Cover Lamination: The Beautiful and the Bad

Cover Lamination: The Beautiful and the Bad

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....
Digital Book Printing and Press Gain

Digital Book Printing and Press Gain

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...
Introducing Our New 60-lb. Natural!

Introducing Our New 60-lb. Natural!

We have a new natural stock! After many years of service, our 60-lb. natural finch opaque vellum at 436 PPI has been discontinued. We’ve begun phasing it out, and we are replacing it with 60-lb. cream tradebook at 436 PPI. We’re very happy with the cream...