Recently, one of our publishing clients came to us with a challenge. To prove our commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Thomson-Shore believes in the health of our global community. We believe that by making a community thousands of miles away stronger, we are helping to make all of us stronger. These aren’t just words we [...]
Recently, my boss came to me with a mission — Find out more about Bess the Book Bus. So I did and what I found is that Jennifer Frances (founder and driver of Bess the Book Bus) is an incredible woman dedicated to bringing the gift of books to children all across America using [...]
As you begin the journey of getting your manuscript onto bookshelves and into the hands of consumers, one of your biggest worries might be how to produce your book in a cost effective manner while still creating a product that stands out on shelves. So this holiday season we’ve come up with a few tips [...]
Some book industry experts might argue that as the book printing industry goes global, it will become more and more commodity-driven. Cash will be king, and book manufacturers will be forced to compete for customers by wooing them with the cheapest prices. But forward-thinking book printers know that price alone is [...]
Banned Books Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the first amendment, kicks off this Saturday, September 26 and runs through Saturday, October 3. The week is designed to encourage free and open access to information by drawing attention to book banning initiatives across America.
Banned Books Week is sponsored [...]
Our customers often wonder which type of book to produce – hard cover or paperback. The answer depends on the purpose of each book. Is it a large format book about architecture or a sci-fi novel about space pirates? Is it a text book or a potential collectors’ item? Will it sit on a coffee [...]
Enacted in February 2009, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) has had an impact on some children’s book publishers. Book inks and the manufacturing process must be in compliance with new laws to ensure safety for children. Some self-publishers and small press publishers complain that the CPSIA is affecting their livelihood because [...]
Publisher’s Weekly estimates that more than 7,000 new publishers form each year. Typically, these independent new publishers are driven to publish books centered around their own interests. But how many of these publishers continue to thrive after 1, 2, 3 or more years in business?
Small press publishers have to do it all — [...]
Thomson-Shore makes great efforts to be earth friendly and we appreciate and would like to recognize all the steps our customers are taking in their earth friendly inititaives as well.
THANK YOU – for being Green!
You can find more information on green at:
http://www.thomsonshore.com/environmental_initiatives/
Are you considering the potential benefits vs. costs of producing your book with recycled paper?
Compare paper choices by using the Paper Calculator. Developed by the Environmental Defense Fund, this handy tool helps you calculate your book’s ecological savings, and has comprehensive reports available which can be exported into PDF or Excel formats.
The tool allows [...]