Text & Cover Weight Guide
Most grades come in a variety of weights for both cover and text. Having a dummy made before you specify weights is invaluable, since it allows you to check for opacity (put a page of type behind one of the unprinted pages) and for the overall textile "feel" of the piece. When selecting a paper weight, it is important to be aware that European and Asian sheets that typically contain less paper pulp and more surface coating than American sheets. While an American sheet and a European sheet might both be specified as 100#, for instance, the European sheet would feel less "bulky" and would likley have less opacity than the comparative American sheet.
While
paper types and grades may vary, weights are generally specified in terms
of "basis weight" – this refers to the total weight of a 500
sheet ream of the grade in it's standard "basis" size as represented
by the charts below:
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