printer warning me about 'crossovers'. Any advice?

hi there,

after many months of work, , generous souls frequent forum, i've finished writing , photographing, , i've contacted 3 printers regarding 260-page book.

one printer pur binding, least expensive means book (as cookbook, should point out, lots of photos) won't lie flat, , might not stand under heavy use, hope book gets family members , friends @ least—i should mention, perhaps, i'm having fifty or sixty copies printed, , i'll giving them away said family , friends.  didn't money, in other words; it's project took on during last 6 or 7 months of unemployment.  (and i've never been busier!).

 

anyway 2 other printers print book's pages on digital presses (100lb text weight, glossy), can bind books in better way pur.

printer print ‘4-page sections folded, collated in sequence , sewn in 1 stack'.  i'm not sure: called section sewn?  head , tail bands included, hard cover.

printer b print in 16-page signatures; head , tail bands, hard cover...

 

my concern on 40 of 260 page in book, photos , graphics run across 2 facing pages.  easy , accurately in indesign, i'm @ printing stage... wondering i'm in for.

printers b has warned me 'running images across gutter not going result in perfect line-ups. period. full stop... i want finished product want can work we’re provided. , if provide file 40 or crossovers you’ve listed, don’t think you’ll happy finished book".

yipes.

when said printer many of cookbooks on shelf include photos run across both pages (what calls 'crossovers'), said things can made perfect, @ great cost in binding process.  knows funds limited, think he'd rather lower expectations.

 

any thoughts on this?  others of have faced when indesign projects printed?

malcolm

pick printer has best-looking samples show , suit binding requirements.

 

my experience i've never had significant alignment issues image goes across 2 facing pages. maybe should couple of sections printed first see.

 

if you're going trouble of head , tail bands, consider including ribbon marker – useful cookbook.

 

it might worth printing on heavier stock.

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