Outgoing binding shipments are picked up on the same days. Materials are returned in two weeks. Send unbound materials to RSBinding at least one week ahead of the pickup date to give staff time to prepare the shipment for the bindery. It depends upon the type of library material and type of results you want.
Custom means more specialized work, so custom prices are higher.
Most periodicals and serials can be processed as standard. If the piece is a monograph, then you have three main options. Mylar books are easy to identify because the paperback cover has been laminated onto a stiff piece of cardboard and reattached. HPB uses a lower grade cover material, no rounding or backing, more standardized steps, and is usually selected for thin textblocks. The other method is custom, that can include many kinds of special handling instructions, such as pockets.