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Archive for the ‘Book Printing’ Category

Book Printing: Specifying Hardcover Books vs. Galley Proof Books

Monday, February 10th, 2014

A print brokering client just came to me by referral. She has a prominent consultancy, and she wants pricing on a hardcover print book. We discussed the specifications today over the phone. She also mentioned needing a galley proof (a lesser quality print book for reader’s comments and edits prior to the final hardcover book printing). (more…)

Book Printing: Yearbooks Provide Digital Niche Market

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

I hadn’t thought of it, but it’s a no-brainer. Digital book printing is perfect for yearbooks.

I just read two articles on digital printing that point squarely in this direction: “Sunrise Digital Releases Video Comparison of Book Binding Options, Ideal for School Yearbooks” (PRWEB.com Newswire, press release, 1/9/14) and “I-Sub to Show Off Digi-Foil at Trophex” (www.printweek.com, PrintWeek Team, 1/13/14). (more…)

Book Printing: A Resurgence of Physical Books and Journals

Friday, January 3rd, 2014

I’ve read a number of articles recently that dispute the fact that print—and the printed book, in particular–is dead. I wanted to share some information from the articles because I find this new trend toward the coexistence of electronic media and print media to be heartening. (more…)

Book Printing: An Audio Book Precursor to the LCD Video Book

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

My fiancee just bought a Kid Connection Animal Songs book for her seventeen-month-old grandson. When I saw the book, which had been printed in 2002, I couldn’t help but laugh. It was clearly one of the precursors of the LCD video book I had just reviewed in the PIE Blog. (more…)

Book Printing: Paper Substitution and Other Ways to Lower Costs

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

A book printing client of mine told me today that she wanted to go with “Printer A,” but unless the printer could lower its price by $2,000, she would have to award the book to “Printer B.” As a commercial printing broker, I had negotiated prices with both printers. Although I trusted both vendors, I knew Printer A would meet the delivery deadline, period. I knew my client’s schedule would be tight, and she and I both agreed that Printer A would therefore be the ideal choice. But what to do about the price? (more…)

Book Printing: Short-Run, Multi-Signature Books

Sunday, September 8th, 2013

As I noted in the last blog entry, I’m brokering a multi-signature print book for a client.

The Specifications of the Book

To recap the specs, the directory is 194 pages, 4” x 9”, printed on a 60# white matte text stock in 4-color process inks with bleeds. The book printer will need to provide only the book blocks (no covers or binding), drilled (26 holes) for the insertion of Wire-O binding by my client. Press runs could range from 100 copies to 5,000 copies. (more…)

Book Printing: Approaching a Client’s New Print Directory

Thursday, September 5th, 2013

A client came to me me today with a new variable-data custom printing job. It’s a directory of congressional information–names and data–and my client wants to be able to change various names in the text and then print 100, 500, maybe even 1,000 copies. (more…)

Book Printing: Thoughts on Creating Nested Booklets

Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

A print brokering client of mine came to me with an idea for a marketing promotion. It involved custom printing a 7” x 10” booklet that included a smaller, 6” x 9” booklet tipped into the print book. (more…)

Book Printing: Schedules May or May Not Be Flexible

Sunday, May 26th, 2013

I like to think that most things are negotiable when buying custom printing services.

A client of mine who is producing a self-published book describing his family’s experience in World War II came to me with a request yesterday. His 9” x 12” perfect-bound print book had already gone to press, and he had seen proofs (actually a one-off version of the text produced on an HP Indigo, since the press run will only be 65 copies for family and close friends). (more…)

Custom Printing: A Sample of the Art of Letterpress

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

I picked up a booklet of poetry and illustrations in a thrift store yesterday for fifty cents. It was really more of a pamphlet, like a program for the theater, 6” x 9”. It caught my eye for several reasons. (more…)

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