Publishing template
Perfect Bound Trade Paperback (4-Up)
4-up signatures for A5 perfect-bound trade paperbacks. Standard for novels, manuals, and catalogs.
Ideal input: A5 portrait pages (148×210mm). Best with page counts in multiples of 8 for full 4-up duplex signatures.
Template specs
| Crop marks | Included |
|---|---|
| Bleed | Pulled from document |
| Complexity | Multi-step |
| Steps | 2 |
| Category | Publishing |
How the Perfect Bound Trade Paperback (4-Up) layout is built
Arranges 4 pages per sheet in perfect-binding order with spine gutter for glue binding.
Adds registration marks for trimming.
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