Binding Basics — Saddle Stitching
There’s so much more to binding than just paperback or hardcover. From the look to the weight to the longevity of the finished publication, it’s important to know how each binding technique can suit the unique needs of your publication and differentiate you from the competition. In this series, we explore how different binding processes are performed in a commercial setting and how they affect the final product. What is saddle-stitch binding? Saddle stitching, also called the two-wire stitch or…
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The History of Walsworth’s Print Operation in Ripon, Wisconsin
Our Walsworth – Ripon location is the most recent member of the Walsworth family of printers, but its history stretches further back than any other Walsworth location. Beginning as a newspaper, The Ripon Commonwealth, the company was purchased by Doug and Audrey Lyke 97 years after its founding. The Lyke family grew the newspaper into a self-sustaining, mid-size printing company named Ripon Printers, simply called “The Printers” by many locals. In 2019, Walsworth acquired Ripon, and today Walsworth – Ripon…
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What Makes Books Smell Like That?
“All my genius is in my nostrils.” – Friedrich Nietzche Are you a book-sniffer? I am, along with many, many others. We can sometimes be seen in a bookstore or library, surreptitiously bending down to inhale the scent of pages. If a fellow book-sniffer sees us, they get it. IYKYK. Book-sniffing memes abound, and you can even purchase book- and bookstore-scented candles. In 2001, Japan’s Environmental Ministry released a list of the 100 best-smelling spots in their country, and the…
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Binding Basics – Perfect Binding
There’s so much more to binding than just paperback or hardcover. From the look to the weight to the longevity of the finished publication, it’s important to know how each binding technique can suit the unique needs of your publication and differentiate you from the competition. In this series, we explore how different binding processes are performed in a commercial setting and how they affect the final product. What is perfect binding? Perfect binding, also known as soft cover binding,…
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Two New Updates from the USPS You Need to Know for Your Periodicals
The most recent Postal Bulletin released by the USPS on Aug. 25, 2022, contains two key policy updates pertaining to Periodicals Requester Records Requirements. Effective Nov. 7, 2022, the Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), part 207, to reflect changes to Postal Service verification requirements for authorized audit bureaus. The Postal Service is enacting new procedures for auditing compliance with circulation standards for Periodicals requester publications, as well as standardizing…
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USPS Announces Proposed Temporary Rate Adjustments for 2022 Peak Holiday Season
It’s time to prepare for shipping during the holiday season – and then some. On Aug. 10, the USPS filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding temporary price adjustments for the upcoming peak holiday season. In the past, the Postal Service’s peak holiday season has occurred between the dates of Oct. 3 and Dec. 26, but this recent filing marked Oct. 2, 2022, through Jan. 22, 2023, as the peak holiday season. Pending approval through the PRC,…
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