Why do books need ribbons?

• Easy Page Location: A ribbon serves as a bookmark. It allows readers to easily mark the page where they left off. For example, in a thick reference book, a reader might be reading a particular section and need to pause. By placing the ribbon between the pages, they can quickly return to the exact spot without having to search through the pages or rely on memory of the page number.

These pictures show seven books all with singular ribbons and in this instant all the ribbons match the colour of the book.  The red book has a red ribbon; the green books have a green ribbon. In my experience producing hardback case bound books, the majority of books with ribbons don’t have the covers matching the ribbon.  Increasingly more books have two or more ribbons.  I believe the additions of a ribbon in a book greatly adds to the perceived value and functionality of the product.

I’ve seen dozens of different kinds of ribbons in my time, different widths, different colours, different end cuts, but this is a two-colour pattern printed ribbon.  Again, if you want your customers case wrap book to be distinctive, memorable, think how you can be creative in the application use of a ribbon.

The HX2000 fully automated and user-friendly Diary/Notebook Ribbon Inserting Machine inserts ribbons tightly into book blocks, with a high speed and quality of the process, the speed can be the 50 pcs/min.The ribbon is used as a stand-alone machine or in in-line book production systems between the three-knife trimmer and the book block production line.