Your
needs are the priority! Everything from binding the books you print
(on
your own computer printer) to library, archive, and family hard cover rebinds to newer Bibles and other well-worn books that
have outlasted their covers - let us fulfill your needs. Binding methods, in a range of quality and price
are available. Popular options include: traditional ALA
Library Certified Oversewn, Full Color Covers,
Economical alternatives to Fine Binding,
Text Mount Covers, as well as adhesive/case hard binding. Though most expensive; ALA Oversewn
and/or LBI Certified is always recommended for maximum usability, flexibility and durability.
Call, email, or write us
with your questions, selections and first payment. This program can do one
of a kind books, or quantities of any range.
While
we do not offer full, professional, archival restoration on extremely old or highly
acidic books or Bible rebinds in soft cover, there are a great many things we can be of service with:
Already worn the cover
off your book? Let us refresh it for you: Have a book in need of
repair - this may be an option, rather than full re-binding.
Wish the trade paperback
was in hard cover? It can be - let us be of assistance. You get to pick the color!
Need your thesis or
dissertation bound? Almost every university or
educational program
requirements (color, size, stamping, etc.) can be met.
Have source files you
wish you could keep together? We can be of assistance in electronic or
hard copy formats.
Reports, logs, minutes
and records of all types, from business and industry to schools societies and
organizations, can be gathered together and bound into a single volume or a
series of matching books.
Have newsletters,
programs, directories or other periodicals that you wish to bind for
organization, easy reference, or collectors edition? Quality books can
be produced from new copies or your collection.
Trying to decide how to maintain a
newspaper morgue? Solutions include custom hard case folders, binding for
newer papers or hard case storage boxes that can be foil embossed or labeled
for easy reference.
Magazine organizers out-lived their
welcome? Custom quotes for binding or storage cases are always free of charge.
Bought a source book
(hard cover, or paper bound) that you will be using as a workbook so much, you
wish you could get at the pages easier? Let us turn the book into a
three ring binder wonder. We can cut the spine cleanly from the book, punch the
individual book pages to directly (if enough spine margin exists) place
them on the rings, or use archival sheet protectors to allow easy access for
personal copies, check lists, etc.
We also can help with more temporary
paper bound solutions
for short term items such as comb binding, specialized/customized 3-ring binders,
post binding, etc.
Storage solutions range
from case bound folders and boxes to clamshell storage for those books binding
is not a viable option.
Let us give you the
personalized service and attention with your non-rare book repair, binding or re-binding project you (and the
work) deserve! We can take care of as much or as little of the binding
choices as you wish. With us, your project can be fully customized, or
let us make professional choices for you. Provide a list of
requirements/standards, or "must haves" for
your project and we'll be happy to discuss the prices, processes and potential
problems of everything with you.
Have
a limited volume number set of something you wish hardbound? Consider
making each book easy to find on a shelf, even without the reading glasses!
Choose a cover stock family that has enough colors to bind each volume in a
different color. This also works great for the author who wants to
coordinate hardbound books into a larger set, but not match them, or the author
who wishes to make their book more "one of a kind" and less matching can even
order their publishing run in assorted colors of a specific binding fabric.
Re-binding options that are considerations (and
fully customizable) include trimming the outer edges, or leaving them as
received; if originally in signatures, maintaining or separating them; staple
removal of saddle stitch books/periodicals (rather than you having to do this
chore yourself); custom binders and/or
protective cases if standard binding is not a viable option, etc.
Rebinding rule of thumb: If you fold the
edge of a page and it stays firmly attached - we can probably rebind the
book for you. If it breaks - it needs more professional help than we
can give. If this test seems harsh to you, look into storage solutions
such as archival boxes or encapsulation
rather than new binding.
*Please note: For the
most durable, best binding (and most economical), the paper for an 8½x11" book
should be long grain. For a 5½x8½" book
(printed two up), the grain should be short grain.
We can bind any grain, but please note that if the grain of the book is misrepresented, quotes are invalid. If this occurs, customer will be
contacted with differences in cost and explanation - allowing for the order to
be modified or canceled. Quotes for unknown grain are also free of charge, but
may be substantially higher than the actual production costs.
Your
needs are the priority! Everything from binding the books you print
(on
your own computer printer) to library, archive, and family hard cover rebinds to newer Bibles and other well-worn books that
have outlasted their covers - let us fulfill your needs. Binding methods, in a range of quality and price
are available. Popular options include: traditional ALA
Library Certified Oversewn, Full Color Covers,
Economical alternatives to Fine Binding,
Text Mount Covers, as well as adhesive/case hard binding. Though most expensive; ALA Oversewn
and/or LBI Certified is always recommended for maximum usability, flexibility and durability.
