A bit about the physical book has already been described. The book is often square dimensions, instead of rectangular (length greater than width) like traditional books. If rectangular, it will be oversize. The covers are a more durable cardboard to protect the insides and to provide the counterweight that allows the constructions to pop up and out when the book is opened. Dust jackets are not used. The paper too is of a cardboard; it is thick enough to be able to support itself yet thinner than the kind used in toddler board books so that it can be folded. Since the pages need the space to hold the folded paper constructions, the binding is not tightly corded like traditional books. The pages are individually glued together, to create an accordion-like look, with the "points" reinforced and glued to the spine.
The front cover can show off the artistic style of the illustrations inside, while giving the usual information--title, author, and illustrator (along with the 'paper engineer', if they happen to be two different people). Due to the special binding, publishers avoid wasting space and paper by listing the publishing and copyright information, the dedication, and the blurb the back cover. Pagination is foregone throughout the book.
Most pop-up books, while their publishers are located in America (most I observed were in New York), are assembled in South America or China.
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