{"id":14756,"date":"2023-02-20T05:13:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T05:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2022.qinprinting.com\/?page_id=14756"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:51:06","slug":"book-spine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/book-spine\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Spine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14756\" class=\"elementor elementor-14756\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-561eca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"561eca4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-561f5fc\" data-id=\"561f5fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392451b elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"392451b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Spine<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8184d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8184d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything you need to know to prepare your book spine design for offset printing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a9d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0a9d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__01cf155\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e6130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f7e6130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e2735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68e2735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"software\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Book Spine?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5620b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a5620b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The &#8220;spine&#8221; refers to the elongated rectangular area of a book&#8217;s cover that runs down between the front and the back cover pages and to which the interior pages\u200a\u2014\u200aor &#8220;block&#8221;\u200a\u2014\u200aare bound. It&#8217;s an important area of many paperback and hardcover books, not only for its function as part of the book&#8217;s binding, but also as a printable area which can display both artwork and information. To demonstrate how important a <b>book spine<\/b> is from a marketing perspective, for example, just remember that when your book is on the shelves of a bookstore, the first and only thing a potential customer will see to attract them and persuade them to pick it up is the outward-facing spine.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7be8b elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a7be8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2e55b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e2e55b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Calculate the Thickness of the Spine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b066d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b066d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">When designing your cover layout, it&#8217;s important to know the thickness of the spine so that the cover will wrap perfectly around the interior pages. The book spines for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/perfect-binding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfect binding<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/hardcover-binding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hardcover binding<\/a> are slightly different as the thickness of a perfect-bound or paperback book spine depends only on the book&#8217;s interior page count and weight of the paper; whereas, the thickness of a hardcover bound book spine will also need to account for the thickness of the two sheets of board as well as the book&#8217;s interior page count and paper thickness. Fortunately, we have handy formulae to help you make these important calculations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a9ee79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a9ee79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64bf5f6\" data-id=\"64bf5f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e185a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e185a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hardcover-binding-book-spine-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14768\" alt=\"hardcover binding book spine\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">hardcover binding book spine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e837245\" data-id=\"e837245\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fef304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fef304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/softcover-binding-book-spine.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14765\" alt=\"Softcover Binding Spine\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Softcover Binding Spine<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a293563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a293563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56367fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56367fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Formula for calculating the spine thickness of a paperback book:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7071b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7071b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Thickness = Cover paper thickness * 2 + Interior paper thickness * total interior page count \/ 2<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">(<\/span><em>at least 3 mm \/ 0.118&#8243;)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3f969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c3f969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Formula for calculating the spine thickness of a hardcover book:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f95e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f95e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Thickness = Cover paper thickness * 2 + End sheet paper thickness * 4 + Interior paper thickness * total interior page count \/ 2 + cover board thickness * 2<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">(<\/span><em>at least 9 mm \/ 0.354&#8243;)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3d2b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3d2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">To use these formulae, you&#8217;ll need to convert paper weights into measurements of thickness in millimeters, as follows:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdf308d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdf308d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ded160\" data-id=\"8ded160\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f29f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2f29f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">80 gsm gloss art paper: 0.065 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">105 gsm gloss art paper: 0.086 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">128 gsm gloss art paper: 0.105 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">157 gsm gloss art paper: 0.136 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">200 gsm gloss art paper: 0.178 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">250gsm gloss art paper: 0.225 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">300gsm gloss art paper: 0.270 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">350gsm gloss art paper: 0.410 mm<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e03c\" data-id=\"1b6e03c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff922c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff922c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">80 gsm matte art paper: 0.072 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">105 gsm matte art paper: 0.090 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">128 gsm matte art paper: 0.110 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">157 gsm matte art paper: 0.140 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">200 gsm matte art paper: 0.200 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">250 gsm matte art paper: 0.250 mm<\/span><\/p><p class=\"graf\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">300 gsm matte art paper: 0.285 mm<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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lang=\"EN-GB\">120 gsm uncoated paper: 0.140 mm<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">140 gsm uncoated paper: 0.160 mm<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">180 gsm uncoated paper: 0.200 mm<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">250 gsm uncoated paper: 0.335 mm<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf57494\" data-id=\"cf57494\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec2392 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ec2392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" 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You can find these below. If your book spine will be outside these ranges, please get in touch. We will help you to find a practical solution to print your book.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/paperback-book-printing\/\">Perfect Bound<\/a>: minimum spine width, 3 mm; maximum spine width, 60 mm<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/hardcover-book-printing\/\">Hardcover<\/a>: minimum spine width, 8 mm; maximum spine width, 60 mm<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c02cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9c02cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Spine Design Tips<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa05341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa05341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Keep the spine content to the essentials<\/li><li>Make the text as large and legible as possible<\/li><li>If adding special finishes such as spot UV or foil stamping, keep them on the front or back covers and clear of the spine<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ebad2\" data-id=\"b9ebad2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b088e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04b088e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qinprinting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Book-spine-design-tips.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14774\" alt=\"Book spine design tips\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a613dc0 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a613dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M10.7,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L0.7,17L4,13.1L0,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L10.7,6z M23.9,6.6l4.2,4.5L32,7.2l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9L32,19.1l-3.9-3.3l-4.5,4.3l-2.5-1.9l4.4-5.1l-4.2-3.9L23.9,6.6zM73.5,6L76,8.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-5.2l-3.9,4.2L63.5,17l4.1-4.7L63.5,8l2.3-1.3l4.1,3.6L73.5,6z M94,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,5.4L94,20.1l-3.9-5l-3.9,4.2L84,17l3.2-3.9L84,8.6l2.3-1.3l3.2,3.9L94,6z M106.9,6l4.5,5.1l3.9-3.9l2.3,1.3l-4,4.5l3.2,3.9l-1.6,2.1l-3.9-4.2l-4.5,5.2l-2.5-1.9l4-5.4l-4-4.3L106.9,6z M53.1,6l2.5,2.6l-4,4.3l4,4.6l-2.5,1.9l-4.5-4.5l-3.5,4.5L43.1,17l3.2-3.9l-4-4.5l2.3-1.3l3.9,3.9L53.1,6z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccbc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ccbc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need More Help? Talk to Us!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ad578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34ad578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At QinPrinting, we pride ourselves on our first-class customer service. 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