Spiral Coil Books
See Spiral Coil Book in action
Coil-bound books in 4 sizes from 5.5" x 8.5" to 8.5" x 11", 40 to 300 inside pages on 3 text stocks, black or white coil, from $423.28 for 10.
- From $423.28 per 10 books, which is $42.33 each, with the per-book price dropping to $10.89 at a run of 500.
- 4 sizes, from a 5.5" x 8.5" default up to 8.5" x 11", plus a custom size up to 9" x 11".
- 131 page counts, starting at 40 inside pages and stepping up two pages at a time, printed on 3 text stocks.
- Black or white coil, bound on the long edge for a portrait book or the short edge for a flip style, with a 14pt or 80# gloss cover you can velvet or silk laminate.
- 5 business day standard turnaround, with 4-day, 3-day, 2-day and next-day rush, rated 4.6 out of 5 across 17 reviews.
Bind a Book That Lies Flat and Stays Open
Open a spiral coil book on a desk and it stays open. We thread a plastic coil through holes punched along one edge, so each page swings a full 360 degrees, the book lies flat and it folds back on itself. Training manuals, workbooks, lab guides and cookbooks use coil binding for that reason: your hands stay free to follow a step or write in the margins. Buyers rate them 4.6 out of 5 across 17 reviews.
People work from these books. You set the size, the page count from 40 to 300 inside pages, the inside and cover stocks and the coil color, and the total changes with each pick. Every bound book we print is on book printing; the choices below build the coil book.
Ten books for a pilot training session cost $423.28, $42.33 each; a company rollout of 500 manuals brings each book to $10.89. The 28 tiers below give the total from 10 to 500.
What Is a Spiral Coil Book
A spiral coil book is a set of printed pages bound with a plastic coil threaded through punched holes along one edge, so the book opens flat and pages turn a full 360 degrees. At 4OVER4.COM it prints full color on 3 text stocks in 4 sizes from 5.5" x 8.5" up to 8.5" x 11", with 40 or more inside pages, a printed cover, and a coil in black or white. Buyers order it whenever a book has to stay open on its own: course manuals, workbooks, cookbooks, directories and reports. If you want a squared spine that reads more like a paperback, the Perfect Bound Book covers that, and the coil version sits right beside it as the one that lies flat.
Spiral Coil Binding Specs
A spiral coil booklet is punched along one edge and threaded with a single plastic coil, so the specs that decide the job are the coil itself, the number of inside pages it has to carry, and the cover that takes the handling.
| Spec | What you get |
|---|---|
| Coil color | Black or white plastic coil |
| Coil diameter | Matched to the finished thickness of your book, so the pages turn freely instead of binding up against the spine |
| Page count | Starts at 40 inside pages and steps up 2 pages at a time, across 131 page counts |
| Binding edge | Long edge for a portrait book, short edge for a flip style |
| Cover stock | 14pt or 80# gloss, with optional velvet or silk lamination |
| Inside stock | 3 text stocks |
| Sizes | 4 sizes, from a 5.5" x 8.5" default up to 8.5" x 11", plus a custom size up to 9" x 11" |
| Page rotation | A full 360 degrees, so the book lies completely flat and folds back on itself |
| Turnaround | 5 business day standard, with 4-day, 3-day, 2-day and next-day rush |
Page count is the number that drives the rest. A thin spiral coil booklet takes a small coil that sits close to the spine, and every extra pair of pages asks for a wider coil, which is why the coil diameter is set from your page count rather than chosen separately.
What Size and How Many Pages Should It Be
Start with the size that fits the job. The 5.5" x 8.5" default is a tidy handbook you can carry, 6" x 6" reads like a square keepsake, 6" x 9" suits a novel-shaped guide, and 8.5" x 11" gives a workbook or presentation full letter-size room. Need something in between? Set a custom size up to 9" x 11". The page count begins at 40 inside pages and climbs in twos across 131 options, up to 288, so a short course packet and a thick operations manual print on the same product. The 4 sizes, the 3 inside stocks, the covers and the binding choices appear below in the configurator's order.
Three choices decide how a spiral coil book works for its reader.
Pick an inside stock that fits how it gets used
The inside stock sets the feel of every page. 100# Gloss Text makes photos and charts pop, 100# Silk/Matte Text keeps a soft, glare-free read for text-heavy manuals, and 70# Uncoated Text takes pen and pencil so a workbook can be written in. Pick the stock by whether the reader reads it, shows it or fills it in.
Choose your coil color and binding edge
The coil lets the book lie flat, and you choose its color: black looks clean and professional, white looks brighter and softer. Then pick the edge: long binding runs the coil down the tall side for a standard portrait manual, while short binding runs it across the top so pages flip up like a desk pad or a flip chart.
Set the cover and add a laminate
The cover steps up to 14pt Gloss Cover or a lighter 80# Gloss Cover, and a velvet, silk or gloss laminate protects a cover that gets handled all day. Run 4/4 for full color on both sides of every sheet, or 1/1 to keep the whole book crisp black on white when color is not the point.
How Much Does a Spiral Coil Book Cost
Ten spiral coil books cost $423.28, which is $42.33 each. Fifty books run $19.93 each, one hundred run $14.79 each, and five hundred run $10.89 each, so the per-book cost at 500 is roughly a quarter of the price at 10. There are 28 quantity tiers from 10 up to 500, and the page count and stocks move the total from there. Set the slider below to your class or staff size and read the total and the per-book cost together.
