A pitch book is a sales document that has to survive being passed around a conference table and compared against three competitors' books. The content is your job. The physical object is ours, and the difference between a commercially printed book and one run on the office machine is obvious in the first two seconds.
Binding, and what each one signals
- Wire-o: lies completely flat, which matters when someone is reading a spread across two pages while talking. The workhorse for pitch books.
- Perfect binding: flat printed spine, looks like a published book. Right above roughly 60 pages or when the book will sit on a shelf after the meeting.
- Saddle stitch: economical, fine up to about 64 pages, but it will not lie flat and there is no spine to print on.
- Screw post: pages can be swapped without reprinting the book. Useful for a document that updates between meetings.
- Tape and thermal binding: fast and clean for internal drafts.
Tabs are what people actually remember
Custom printed tab dividers, mylar-reinforced so they survive handling, are the single upgrade that makes a book feel professionally produced. Bank tabs, section tabs and numbered tabs all get printed on the same stock as the book so nothing looks bolted on.
Specify how many positions you need per bank and whether tabs should be collated into the binder or supplied loose.
Covers
Laminated covers protect the book and change how it feels. Soft touch laminate is the most noticeable upgrade for the money. Acetate covers with a printed first page are common on financial documents. Foil stamping or embossing on a cover is worth it for a final-round book, less so for a first meeting.
Paper
Text pages generally run 100lb gloss or matte text. Gloss makes charts and photography snap; matte reads better under fluorescent conference room lighting and does not fingerprint. For books that are largely tables and figures, matte is the safer choice.
Print one physical proof before running the set. A chart that reads perfectly on a monitor can lose its distinctions in CMYK, particularly greens and light blues sitting next to each other in a stacked bar. This is the most common thing we catch on financial work.
Overnight is normal
Deal timelines do not respect print schedules. Books that need to be in Midtown by 8am are routinely produced overnight, and we deliver free anywhere in Manhattan. Tell us the meeting time rather than the delivery time and we will work backward from it, including the buffer for a courier through morning traffic.
Confidentiality
Deal material is handled as confidential by default. Work is produced in house at our Wall Street shop rather than brokered to another plant, files are not retained beyond the job, and documents can be printed with confidentiality or privilege legends applied throughout. If your firm needs a signed agreement before sending files, ask and we will supply one.
See the full range on our legal and financial printing page.
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