Production

Whether you're an up-and-coming author printing your first hardcover book or an established publisher printing your hundredth title this year, our team of experts is here to help you put your best book forward. Your customer care representative will guide you through the process and help you select the best materials for your book. To assist with your decisions, we'll show you samples of paper, cloth, board, and printed books. We'll also advise on the details – such as options for binding, covers, and recycled papers. We even do rounded corners.

What can Thomson-Shore do for you? Or should we say, what can't we do? Our capabilities include:

Quantities

  • 200 to 50,000 copies
  • >50,000 T-S recommends incremental printing (your Sales Associate would be happy to discuss how Thomson-Shore can provide you with the most efficient and economical manufacturing of your project)


Spine Bulk

  • Soft Bound: Minimum 5/32 or Flat Back 1/4" -  Maximum 3"
  • Case Bound: Minimum 5/32 - Maximum 2 3/4"

 
Trim Sizes

  • Case Bound: Minimum  4 1/2 x 6  -  Maximum  10 x 12
  • Soft Bound: Minimum 4 x 6  -  Maximum 12 x 12
  • Divisible by eight


Page Counts

  • Depend on Paper Weight
  • Not to exceed Spine Bulk
  • Divisible by eight


Text Copy

  • Output Ready PDF
  • APP / PostScript / PDF
  • Camera Ready Copy
  • Halftones


Text Stocks

  • Natural Stock 50#, 55#, 60#  - 30% PCR (FSC)
  • Natural Stock 55#  - 100% PCR
  • White Stock 50#, 60#   - 30% PCR
  • Enamel Stock  80#   - 10% PCR (FSC)
  • Enamel Stock 70#  - 10% PCR
  • Matte Stock 70#   - 10% PCR
  • Others


Text Inks

  • Black Ink
  • Black & 1 PMS
  • 4color
  • 4color throughout is referred to Imago Printing


Cover & Jacket Copy

  • Output Ready PDF
  • Camera Ready Copy
  • Composite Film
  • Thomson-Shore to Separate


Cover & Jacket Stocks

  • 10pt C1S  - 10% PCR
  • 12pt C1S  - 10% PCR
  • 65lb White
  • 80lb Enamel  - 10% PCR (FSC)
  • 100lb Enamel  - 10% PCR
  • Others


Cover & Jacket Inks

  • Black Ink
  • Black + PMS Colors
  • 4color Process

Cover & Jacket Coating

  • Gloss Varnish
  • Matte Varnish
  • Gloss Lamination
  • Gloss Layflat Lamination
  • Matte Lamination
  • Matte Layflat Lamination
  • Scuff-Resistant Matte Lamination
  • Scuff-Resistant Layflat Matte Lamination


Binding

  • Perfect Paperback
  • Sewn Glue on Cover Paperback
  • Notch Paperback
  • Smyth Sewn Case
  • Notch Adhesive Case
  • Printed Case
  • Short Side Bind Case
  • Short Side Bind Paperback
  • Faux Deckle (Rough Edge) Case Bound Only
  • Gate Fold / French Flaps
  • Corner Rounding Machine - Round corner radius 3/8"
  • Spiral Bind
  • Wire-O-Bind
  • Otabind
  • GBC Bind
  • Bind-In CD's (For Perfect or Notch Bound books. Minimum Trim Size is 6 x 7 1/4)
  • Shrink Wrapping