How to get an ISBN for your book? Are you an author, publisher, or self-publisher looking to get your book on the market? You will surely need an ISBN (International Standard Book Number), the unique identifier assigned to every published book. This number is crucial for book sales, distribution, and marketing. Navigating the process of obtaining an ISBN can be confusing, especially for new authors; that's where Pulsio Print comes in; we'll walk you through the steps to get an ISBN in the US. Why is an ISBN important? Having an ISBN for your book is crucial. Firstly, your book [...]
Design RGB and CMYK are two different color systems. You may know that CMYK is used for printing and RGB is used for web images and digital design for digital devices - TVs, computers, phones. What is the difference between them and why should each color palette be used as intended? RGB - nature and features In the RGB system, the basic colors in the light spectrum are blue light (red), green and blue. When these are mixed (with a value of 255 each), the result is white light. When this value is zero, it means that there is no [...]
Anatomy of the Book If you have not thought about what parts a book consists of, but you already have a text ready to be published, it will be good to get acquainted with the most basic elements. Because these elements will be mentioned and discussed while communicating with a printing house or publishing house. Book signatures A book signature is a sheet of paper consisting of four or more printed pages and folded one or more times to the approximate size of one page of a future book or other printed product. It folds in a way that puts [...]
There are some books that make an immediate strong impression on us. Even at first glance they look a cut above the rest: more sophisticated, more elegant – from the premium nature of the paper to the perfect colour finish, from the high-end binding method to the use of techniques such as embossing and gilding, everything about them just says “quality”. This doesn’t happen by accident. To make a book that exudes class requires a book printing and binding company whose workforce are craftsmen, highly skilled and trained experts who have real artistic ability and who take pride in the [...]
Custom notebooks, an ideal gift for your clients – use them as a high-quality giveaway that displays your logo on every page. This is an excellent tool to contribute to your branding. Notebooks appeal to a wide, universal audience and are great for increasing brand awareness. A vast array of businesses can benefit from handing out branded notebooks. Large notepads with blank pages make wonderful sketchbooks for artists, while handheld notebooks are ideal for anybody taking notes on the go, during a meeting, while speaking on the phone, attending a Zoom conference. Custom Notebooks Students, office workers, librarians, publishers alike [...]
Create contrast of light and shade with an embossing and debossing effect There are many options to choose from when designing the cover of your book. Hardcover books can feature hot stamping, embossing and debossing. We truly believe that great printing should be more than just ink on paper. These techniques will help you to enhance a person’s experience of your printed material by making the text or image really stand out to the eye as well as to the touch. Hot stamping also known as foil stamping or hot foil stamping is a simple recipe of three main ingredients [...]
In a career spanning 57 years – 45 years of which were in leadership and management, mr alex progressed from Milk Delivery Boy to Chairman, President and CEO. He has lived and worked in Scotland, England, Wales, South Africa, Zambia, Netherlands, USA, Poland, Hungary and Cyprus. Quite an interesting life, isn't it? mr alex called his new book ‘it does matter’ because he was concerned by the number of people who said things did not matter when they did! Let's learn a little bit more about mr alex and his book. Would you tell us a few words about you? [...]
If you want to add a touch of class to your books, to make them stand out as quality, high-end publications, nothing adds value quite so much as a beautifully printed and made slipcase. A Luxury Gift Whether called slipcases, presentation book boxes, or collector book boxes, they can make the difference both to single publications and to sets or series of books. They give a unique look and feel and can be customised to either showcase original artwork or give the impression of old-fashioned elegance or of a luxury gift. A boxed set makes an ideal present and looks [...]
We asked our Art Gallery customers: “What is the most important thing when printing an Art Book or a Photography Portfolio?” The most common answer we received perfectly summarises what we as publishers strive to achieve: a finished product that represents the original work of art as much as possible. So what are the “must-haves” you need in order to obtain that dream result? 1. EXPERIENCE makes you secure If you are planning a book that will properly represent your best works of art, it is a good idea to trust a proven print partner specialising in art and photography [...]
When it comes to full-colour printing, just being good enough isn’t good enough. The end result needs to be perfect. That’s the minimum required quality standard. After the time and care spent creating your design, whether for a showcase company brochure, product launch marketing material, a graphic novel or a book of fine-art reproductions, you need to be able to find a way of converting your design into a beautiful end product, looking and feeling exactly how you envisaged the physical items to be when you finalised the design. How can you be certain that you will get this premium [...]
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