Why Yes, We DO We Print Literary Journals and Magazines

by Nicole Baxter | Nov 13, 2014 | Book Production, Publisher Case Studies

At Bookmobile, of course we print books, but we also print literary, art, and scholarly journals and magazines . . . . . . for undergraduate and MFA programs, writing programs, literary presses, university presses, associations, etc. Bookmobile provides...

Print Positive:
How to Prevent Book Printing Disasters

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...

Print Positive:
Sizing A Dust Jacket So It Fits the Way You Want

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...

Twenty-One Ways to Customize Paperbacks and Hardcovers

by Nicole Baxter | Oct 30, 2014 | Art Book Printing, Book Production

Bookmobile Offers Many Options to Customize Paperbacks and Hardcovers When readers buy print books, it’s not always for the content. A book can also be a tactile experience, an aesthetic experience, even an olfactory experience. (Do you sniff your books? My...

Print Positive:
Sizing Your Paperback Cover So It Prints the Way You Want

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...

Print Positive:
POD, ARP, SRDP, or Offset? Which Print Model to Use, and When

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...