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We offer insights on printing services, design tips, and industry trends, helping you achieve the best print quality.

Book

Black and White Book Printing for Self-Published Authors

We examine the option to print your book in black and white and take you through the advantages and disadvantages of monochrome vs color printing ...
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How to Print a Paperback Book with a Custom Printer: A Self-Publisher's Guide

Take your self-publishing enterprise to the next level with the powerful advantages of a custom print run Image by Michael Gaida from Pixabay.com You probably ...
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How To Get A Custom Book Printed

Here's what you need to know about custom book printing and binding. Whether you're a business, a non-profit, or an independent creative, we've got you covered! ...
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Family Cookbook Printing Made Easy

Whether as a hobby, to preserve tradition, or a self-publishing business idea, few personal book projects have the same mouth-watering appeal as the traditional family ...
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Custom Book Printing and Binding Services for Self-Publishers

Increasingly, successful self-publishers choose custom services to print and bind their books. We take a look at the most popular formats and bindings and examine ...
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6 Design Tips for Your Photo and Text Book Printing Project

Designing and printing a commemorative or portfolio book with photos and text can be great fun and very satisfying. Follow our top six design tips ...
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How to Save Printing Costs on Your Self-Published Book

How to Save Printing Costs on Your Self-Published Book

We share 12 smart tips to save on the cost of printing your self-published book without sacrificing quality Book Printed by QinPrinting If you're new ...
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What Are the Differences Between Hardcover and Softcover Books

What Are the Differences Between Hardcover and Softcover Books?

As one of the world's foremost independent offset printers, we share our complete and comprehensive guide to choosing between hardcover and softcover books from the ...
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The Complete Guide to Spiral Bound Book Printing

Everything you need to know about printing beautiful spiral bound books Do you want to find out more about spiral bound books? You've come to ...
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How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book?

The complete guide to the costs of self-publishing a book from the cheap-and-cheerful options to the highest quality professional product Image by Yaroslav Shuraev via Pexels.com Self-publishing ...
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Hardcover Book

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Children Book

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Comics and Graphic Novels

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Card Decks

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Board Games & Accessories

Facts to Know Before You Start a Board Game Crowdfunding Campaign

Designing and developing a board game for a crowdfunding campaign is as much of a challenge as it is fun and rewarding. But it's important ...
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Board games and components printed and manufactured by QinPrinting

12 Steps to Design Your Own Board Game (and Sell It)

This guide takes beginners through the 12 necessary steps to a working board game, from getting an idea to publishing the finished product Board Game ...
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Is it Better to Self-Publish a Board Game or Pitch to a Game Publisher?

We take an unbiased look at the pros and cons of self-publishing vs pitching your board game to a publisher Photo by Aksel Fristrup on Unsplash A lot ...
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Play-Test Your Board Game Idea

How to Play-Test Your Board Game Idea

We look at the why, how, and how-much of the most important aspect of board game development: play testing Photo by Big Potato on Unsplash One ...
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What Should a Board Game Include

What Should a Board Game Include?

A complete guide to all the components and other elements that you might want to include in your board game and how they interact to ...
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What Are Board Game Mechanics?

We look at the meaning of mechanics in board game design and how they integrate with idea, theme, and rules Photo by Nik Korba on Unsplash When you're ...
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Why is Theme Important in Board Game Design?

We examine the importance of theme when designing a board game and show how your choices can make or break the players' experience Photo by Karthik ...
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The One Big Mistake Newbie Board Game Designers Make: And How to Avoid It

If you want to make a successful board game, either for pleasure or profit, make sure you avoid this common goof-up Photo by Thomas Buchholz on Unsplash ...
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How to Make Your Own Board Game

How to Design Your Own Professional Board Game: A Complete Guide for Beginners

We take you step-by-step from getting an idea to designing a prototype, testing, printing, and distributing the final product. Whether you need a game for ...
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Paper Boxes

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Magazines and Zines

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Printed Marketing Materials

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5 Steps to Design a Professional Printed Desktop Calendar to Promote Your Business

Professionally printed desktop calendars remain one of the stalwarts of offline business promotion. Follow these five steps to create a calendar that builds your brand ...
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Promotional Wall Calendar Printing for Businesses

We share our top tips for a perfect calendar print design for business marketing and promotion purposes Image by Marijana via Pixabay.com Despite the proliferation ...
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Soft touch lamination catalog cover

Why Choose Soft Touch Lamination for Your Printed Product Catalog

Soft touch lamination is an inexpensive finishing process which gives your catalog a distinctive, premium-quality look and feel without breaking the bank Photo by Ksenia ...
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How to Design Printed Product Catalogs That Sell

Printed product catalogs are still among the most powerful marketing tools available. In this post, we explore the core principles of effective catalog design. Photo ...
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The cost of printing a calendar

How Much Does It Cost to Print a Calendar?

We look at the factors that contribute to the cost of calendar printing and how we can save you money on printing your next custom ...
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How Small Businesses Can Print Catalogs on a Limited Budget

We show you how to create a stylish and effective catalog for your small business without breaking the bank Photo by micheile dot com on Unsplash ...
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How to Make Your Printed Product Catalog Stand Out from the Crowd

We share several specialized printing techniques that can give your product catalog the edge over the competition Image by taligatamasa via Pixabay.com Everybody loves a ...
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Best Paper to Print Brochures On

What Is the Best Paper to Print Brochures On?

When you're designing a brochure for your business, you'll need to choose the optimum paper for printing. Let's walk you through the options and help ...
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Business booklets for marketing

7 Powerful Ways to Use Printed Booklets to Market Your Business

We examine the marketing power of the humble booklet: a promotional tool that punches well above its weight Image by QinPrinting Do business booklets still work? If ...
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6 Design Ideas for A Powerful Printed Product Catalog

Printed catalogs are powerful — and popular — marketing tools. Use these powerful design ideas to make yours stand out from the crowd Image by QinPrinting Despite the advent ...
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Printing Industry

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Writing Advice

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Printing Guide

Perfect Binding vs Saddle Stitch: How to Choose the Best Option for Your Book

We help you decide between the two most popular book binding styles to make sure you make the right choice ...
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A Complete Guide to Luxury Soft Touch Lamination: The Pros and Cons

Your expert introduction to the uses of soft touch lamination to enhance your printed marketing materials with a luxury look ...
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Prepare Artwork Files for Offset Printing

Preparing Artwork Files for Offset Printing whilst Avoiding the Pitfalls

Preparing your digital artwork files for offset printing can seem a daunting task. We walk you through everything you need ...
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Which paper should I choose for my printing project?

What Paper Should I Choose for My Print Project?

We walk you through the key paper options, their qualities, and best uses, to help you make the right decision ...
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Which paper should I choose for my printing project?

Common Paper Weights: LB To GSM Conversions

We often say that there's no border of knowledge in the world, but the carrier of knowledge –paper is different. When ...
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lamination and varnishing for book covers

How to Choose Between Lamination and Varnishing for Book Covers

Don't know how to choose between lamination or varnishing for your book cover? You will once you've read this! Book ...
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How to prepare files for printing

How to Prepare Files for Printing

Your complete step-by-step guide to creating print-ready files for all your projects Image from QinPrinting Table of Contents Add a ...
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