by Don Leeper | Sep 11, 2014 | Print Positive
Like other production decisions, choosing paper (also referred to as “paper stock” or just “stock”) affects the cost and aesthetic value of your book. When selecting paper, professional print buyers consider basis weight, thickness,...
by Nicole Baxter | Sep 11, 2014 | Book Production
We are very excited to introduce a 100% recycled natural interior stock to our house inventory! We now offer sixteen paper stocks for printing book interiors. Contact me today and I will send you a paper stock sampler—please be sure to include...
by Don Leeper | Sep 11, 2014 | Print Positive
The page size of your book has an impact on every aspect of its publication: aesthetics, legibility, durability, cost, and perceived value. Choosing the right page size will keep printing costs down and minimize binding problems. Overview Text-Heavy Books Image-Heavy...
by Don Leeper | Sep 10, 2014 | Book Production
Film lamination is important for paperback covers and dust jackets. Books get banged around a lot en route from printer to reader (see my post on cartons). Without cover lamination, corners get bent, the printed image scuffs and cracks, and other mayhem ensues....
by Don Leeper | Sep 8, 2014 | Book Production, Print Positive
Publishing is the process of 1) transforming an author’s manuscript into a book, and 2) finding the book an audience. In the first part, publishers add value; in the second, they unlock it, with the self-interested help of reviewers, bloggers, journalists,...
by Nicole Baxter | Sep 4, 2014 | Publisher Case Studies
Based in Florida, Anhinga Press has been publishing poetry for forty years. Bookmobile has been printing books for them since 2007. Anhinga publishes about four titles every year, and they have a large backlist, giving them a robust inventory...
by Don Leeper | Sep 2, 2014 | Print Positive
The choice of binding is a critical piece of the publishing process. The right choice can help maximize title revenue and margins, while the wrong choice can diminish sales and increase costs. Awareness of the technical nuances in book binding can add value while...
by Nicole Baxter | Aug 26, 2014 | Opinion
To be upfront: this is a really specific scenario—I know that my husband Karl and I are not average readers/book buyers. That said, here’s my sordid tale about how I mistakenly purchased two print books made from badly formatted Word files from...
by Don Leeper | Aug 19, 2014 | Opinion
Amazon’s online partisans have lambasted big New York publishers for being “gatekeepers,” barring authors’ paths to the land of milk and honey. But if book publishers are doing any gatekeeping, they are doing a spectacularly bad job of it:...
by Don Leeper | Aug 11, 2014 | Book Production
When we got our new Océ VarioPrint 6320 printers, we did not anticipate that their superior print quality could cause issues, but ironically that is what happened in one instance. The case in question was one where the designer used a typeface with very...
