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Catalog printing companies quote your printing job! This is a free printing quotes service. Fill in the form below to the best of your ability. If a category does not apply to this job, please put N/A  for "Not Applicable." The bid will not be submitted unless all boxes are filled in.
Catalog printing companies locally and worldwide! When submitted, this bid request is available to our members (catalog and magazine printers who subscribe to this service). The printers best qualified for your job will provide you quotes.
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Not sure of some of the quote request questions? Ask the printer for suggestions and provide more details about your printing job in the Additional Comments box (bottom).
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HOW TO GET PRINTING QUOTES:
1. Submit job specs. 2. Printers respond to you with quotes. 3. You contact printer.
Date Bid Submitted:
 (e.g., 01-15-08)
Bid Due Date:
 (e.g., 01-18-08)
[Give printers at least 1 day (preferably 3 days, longer if possible) to get you quotes. Our system will not accept today's date.]
Print Project Title:
Contact Name:
Contact Company Name:
Contact Address:
Contact City:
Contact State:

(applicable to U.S. & Canada; otherwise choose "Not Applicable")
Contact Zip Code:
Contact Country:
Contact Phone:
Contact Fax:
Contact Email:
Schedule Required:
[specify date job will be ready and date it needs to be done; also request standard turnaround time for your job]
Quantity:
Size:
[specify FLAT and FINISHED sizes]
No. of Pages:
[specify Text + Cover (80 pgs + cover = 84 pgs) or Self-cover (80 pgs, self-cover = 80 pgs) . . . 2 pgs (back to back printed)=1 Leaf]
Cover Stock:
[specify coated or uncoated, weight in point (pt) or pounds (lb), color]
Text Stock:
[specify coated or uncoated, weight in pounds (lb) or point (pt), color]

Cover Ink:
[specify # of ink color(s): e.g., 4-color process over Black (4/1); 2 PMS over 1 PMS (2/1)]
Text Ink:
[specify # of ink color(s): e.g., 4-color process over Black (4/1); 2 PMS over 1 PMS (2/1)]
Ink Coverage:
[specify light, medium or heavy (% of ink coverage on paper) for both Cover & Text]
Cover Protective Coating:
[usually needed with "coated" paper: varnish, UV coating, film lamination, lay-flat-film lamination, aqueous coating]
Halftones/Duotones:
[halftone=black & white photo; duotone=photo printed in 2 colors w/1 as prominent, accented color]
Color Photos:
[Yes or No; if YES, specify how many and page locations]
Separations Needed:
[Yes or No; separations are needed when images/pictures are provided as stand-alone pieces (not included in negatives or disk) . . . specify number of images/pictures and size of each]
Bleeds:
[ink printed to very edge of paper; specify how many sides of paper bleed (if 3 or 4 sides bleed = "full bleed"]
Screens:
[specify only if printer needs to create a screen . . . screen=printing a % of full ink color to create a screened effect]
Strip-ins:
[add'l art provided to printer that's not included in original copy . . . printer will combine add'l art and original copy to shoot as 1 negative]
Reverses:
[original paper stock color surrounded by chosen ink in forming the image (no ink on image)]
Knock-outs:
[carving out an image in a color(s) and printing that image as another color, thus, avoiding overprinting inks (overprinted inks can create a new and unwanted color tone)]
Registration/Trapping:
[Yes or No . . . register=fitting 2 or more printed images on the same substrate in exact alignment in relation to each other / trapping=print 1 ink over another or a coating over an ink]
Bindery/Folding:
[specify collating, folding, trimming, binding to final size/finish]
Artwork Provided:
[specify format that job will be provided: camera-ready copy/negatives/disk (PC or Mac, software program, dpi)]
Proof Requested:
[specify type of proof: blueline/color proofs (matchprint, chromalin, rainbow, color key, etc.)]
Die Cutting:
[specify if a "die" is needed or if it will be provided . . . examples: business card cuts, specialized graphic design cuts]
Embossing/Debossing:
[embossing=pressing an image into paper so it lies above the surface / debossing=image lies below surface]
Hole Punch/Drill:
[specify if any "holes" need to be drilled and their positions. . . examples: drill-1, drill-3]
Packaging:
[specify any individual or multiple shrinkwrapping; bulk in standard cartons; skid-packed; cartoned and skid-packed]
Delivery Contact:
[place where job will be delivered to; if same as Contact Person, put "same as above"]
Delivery Company:
Delivery Address:
Delivery City:
Delivery State:
Delivery Zip:
Delivery Country:
Delivery Phone:
Additional Comments:
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