Printing a brief online

Formats and options available for printing your brief

Most of the time, a memory print is made in A4 format. made in A4 format. This is the standard format that offers both large printing capacity and ease of reading.

However, if you wish and if your institution allows it, you can opt for an A5 format. Smaller and more compact, the A5 format is easier to handle and and offers a good reading comfort. This format can also be ideal for printing extra copies to distribute to your friends and family.

When you order a memory print online, you can decide to print only the front side or to opt for double-sided printing. the front side or opt for double-sided printing. Double-sided printing is more environmentally friendly and also results in a thinner brief. On the other hand, single-sided printing avoids any discomfort in reading due to the writing on the reverse side.

As for the colour, you can choose between : 

• A printing 100% black and whiteA simple and sober design that will allow you to reduce the cost of printing your brief
• A 100% colour printingideal for briefs containing graphics and infographics
• A mixed black and white and colour printing, depending on the content of each of each page. All you have to do is tell the COPYMAGE consultants which pages you want to print in colour. You will thus have a quality print while controlling your budget.

Regarding the paper weight :

• The pages inside your brief will be printed on 80g paper paper in order to avoid obtaining a document that is too thick.
• For the cover, you can also opt for a classic 80g sheet or for a 200g cardboard sheet cardboard sheet, which will make your document more rigid.

The choices of bindings available for your dissertation printing in Paris with COPYMAGE

In most cases, a cardboard sheet is added at the end of the brief while a rigid transparent sheet is placed in front of the cover page. These two sheets will to make the printed brief more secure and easier to handle and make it easier to handle.

There are several options depending on whether you prefer a spiral binding or another type of binding:

See a detailed presentation of the types of bindings here: Bound documents 

• The plastic spiral binding This is the most economical binding. Another advantage is that it can be opened almost at will to add extra pages if necessary. You can choose between several spiral colours: black, white, red, blue.
• The metal spiral binding Spiral binding: more upmarket than plastic binding, spiral binding completes the printing of a brief by making it easier to carry and read. It offers a professional and qualitative result. The colours available are black, white, red, blue and silver.
• The cloth tape binding This is a very good compromise between the spiral binding and the glued square back binding because this type of binding is both qualitative and quick to achieve. With this method, the sheets are glued at the edge to obtain a result similar to that of a book. The spine of your memoir will be embellished with a rigid imitation leather sheet in ivory, blue, red or black. Please note that in order to choose this type of binding, your document must have at least 20 pages.
• The thermobinder: more qualitative, regularly used for theses, its structure is close to the square-glued back (of a book for example). The strip is available in two colours: black & white.

For all these bindings, we offer :

• Front: an 80 micron transparency that protects your document while highlighting the front page. It is also possible to print the first page on a thicker paper (please indicate this in the order note when selecting your printing options).
• Back side (spine): 270 grams leather-grained cardboard back (with 6 colours at your disposal: black, white, red, blue, yellow, green). You can also select a transparent (80 microns, as for the front cover) if you want a front/back rendering requiring printing on the^back cover.

PREMIUM: We also offer glued square back binding. 

• The glued square back binding This is the most upmarket option, which also provides a book-like appearance but with a more flexible binding. The pages are unremovable thanks to the PUR glue used, which gives the memoir an excellent lifespan. For even more customisation, you can personalise the edge of your memoir and write your name, date and the title of your memoir on it.

The importance of high quality printing

Although more and more administrative procedures are done online, including at universities and colleges, the dissertation must be submitted in paper form. 

A dissertation is a long term work carried out over several months It would be a shame if a sloppy presentation were to detract from this. The form and content of your dissertation must therefore be neat and reflect your seriousness. By using a hardback paper for the cover page and selecting a high quality binding, you will convey a professional image and highlight your attention to detail.

Finally, a dissertation is a comprehensive document dealing with a specific topic, so there is a lot of content for the examiners to analyse. By taking care of the presentation of your dissertation, you can make it more pleasant to read and to hold in your hand. With a glued square back binding, for example, you can make it easy for the examiner to look at your brief without the risk of detaching a page. This is an excellent way to make a good impression on the jury.

Are you writing a thesis? COPYMAGE can also take care of print your university thesis. And if you are a professional, we can also take care of the printing of your company reports. Please feel free to explore our full range of printing services for your files and brochures to find out more.