by Don Leeper | Mar 2, 2016 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Dropship and Distribution, Opinion, Print Positive
In a recent post, Mike Shatzkin argued that book publishers ought to face up to the necessity of “standardization.” But what would actually be gained–and what lost? I’ve heard this argument before, usually from smart people in the book...
by Don Leeper | Feb 25, 2016 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Kickstarter | Crowdfunded, Print Positive
I recently discovered via a tweet from Ware-Pak (thank you Keith Shay!) a marvelous kind of book that gladdened my maker heart. While normal books are made up of leaves–sheets of paper–with a page front and back on each leaf, these books have leaves but...
by Don Leeper | Feb 22, 2016 | Book Production, Dropship and Distribution, Print Positive
At a recent conference, we displayed our wares—beautiful printed art books—while across the aisle from us, Yale University Press displayed their beautiful printed art books (though in a much larger booth!). To anyone not in the book business, this...
by Don Leeper | Feb 17, 2016 | Book Production, Opinion
Nicole and I attended the recent College Art Association conference in Washington D.C., where we had a table in the exhibit area displaying some of the awesome art books published by our clients and printed by us. More than once, a conference attendee approached our...
by Don Leeper | Feb 17, 2016 | Art Book Printing, Opinion, Print Positive
Nicole and I recently attended the College Art Association conference in Washington, DC, and had lots of interest in our short-run digital book printing services. A number of questions came up again and again, and I thought it would be worthwhile to do a brief post...