Our Capabilities

We are book manufacturing professionals who care about the quality of your books, and the ease with which you can work with us. We have extensive experience and an open attitude towards the kinds of files we can work with. We are accomplished with book layout and typesetting, as well as with smooth processing of print-ready PDF files.

We can work with files from virtually any possible source: PDF, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Quark X-Press, WordPerfect, and Freehand, etc., on PC and Mac. In most cases we will ask you to export from your layout program to PDF, and send us PDF files.

The binding styles we offer include :

• Case binding (hard cover), Smythe sewn or notch case or adhesive, depending on the quantity and other factors
• Perfect binding (soft cover, flexible adhesive, PUR adhesive)
• Smythe sewn soft cover binding
• Plasticoil binding (an attractive alternative to plastic comb) or wire-o, or even plastic comb binding
• Saddle stitch and fold (magazine or booklet style)
• Loose leaf or 3-hole drilled for a notebook
• Mixed, with some books perfect bound and some books case bound

For hard cover books, we produce these types of covers:

• Library Cloth with foil stamping on the spine and face
• Leatherette or Leather with foil stamping on the spine and face
• Printed, laminated covers
• Three-Piece covers with cloth on the spine and paper on the faces

Our cover finishes include:

• gloss film laminate -- we only use layflat laminate, the best quality
• supermatte film laminate -- we only use layflat laminate, the best quality
• satin film laminate
• UV Coating, either on the whole cover or as spot UV on a laminated cover

For hard cover books, we can produce dust jackets with the same choice of finishes as for covers.

Covers can be as simple as a single color with line copy, or as fancy as you can imagine. A gloss laminated four color process cover will attract attention on any bookstore shelf.

For covers, we can begin with:

• your design in electronic form
• camera ready copy that can be scanned in, or
• your ideas for a design to be executed by our graphic artists.

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The Text of your book or booklet can be printed in black ink or a color, two or more colors, or four color process on a wide range of papers. We can supply a wide range of papers, including uncoated, opaque, gloss or matte coated, and heavier or lighter papers.

For text, we can begin with:

• your copy in electronic form
• camera ready paper copy
• We can handle formatting and output from a word processor file, or typesetting from your manuscript
• an existing book that you want to reprint

We work for customers all over the country, large and small. We meet the demanding standards of Washington, DC, the paper capital of the world, and we are committed to meeting your standards.

Because we focus on the needs and interests of our customers, we offer short turn-around times to meet your schedule constraints. We are accustomed to working on demanding time-lines, and are committed to meeting your schedule requirements.