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# High-bulk paper

Also called Bulky paper, bookwove, uncoated book paper

An uncoated paper with an open, airy fibre that is thick for its weight and slightly rough to the touch, often in ivory or cream. The usual stock for fiction and non-fiction text.

![Diagram: two papers of the same gsm, very different in thickness; high-bulk paper, thick for its weight; bible paper, very thin, generally between 30 and 50 gsm.](https://www.intempo.fr/diagrammes/en/paper-weight-gsm.png)

Paper weight measures weight, not thickness: high-bulk paper and bible paper. Diagram: IN TEMPO, licence [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). [Reuse this diagram](https://www.intempo.fr/en/reutiliser-nos-schemas/)

## In practice

It gives a short book presence in the hand and reads without glare. Photographs lose contrast on it, because the ink spreads into the fibre. Its bulk, not its weight, sets the spine width, so have the printer confirm the spine for this stock and this extent before the cover is finished.

## Related terms

- [Coated paper](https://www.intempo.fr/en/glossaire/papier-couche/)
- [Paper weight](https://www.intempo.fr/en/glossaire/grammage/)
- [Cream paper](https://www.intempo.fr/en/glossaire/papier-ivoire/)
- [Offset paper](https://www.intempo.fr/en/glossaire/papier-offset/)

## Further reading

[Choosing the paper for your book: high-bulk, offset or coated?](https://www.intempo.fr/en/blog/comment-choisir-le-papier-pour-son-livre/)

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