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		<title>&#8220;It is said that every journey begins with a single step, mine was no different.&#8221;</title>
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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&#8217;t just words we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2010/02/17/it-is-said-that-every-journey-begins-with-a-single-step-mine-was-no-different/</link>
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		<title>Bess the Book Bus &#8212; a passion for bringing the gift of books to children.</title>
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Recently, my boss came to me with a mission &#8212; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2010/01/08/bess-the-book-bus-a-passion-for-bringing-the-gift-of-books-to-children/</link>
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		<title>Great Tips for Driving Down the Cost to Produce Your Next Book!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;ve come up with a few tips [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/12/03/great-tips-for-driving-down-the-cost-to-produce-your-next-book/</link>
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		<title>The Wide World of Book Manufacturing &#8211; Does customer service matter in a global market?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/11/02/the-wide-world-of-book-manufacturing-does-customer-service-matter-in-a-global-market/</link>
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		<title>Problems Detected with Indesign CS4 and PDF files.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Valued Thomson-Shore customers,
Thomson-Shore has discovered an issue with Indesign CS4 and PDF files.
Issue:  Indesign CS4 encoded fonts differently than it did in CS3.   This caused a problem with certain fonts that were used in Illustrator  or PDF files. The problem arose when those Illustrator files or PDF files were placed into Indesign CS4 and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/10/08/83/</link>
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		<title>September 26 – October 3, 2009 is National Banned Books Week</title>
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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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/09/23/september-26-%e2%80%93-october-3-2009-is-national-banned-books-week/</link>
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		<title>Printing Hard Cover Books vs Soft Cover Books (Paperbacks)  Which is best for publishers, authors, and their readers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/09/09/printing-hard-cover-books-vs-soft-cover-books-paperbacks-which-is-best-for-publishers-authors-and-their-readers/</link>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Books and the CPSIA &#8212; Considerations When Printing Children&#8217;s Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Enacted in February 2009, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) has had an impact on some children&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/08/19/childrens-books-and-teh-cpsia-considerations-when-printing-childrent-books/</link>
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		<title>Small Press Publishers &#8212; Encourage your authors to help you help them!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Publisher&#8217;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 &#8212; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/07/28/small-press-publishers-encourage-your-authors-to-help-you-help-them/</link>
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		<title>Happy Earth Day 2009!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Earth Day Friends!  Each                  year, approximately 30 million trees are used to make books                  sold in the United States—1,153 times [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thomsonshore.com/blog/2009/04/22/happy-earth-day-2009/</link>
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