What is the difference between long edge binding and short edge binding?

Nadia Petrov
Nadia Petrov Customer Education Writer at 4OVER4.COM
May 8, 2025

Answer

Long Edge Binding means the finished book is portrait. Short Edge binding means the finished book will be landscape.. So for example, assume you have a 5.5" x 8.5" booklet. With long edge binding, the flat size of the booklet will be 8.5" x 11" and the binding will occur on the 8.5" side. With short edge binding, the flat size of the booklet will be 5.5" x 17" and the binding will occur on the 5.5" side

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