Binding Types
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File Specifications
Most Popular Paper
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
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File Specifications
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Coating Options
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
Learn More
File Specifications
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Coating Options
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
Learn More
File Specifications
Our Most Popular Paper Options are
Coating Options
Gloss paper has a shiny and lustrous smooth coated gloss finish. Excellent for making full color printing appear more vibrant.
Matte paper is a dull coated sheet that exhibits low gloss finish. Paper has minimal glare, making it easier to read text.
Uncoated paper is easy to write on and should be used in projects such as a workbook or coloring book.
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Most Popular Types
The easiest way to get an idea for magazine layout design is to look at as many examples as possible! Scroll through some of our popular printed publication types below to get an idea for different industries that benefit from creating a publication.
Travel Magazines
Find your next destination or read about the travel adventures of others with travel magazines you’ll want to hold on to.
Healthcare Magazines
From the latest medical breakthroughs to how to afford the best healthcare for your family, healthcare magazines have the trusted advice you’ve been looking for.
Real Estate Magazines
If you’re looking for real estate advice or want to know the latest market trends, then real estate magazines should be your go-to!
Fine Art Magazines
Want to know who’s up and coming in the fine art world or just looking for new styles and techniques? Fine art magazines feature the creativity you crave.
Wedding Magazines
Plan the wedding of your dreams with wedding advice from pros, learn about who to hire, and of course find the perfect dress and venue with wedding magazines!
Lifestyle Magazines
Whether you’re into guns, travel, cross-stitch, animals, adventure, and more - there’s a lifestyle magazine for every hobby and way of life.
Business Magazines
You’re in business and the financial industry, so stock up on business magazines and financial magazines that will keep you in the loop
Literary Magazine
Whether it’s college literature or high school journalism, there’s a literary magazine for everyone and every type of writing style.
More Ideas & Examples
Magazine printing is a unique way to both establish a brand as an industry thought leader and also to promote products and services. By combining informational and promotional content into one magazine publication with user-friendly page layouts, entrepreneurs can reach consumers in a fun and engaging way. The most important element of a successful magazine is the cover, as it is the first thing potential readers will see and will help determine whether or not they read the publication.
Magazine Printing & Mailing Services
Our in house direct mailing services are easy and affordable for fast magazine distribution. Just send us your mailing list and we’ll take it from there. To order printing and mailing services online, just select yes, for mailing in the online quote system and upload your list in the check-out process. All mailing lists are de-duped, CASS and NCOA Certified.
Magazines are usually a Monthly, Bi-Monthly, Quarterly or Annual Publication
Magazines contain articles, stories, pictures, graphics, features of interest and advertisements. They used to educate and inform on important subjects and can be a descriptive and visual information source and used as reference material. They are also affordable, convenient to read, tend to get shared with friends (increasing exposure to your brand) and saved for reference later.
Page Count
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
We require that any multi-page PDF files be sent as single page images, not spreads. In the files, page 1 should be the front cover and the last page should be the back cover (see left). Learn More
Color
Save your PDF in CMYK. Learn More
Resolution
PrintingCenterUSA recommends that the resolution of your images and document be 300 dpi or more. Learn More
Bleeds
Bleed is an extra 1/8” of image that extends beyond the trim area of your printed piece. The project is printed on an oversized sheet that is cut down to size with the appearance that the image is “bleeding” off the edge of the paper. Learn More
How to make a magazine?
To make a magazine, you can utilize our free downloadable magazine templates. We offer blank, predesigned layout, and mailing templates for the programs InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Or try our free online photo magazine maker !
How to publish a magazine?
You don’t need to have a big publishing company in order to publish your magazine. To publish a magazine, you just need to prepare your content and layout, pick out your order specifications on our pricing tool, then order and upload files! We will ship your magazines directly to you or we can even mail them directly to your customers.
What is the best paper for magazine printing?
The best paper for magazine printing depends on your budget, preferences, and distribution method. We recommend an 80# cover paper for the cover and 80# text for the inside pages. However, if weight becomes a concern with mailing, 70# uncoated is also a very popular option!
Which software is used for making magazines?
We recommend using Adobe InDesign to design and layout your magazine for print. Click here for a tutorial on creating a print-ready file in InDesign!
If you don’t have the expertise or software to use InDesign, then our online photo magazine maker is an easy-to-use alternative.
Saddle stitch binding is the most inexpensive and simple to make, yet professional form of binding, which allows us to save you money. They also offer the fastest turn-around time. Saddle stitched is the most popular and ideal choice for self-cover booklets and calendars with smaller page counts between 8 and 92 pages. 
Perfect bound binding is the most popular type of soft cover binding. Perfect bound books are inexpensive to make and provide a durable, high quality attractive look that can’t be matched. Perfect binding is the ideal choice for publications with higher page counts (28 pages up to 2 inches thick), giving them a professional looking printable square spine. A paperback book or a phone book is a familiar example. 
Spiral binding uses a durable plastic coil which makes it an ideal option for every-day use as reference material. Spiral Bound Book Printing offers different coil sizes and diameters to accommodate a higher page count up to 2 3/4" thick. There is a fast turn-around time for very short spiral bound book production quantities. Manuals, Handbooks, and Guides are good examples of products well-suited for spiral binding. Available only in black coil. 
Wire-O binding is similar to Spiral binding. Wire-O binding uses a professional-looking looped metal wire which makes it an ideal option when the product is for a more formal setting, such as a presentation. Wire-O binding can accommodate a higher page count up to 1 ¼" thick. They may cost a little more. Available only in black standard wire. 
