by Don Leeper | Jan 15, 2015 | Book Production, Print Positive
Writing a request for book printing quotes is simple, but don’t just dash it off: ambiguity and missing information will result in inaccurate quotes, wasting your time. Worse, errors created by inaccurate quote requests can carry through the production process,...
by Don Leeper | Dec 8, 2014 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Print Positive
Before I was a printer myself, I spent 12 years working for publishers as a book-printing buyer. Along the way, I developed some personal rules for how to save money on book printing. Here they are, updated for today’s world in which offset printing and...
by Don Leeper | Nov 10, 2014 | Book Production, Print Positive
Got a rush title? Last minute changes threatening the schedule? Tempted to rush the proof checking, skip reviewing the order confirmation? Think again: proofs and print run documents are the thin shields between receiving perfect books and receiving books that are...
by Don Leeper | Nov 4, 2014 | Book Production, Print Positive
Dust jackets are the most difficult book components to size. Simple seeming, they are actually complex three-dimensional objects once they are wrapped on a book. A poorly fitting dust jacket is immediately obvious and is guaranteed to create that sinking...
by Don Leeper | Oct 27, 2014 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Print Positive
Though printed as a flat sheet, a paperback cover becomes a three dimensional object when it’s bound to the book. While digital and offset presses print with extreme positional accuracy on the order of 1/1,000″, binding and trimming machines...
by Don Leeper | Oct 15, 2014 | Book Production, Print Positive
When it comes to printing, book publishers are always looking for the best mix of low cost, good quality, and optimized supply. Once, they had only one printing model to work with: long runs printed on offset presses. Now, they have three more models to help...