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Archive for the ‘Hardcover Book Printing’ Category

Book Printing: A Bold and Unusual Print Book Design

Wednesday, June 13th, 2018

Since my fiancee and I do art therapy work with the autistic, among our other gigs, we’re always looking for new art projects, and the best way to get new ideas is to page through print books of paintings and collages by the masters. So in our travels to the local thrift stores, we always keep our eyes open for good art books. (more…)

Book Printing: Complexities of the Invoice

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

I recently checked a preliminary invoice from one of the larger printers I work with. It was to be sent to a client of mine for a case-bound print book. Since the invoice did not match the estimate exactly, I drafted an email to my client to explain the discrepancies so she would not be surprised when she received the final bill. (more…)

Book Printing: Self-Publishing in Print Is Still Alive

Monday, June 25th, 2012

I read a PrintWeek article today that bears out my experience as a commercial printing broker selling book printing (and other custom printing services). The article is called “From Blog to Book: the Art of Self-Publishing,” and it was written by Jenny Roper (http://www.printweek.com/news/1136582/from-blog-book-art-self-publishing/). (more…)

Book Printing: Consider Both Design Goals and Custom Printing Costs

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

A client of mine is producing a family history print book. We’re not absolutely sure yet whether it will be long enough to warrant perfect binding—or even case binding—or whether the press run will require digital or offset printing. (more…)

Book Printing: Be Aware of Paper Substitution

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

I recently solicited bids for 3,000 copies of a 600-page casebound print book. The estimates I received ranged widely from about $12,500 to $22,500. (more…)

Digital On-Demand Book Printing: Short-Run Case Binding

Monday, February 6th, 2012

A printer I work with sent me a case bound, digital on-demand book printing sample his company had produced. I am impressed. (more…)

Book Printing and Commercial Printing: Overage and Underage

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Printing trade custom allows offset printing companies to deliver up to 10 percent more, or 10 percent fewer, copies of a job. The commercial printer or book printer can then apply this surcharge (or discount) to your invoice for the actual number delivered. The key word here is “actual.” This is not an arbitrary number. The printer can only charge for what he hands off to the customer. (more…)

Book Printing: Offset vs. On-Demand Digital; Local vs. China

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

I have two custom printing clients who are bucking the trends. They are self publishing books, but they want me to hook them up with offset printing companies. They have chosen not to self-publish with online, on-demand printing companies. They do not want to send their custom printing jobs to vendors in China. They want actual ink on paper, printed locally. (more…)

Book Printing Case Study: Getting Bids for a Coffee-Table Photo Book

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Normally I can get coffee table book printing costs for my print brokering clients rather quickly and easily. I work with printing companies of every sort (printing services that specialize in books, large-format banners, marketing collateral, etc.). But a unique project came to me recently that posed challenges, a small book of photographs. The photographer had solicited pricing from various on demand book printing suppliers she had found on the Internet and had opted instead for higher quality and a lower unit price. (more…)

Book Printing: Nothing Shows Printing Companies What You Want Better Than a Sample

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

I met a potential new client at an art opening this weekend. We discussed an upcoming book printing run. She wants to produce a 5” x 5” case-bound book of her photographs. I started thinking about how to approach this new job prior to our upcoming meeting to determine how I might be most helpful. First off, I asked her to start collecting book printing samples that she likes, with formats, sizes, and materials she thinks most closely reflect the nature of her photography. Nothing communicates a client’s goals for a new project like a physical printed sample. Printing companies can understand and reproduce what they can see. If you’re designing a book and are faced with a similar situation, consider these sources for sample books. (more…)

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