Had a binder tell me my endpapers were too thin and it stung but they were right

I was at a meetup in Portland last fall and a guy with like 30 years experience picked up one of my books and immediately said the endpapers felt flimsy lol. He showed me how they were already starting to pull at the joint just from normal handling. I switched from 80gsm to 120gsm on my next project and the difference was night and day. Has anyone else had to re-learn something basic like that after thinking you had it down?

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nancyw971mo ago

Switching to 120gsm fixed everything for me too.

henderson.vera1mo ago

Actually 120gsm isn't always the magic fix. It depends on what kind of printer you're running and what you're printing. Some cheaper consumer printers can't handle that weight well and will jam constantly. Also if you're printing double sided, 120gsm can be too thick and cause curl issues on the back side. Just something to watch out for if people try it and run into problems.

jana11928d ago

Yeah totally agree with that... The double sided thing especially. I tried 120gsm for some brochures and the back side had this weird ripple effect that drove me nuts. My printer just couldn't handle it.