set-ups
- Quick changeovers
- Store up to 40 different book jobs
- Continuous feed cycle speed up to 1200 books/hour.
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Graphtec FC8600
- 64" print width
- Cuts 58.5 inches/second
- Cuts vinyl, films, and masking
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Zund G3 L-2500
- 70"x98" cutting bed
- Cuts up to 4" thick
- Knife or router cutting
- Cuts foam, wood, plastic, & aluminum
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Muller Martini Saddle Stitcher
- Up to 1/8” thick book
- 8 pockets
LAMINATORS, MOUNTERS & FINISHING EQUIPMENT
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Foliant Vega 400 A Laminator
- Maximal Speed: single side 18 m/min.
- Feeding System: automatic, vacuum belt,
- Feeder's Capacity 28 cm
- Overlaps: In-Run Screw control, Overlaps
- Accuracy ± 2 mm
- Separation: Automatic
- Paper Weight: 115–500 g/m²
- Minimal Sheets Size (w×l): 20×30 cm
- Maximal Sheets Size (w×l): 38x66 cm
- Maximal Performance: 2100 B3 / hod.
- Temperature Control: 80–140 °C,
- Warming Up Time 8 min
- Non-sticky pressure roller: standard
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SEAL Image 600-S
- 64" wide mounting & laminating
- Hot/cold laminating
- 10 feet/minute
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GBC Spire III 64-T
- 64" wide mounting & laminating
- Hot/cold laminating
- 10 feet/minute
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Generation 8 Hunkeler
- Web widths up to 22.5" wide
- Web speed of up to 180 meters/minute
- Multiple finishing processes
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Juki LU-1560N
- 2,500 STI/minute
- Sews banners, fabrics, leather, etc.
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Automatic Grommet Machine
- 2,700 grommets/hour
- Laser target grommeting
Hatteras: YOUR CUSTOM Book PRINTING PROVIDER
The Hatteras Books division has the very best in class high definition digital printing capabilities. Your readers will have clear readable text and bright sharp colors photos. Beautiful stocks including recycled and coated options. Covers that are printed so brilliantly readers will think they are alive.