Nowadays there have been some fundamental changes in book printing and binding.
In order to reduce the expenses and get for a cheaper price, the number of copies and the circulation has also decreased.
In the past, the circulation of each book was about 5000 copies which caused lots of problems, including: delay in the return of the investment, and some overburden costs such as stocking costs and space occupation in stores. Also in some cases the printed and published book would have lost its value due to the passage of time or new upcoming editions. All the preceding cases are reasons why large circulation of each book is not rational and worthwhile and just causes some losses in the interest.
Nowadays the number of copies of each book has reached to less than 1000 copies and is mostly just about 500 to 200 copies. There are even customers who have just ordered about 100 copies of their educational pamphlets; a number that is reckoned as the waste-book in offset printing and binding.
As a result, for publishing low circulation books there is no more room for offsets equipment and machines cause high circulation has not even the slightest economic justification these days.
For short run binding and publishing low circulation books, it’s possible to use low circulation book providing package. In this manner, one can use different hot-melt adhesive machines and cutters. Also for providing books and pamphlets with hard cover, it’s possible to use machines that are specified for making the hard covers.