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Archive for the ‘Book Printing’ Category

Book Printing: A Book Print-Buying Case Study

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016

I’m brokering a print job at the moment for a print buyer who used to be my assistant, long ago. Ironically, I used to design, produce, and buy the printing for this particular print book. What goes around, comes around. (more…)

Book Printing: Folding Tolerance for Book Signatures

Wednesday, September 7th, 2016

I received an interesting question from a PIE Blog reader today. I think many other readers will benefit from the answer. Here’s the email: (more…)

Book Printing: Coordinating All Aspects of a Print Job

Sunday, July 10th, 2016

I’ve been asked by a client of mine to not only find a suitable book printer for her 488-page plus cover, 8.5” x 11”, perfect-bound textbook but also handle the warehousing and fulfillment. She has also asked me to research e-commerce options for these tasks. (more…)

Book Printing: I’m Thrilled with the Printed Samples

Friday, June 24th, 2016

A few weeks ago a client of mine took delivery of a short run of case-bound books. I didn’t get mine until today, and I was thrilled with the results. Particularly since I was using a new printer in the Midwest that had been courting me for over a year. I had liked the pricing and samples, but this was my client’s work. It had to look great. The printed sample made me glad I had chosen this book printer. (more…)

Book Printing: Adding Color Swatch Replacement Pages

Monday, May 16th, 2016

A print brokering client of mine is producing a fashion color swatch book to help clients choose colors most complimentary to their complexion. I’ve written about her project numerous times in these blog articles. (more…)

Book Printing: Making Changes at the Proof Stage

Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

I’ve been helping an entrepreneur prepare her color swatch book for about a year now, give or take. I have spoken about her project numerous times in PIE Blog articles. (more…)

Book Printing: Ways to Pay, If You’re an Entrepreneur

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

As I think back over the last several years years of print brokering work, I realize that a rather large percentage of my clients have been self-funding their commercial printing projects. They’re entrepreneurs. (more…)

Book Printing: Six Lay-Flat Paperback Binding Options

Friday, February 26th, 2016

A book printing client of mine does contract work for a multinational world organization. I know this sounds like a plot for a movie, but like all government organizations and NGOs, this one produces a lot of printed material. For this I am grateful. (more…)

Book Printing: An E-book vs. Print Book Update

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

I just read an interesting article on the future of print books and eBooks. It is called, “Is it the end of the road for eBooks?” (Rajiv Makhni, Hindustan Times, October 03, 2015). (more…)

Book Printing: Digital Yearbooks Are in Vogue

Sunday, January 17th, 2016

In a world that is increasingly digital, it’s comforting to see that some things will still live on: say, printed photos, for instance.

I just read an article about a commercial printing firm (a printing broker, actually) that specializes in photo books and that has just expanded into digital yearbooks. It’s called Picaboo, and I just read about it in an article by John Lippman entitled “Picaboo, I See a New … Yearbook.” (Valley News, September 20, 2015). This Redwood City, California, vendor, as quoted in the article, notes: (more…)

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