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 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 thin strokes....
by Don Leeper | Apr 7, 2014 | Book Production
You no doubt got involved with book publishing because you were fascinated by cardboard boxes, right? Well, when I started buying printing for book publishers—before we started printing books in-house—I discovered that cardboard boxes mattered. The books I shepherded...
by Don Leeper | Feb 12, 2014 | Book Production
A “perfector,” in printer’s parlance, is a printing press capable of printing both sides of the sheet in one pass. For book printers, this is important both for efficiency and quality. All books print both sides of the sheet, so a perfector is twice as fast as a...
by Nicole Baxter | Apr 22, 2013 | Book Production
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...
by Nicole Baxter | Feb 28, 2013 | Book Production
The fastest growing part of Bookmobile’s business is a zero-inventory model for publishers, our Automatic Replenishment Program. That means short runs! So on a run of 200 or even 50 books, why update the print history of the copyright page? When you produce your...
