An endpaper (or endsheet, endleaves) is the material linking a book block and its hard cover case. They are the first and last two pages of a book, usually left blank. In the above photo, the endpaper are marked in teal (dark green/blue). The most sophisticated form of endsheets are combined endsheets with a backing material (a form of folded endsheets). They consist of double, folded endsheets hinged with a cambric-cotton fabric. These are ready to be used in the cover feeder of a perfect binder.

Endpaper ensures the durability of a book as it links cover and book sheets thereby stabilizing the whole construction. It is an integral part of every hardcover book and therefore also a visual element. False endsheets try to imitate this look, but fail to provide sufficient support which often results in books falling apart. 

Anyone producing hardcover books should use some kind of endpaper solution to link their book block and case. Combined endsheets like our PräziCover are ideal for one-off and short-run production of hardcover books such as book-on-demand and photo books. 

Many producers struggling with hardcover book stability and durability are not using endpaper at all, but try to fake the look of endpaper. This can easily be spotted when the first pages of a book. 

In the following video, this process can be seen in a real production environment. A perfect binder is used to apply a combined endsheet (PräziCover) to loose sheets, creating a book block that may then be cased into a book cover to make a hardcover book. As you can see, our combined endsheet behaves like a softcover and may therefore be processed with any other perfect binder able to bind softcover books. 

More processes to produce hardcover books are shown below: 

If you are interested in our machines for hardcover production, please visit our website. We offer complete lines of machines for both entry-level (~50 books per hour) and medium-sized (~200 books per hour) production. 

PräziCover is a combined endsheet consisting of two folded endsheets hinged with a cambric-cotton fabric.

PräziCover may be used in any perfect binder and is also ready to be used in the cover feeder of perfect binders.

PräziTab is a folded endsheet with a 3 mm wide tab attached to the fold.

PräziTab may be used in perfect binders with back-stripping station.

PräziFold is a folded endsheet.

PräziFold can be used in machines with back-stripping station and cover feeder.

Hardcover books produced with combined endsheets are significantly more durable and result in a solid high-quality product. Combined endsheets increase the stability of the spine and reduce the tension towards the cover. Such problems often occuring with thick books are eliminated.

Our combined endsheets may be used on any stardard perfect binder that can produce softcover books. They may be processed on existing machines without changing work processes. 

Optimize your hardcover production with our combined endsheets and improve your processing capacity. Four production steps are already done when using our combined endsheets: trimming the endpaper, folding, reinforcing the book block spine, manual application. 

We produce and stock our standard products on our site in Hamburg, Germany. Therefore, we may ship to most European destinations within 3 days. With our experience in shipping bookbinding material and machines across Europe and worldwide, we are able to execute any order size to your location. 

We have been operating in the hardcover book industry for more than 50 years and therefore understand how important it is to keep unit prices low. With our upgraded production facility (February 2020), we may now offer our products at favourable prices.

We have produced combined endsheets for hardcover books in Germany for more than 5 years and are well-known as a high-quality supplier within the industry. We are working closely with experienced bookbinders to ensure our products meet the highest standards.