Old-style binding, new-style delivery.(Book Manufacturing, Production & Technology Report, Part One of Four)(includes related articles on Midwest Edition's unusual bookbinding jobs)(commercial bookbinder Midwest Editions Inc)

From: Graphic Arts Monthly | Date: February 1, 1999| Author: Toth, Deborah | Copyright information

Small commercial bookbinder Midwest Editions has been able to respond to dramatic changes in the book printing industry by cutting costs through the provision of short-run binding jobs averaging 1,500-2,500 books. The firm provides perfect binding for paperback books and edition binding and serves printers and publishers. It manufactures a mix of about 80% hardbound books and 20% paperback books for Midwest clients.

A short-run edition bindery gears up for the marketplace's new dem...

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