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Technical Specialties

Finch book papers are designed for today’s multi-press environments. Featuring products for conventional and on-demand book printers, Finch specializes in print fidelity, high-opacity and high-PPI paper stocks. With decades of experience, the team at Finch delivers outstanding value for the unique needs of book publishers and manufactures.


Finch Pub Book

Finch Pub Book is an uncoated freesheet grade engineered with high bulk and high opacity for today’s book market. Finch Pub Book is chosen for religious books, education books, juvenile and adult tradebooks. Finch Pub Book is manufactured to 360 PPI, 400 PPI, and 500 PPI standards to ensure that publishers get the desired bulk for reprints and new titles. Cream (Natural) and White papers offer visual appeal and are interchangeable with tradebook industry shade standards. Finch Pub Book is acid-free for archival quality and meets ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 specs for performance.

  • Ensures PPI consistency

  • Three finishes

  • Two industry-standard shades

  • Minimal show-through

  • Acid-free for archival quality

  • Manufactured in compliance with MSST, Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks 


Finch End Leaf

Finch End Leaf provides strength and durability for end sheets. Available in matching White and Cream (Natural) to Finch Pub Book, Finch End Leaf delivers an excellent printing surface and superior binding performance between case and text.

  • Strong and durable 80 lb. text

  • Cream (Natural), Blue White and Bright White

  • Superior print surface

  • Acid-free


Finch Smartbook Jet

Finch Smartbook Jet Silk and Smartbook Jet Text are smarter solutions for on-demand books. Finch Smartbook Jet is designed for full-color digital books with higher pages-per-inch requirements. Finch Smartbook Jet Silk is an uncoated, treated book paper for pigment inkjet systems. Its silky surface provides brilliant color images with remarkable opacity for grades from 434 PPI to 830 PPI. Finch Smartbook Jet Text in 50 lb., 60 lb. and 70 lb. text is engineered for value, printing with higher black densities and ultra crisp text with reduced ink loss. Finch Smartbook Jet is an excellent choice for trade books, education books, religious books, reference books, and manuals.

  • Broad portfolio of weights and calipers

  • Vivid full-color reproduction

  • Minimal show-through

  • Quick drying and waterfast capabilities

  • Acid-free

  • Manufactured in compliance with MSST, Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks 


Finch Opaque Book

Finch Opaque Book has provided generations of publishers with the brightest, smoothest surface that is also easy on the eyes for reading. A longtime favorite, 50 lb. / 606 PPI Finch Opaque Book is complemented by a broad range of weights from 40 lb. text to 80 lb. text in both Bright White and Vanilla. Finch Opaque Book features a 96-bright balanced shade for true-to-life photography and illustration used in cook books, art books, non-fiction books, graphic novels, education books.

  • Consisent, high quality print results

  • Superior opacity

  • Bright White and Vanilla shades

  • Smooth, Vellum and Wove finishes

  • Acid-free and ANSI compliant

  • 10% and 30% PCW options available


Finch 94

Finch 94 is an all-American paper with consistent quality and reliable performance. Featuring a 94-bright blue-white shade, Finch 94 is ideal for books and manuals with colors that pop. Finch 94 has high opacity and conveniently stocked in press-ready skids as well as web rolls.

  • 94-bright, blue-white shade

  • Reliable house sheet with top-quality results

  • Excellent opacity

  • Excellent dimensional stability

  • Acid-free for added archival quality


FSC certified products and recycled content are readily available upon request