Wally binds a book that lies flat
Why a plastic coil keeps your manual open to the right page.
A spiral coil threads through your pages so the book opens flat and folds all the way back, which is why workbooks, manuals, and cookbooks pick coil over glue. Order 10 from $423.28, choose your size and page count, pick a black or white coil, and Wally binds it to your spec.
Can You Proof Before You Print
Yes. Before a full run goes to press you can approve a free online proof to check your file on screen, or order a next-day hardcopy proof to hold the real book in your hands first. That matters more on a coil book than a flat card, because a manual has a cover, dozens of inside pages, and a binding edge that all have to line up. Pair the proof with the right stock, the right coil and a laminated cover, and a book you print once gets used for months. Kids Books and receipt books work the same way, so if you are printing for a classroom or a counter, the Kids Books and Receipt Books are close cousins worth a look.
How Do Spiral Coil Books Compare to the Rest of the Range
Choose spiral coil when the book has to lie flat and take a pen. If you are also pricing a squared perfect-bound spine, a kids book or a carbonless receipt book, the chart below puts spiral coil books beside those siblings with the starting price of each.
Spiral Coil vs Wire-O vs Saddle Stitch
Three bindings cover most bound work, and they behave differently on a desk. Compare the three in the binding options collection before you commit a page count.
| Spiral coil | Wire-O | Saddle stitch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay flat | Fully flat, and folds back on itself through 360 degrees | Fully flat, pages turn on twin loops without folding right back | Opens flat at the center, springs closed toward the covers |
| Page count | From 40 inside pages upward, in steps of 2 | Suits low to mid page counts, limited by the wire size | Low page counts only, in multiples of 4, see saddle stitch booklet printing |
| Durability | Plastic coil flexes back into shape if it is squashed in a bag | Metal loops hold a crisp line but stay bent once crushed | Staples, with nothing to snag or deform |
| Cost | Mid, the coil and punching are extra steps | Mid to high for the same page count | Lowest per copy of the three |
| Best for | Anything written in or worked from with both hands busy | Presentation documents and calendars | Programs, short catalogs and newsletters |
What People Bind With Spiral Coil
Coil earns its place wherever the book has to stay open on its own. These are the jobs it comes back for.
Training manuals
A trainee follows a step on the page while both hands are on the equipment, and a coil book stays open at that step instead of snapping shut.
Workbooks
Because the pages fold all the way back, a student writes on a single flat sheet rather than into the curve of a spine.
Planners
A planner gets opened and closed every day, and the coil takes that handling without a spine cracking along one week.
Cookbooks
Propped on a counter, a coil cookbook holds the recipe open through the whole cook rather than flipping back to the front.
Field guides
Folded back on itself the book takes half the space in a hand or a pocket, which is what you want when you are reading it standing up.
See How a Finished Spiral Coil Book Lands
The gallery below shows books we printed in-house, manuals and workbooks with black or white coils and laminated covers, so you can see how a cover and a coil look together before you choose. Tap any print to see it larger.
How Fast Can You Get Spiral Coil Books
Spiral coil books print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 4-day, 3-day, 2-day or even next-day production. Each step buys back time on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Our guide on how to print a book online and ship it anywhere in the US covers the rest of the order. Approve your free online proof promptly to keep a rush order on track, and the book still ships to your chosen date.
See the Rest of Our Books
The cards below show the perfect-bound spine, the kids book and the heavier covers, each with its starting price and a link to its page. The whole book printing family is there, and the full print product range covers the rest of what we print.
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Spiral Coil Book: Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose coil binding over a glued spine?
A plastic coil threads through holes punched along one edge, so pages turn a full 360 degrees, the book lies completely flat, and it folds back on itself. That is what makes coil the usual pick for training manuals, workbooks, lab guides, and cookbooks, where your hands need to stay free while you read.
What is the minimum order and what does it cost per book?
The minimum is 10 books from $423.28, which is $42.33 each. The per-book price falls as the run grows, reaching $10.89 each at 500 copies, so a course or a workbook that will be reprinted anyway is cheaper to run in one larger batch.
How many pages can the book have?
There are 131 page count choices. They start at 40 inside pages and step up two pages at a time, printed on a choice of 3 text stocks. Because coil binding punches rather than folds, the page count does not have to land on a multiple of four the way a saddle stitched booklet does.
What sizes are available?
Four sizes are offered, from a 5.5 by 8.5 inch default up to 8.5 by 11 inches, plus a custom size up to 9 by 11 inches. The larger sizes suit worksheets and technical diagrams, while 5.5 by 8.5 is the handier format for a manual carried around.
Can the book be bound on the short edge instead of the side?
Yes. The binding dimension setting lets you bind along the long edge for a normal portrait book, or along the short edge for a flip style that opens top to bottom, which suits notepads and desk reference guides.
What cover options are there?
Covers print on 14pt or 80# gloss stock and can be finished with velvet or silk lamination, with foil stamping available on the cover as well. The coil itself comes in black or white, so you can match it to the cover design.
Why is spiral bound so expensive?
Each spiral coil book is punched along one edge and threaded with its own plastic coil, and every extra pair of pages asks for a wider coil, so the price per book is highest on a short run. It falls hard with volume: ten books cost $423.28, or $42.33 each, one hundred run $14.79 each, and five hundred bring each book to $10.89.
