by Don Leeper | Jun 15, 2015 | Kickstarter | Crowdfunded, Opinion
“Premature optimization is the root of all evil.” –Donald Knuth, pioneering computer scientist This quote popped up as I was searching for a new piece of software for this website. It reminded me of something else I’d read recently:...
by Nicole Baxter | Jun 11, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Publisher Case Studies
I know I say this with almost every Blog post about art book printing, but this book, this one, really is one of the most spectacular books Bookmobile has printed to date. Hebru Brantley is a visual artist in Chicago, and two weeks ago we shipped a limited run of 300...
by Don Leeper | Jun 4, 2015 | Print Positive
Last week we published online forms to calculate paperback spine thickness and book weight. This week we’ve published more calculators and converters for hardworking book production people. Book Publishing and Printing Calculators Calculating Spine Width When...
by Nicole Baxter | Jun 4, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Publisher Case Studies
The Patrick Parrish gallery in New York, NY is a new client for Bookmobile. We recently printed the three exhibition catalogs pictured above. The jobs first came as an estimate request for the title RO/LU, and I was really happy to see it: Mike Brady, half...
by Don Leeper | May 26, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Book Production, Print Positive
Publishers often need the physical dimensions of a book before it is actually printed: in particular, the spine width for laying out the cover and the weight of the finished book for estimating shipping costs. This post demonstrates the relatively...
by Nicole Baxter | May 21, 2015 | Opinion
We’re happy to announce that our founder and CEO, Don Leeper, is the 2015 Recipient of the Pat Bell Award from the Midwest Independent Publishing Association (MIPA). Don received his award at the 25th Annual Midwest Book Awards Gala on May 13, 2015, in St....
by Nicole Baxter | May 14, 2015 | Book Production, Publisher Case Studies
Here at Bookmobile, it’s not only the season for printing bound galleys and ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies) for BookExpo, but it’s also the season for printing yearbooks, student literary journals, and theses as well. Yes, we’re printing...
by Don Leeper | May 11, 2015 | Book Production, Opinion
At Bookmobile, we’ve been concerned for a long time that the energy we use to make your books comes from clean sources, and we have been frustrated that we have not been able to do that consistently. But there is really good clean energy news on the...
by bookmobile_admin | May 8, 2015 | Book Production, Publisher Case Studies
Perilous adventures in the North Woods, lost Norman Rockwell paintings, life on a rural midwestern farm—we’ve converted all of these historical stories from print to eBook! We emphasize craft digital here at Bookmobile, and that includes our...
by Don Leeper | May 4, 2015 | Art Book Printing, Print Positive
Regardless of how you print your photo book—through a Print-on-Demand (POD) service, short-run digital printing (SRDP), or an offset printing service—it can be a challenge to ensure that the images on the printed pages of your books are true to your...
