Book Production and Events and Marketing book, catalog, discount, limited time, order, publishing, sale, savings 10:22 am
We are pleased to announce that our end of the year sale offerings are available for both catalog sales and your publishing needs. They can be found on our website at:
http://www.gregathcompany.com/catalog/general/sale/
and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/publish.htm
Please note that these are seasonal sales and will be over with the new year – if not before.
Book Design and Book Production and Computer & Software and Definitions and Electronic Magazine and Genealogy alternate, app, basic, beginner, beginning, binding, book, central, dashboard, economy, font, hard binding, hard cover, hardbound, informed delivery, multiple, one of a kind, personalize, POD, presales, reference, resource, savings, serif, soft binding, soft cover, softbound, source, split, staple, stitch bound, think outside the box, tracking, type, USPS 11:47 am
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Saddle Stitch: Soft type binding where pages are printed four and folded in the middle (spine) and stapled in the fold. Many program books and most magazines are saddle stitched. Due to the paper being folded as a spine, this works well with only small page count books. Click here for information web page.
Sans Serif Type: Without serif. Example: Arial. Though uncluttered, the lack of serif separates the letters and words for the reader.
Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are not generally used in our office.
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For other writing, printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossaries at
http://www.gregathcomany.com/info/dictionary and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/info/dictionary/writers.html
Run across a word that you don’t understand? Try us – email us your word, term or phrase and we will see if we can shed some light on the matter!
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Design Inspiration
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Can’t decide whether to publish in hard cover or soft cover? Is economics getting in the way of what you envisioned your book to be? One suggestion would be to publish soft cover first edition books (less expense) and take special orders for hard cover books that can be ordered singly (print on demand) and shipped directly to buyers.
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Book Manufacturing Concepts
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If utilizing print on demand (POD), offer a personalized page such as a special half title, frontice piece, or title page.
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As an individual author, have you signed up for USPS Informed Delivery yet? While this service expanded to individual post office box holders last month, it’s still not available to addresses that are solely business. Why does it matter? If you use the Informed Delivery app, and mail product at a post office, use the app to track the packages: Open the app and after the tracking number has been applied, scan the #, then when is asks if you want it added to your dashboard – say yes. The packages then queue in the app in a tab next to your incoming mail and auto update.
https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action
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When was the last time you’ve reviewed the basics? Many “old timers” learned it once and don’t feel like going over “old ground” again. However, reviewing what makes good research – especially from alternate sources, can give you new perspective. Are you a Handibook, Redbook, NGS or FGS person? Check out the others – you may learn nothing new, but going over the material may spark new ideas.
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Computer aid!?! – See Marketing
Book Production and Computer & Software and Marketing and Updates angel, angeley, angell, angle, Anglea, angleas, book, edtiion, family, Genealogy, index, omni, reference, research, volume 11:24 am
We are excited to announce the return to print of
A Band of Angleas with Index (2017 Omnibus reprint) and the original index only
By Robert W. Anglea
Revised from original 1991 book and includes supplemental index (sold separately in early edition), this 460 page book carries an hardcover ISBN 978-1-936091-32-4. The original large format of 8.5×11″ has been preserved in this full-color hard cover book. Contents include photographs, charts, documents and artwork.
Softbound and CD editions also available. Visit the website or contact us for more information.
Book Design and Book Production and Computer & Software and Definitions and Electronic Magazine and Genealogy archives, book, canada, clutter, computer, Copyright, definition, design, digital, digital watermarking, disclaimer, free content, Genealogy, ghost, glossary, grain, index, layer, layering, library, manuscript, online, opacity, paper, production, protect, protection, soldier, tablet, text, volume, watermark, World War I, WWI 3:02 pm
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Paper Grain: The direction most of the fibers within paper generally lie, corresponding to the direction of their flow on the papermaking machine.
Paper Opacity: Nontransparent property which prevents or reduces “show through” of printing from the book side of the next sheet.
Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are not generally used in our office.
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For other writing, printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossaries at
http://www.gregathcomany.com/info/dictionary and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/info/dictionary/writers.html
Run across a word that you don’t understand? Try us – email us your word, term or phrase and we will see if we can shed some light on the matter!
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Design Inspiration
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Via digital watermark consider adding monograms, coats of arms, or book subject/part wallpaper designs to some, or all pages.
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/printing/watermark.html
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Too much of a good thing: While technology exists to jam pack content on a page, and layer it with digital watermarks, don’t use it in such a way that it splits the reader’s attention too much. You don’t want readers feeling like they have a puzzle book that is hard to read.
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/printing/watermark.html
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When using book content online (marketing or sharing), do Copyright protect yourself by placing information in a watermark on each page/image. Visit a few examples on our website: Alexander Index (PDF), Green Index (PDF), Chute Cover (JPG)
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/printing/watermark.html
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Did you know the Library and Archives of Canada is digitizing (and making available) WWI soldier information: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/canadian-expeditionary-force.aspx
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Looking for other ways to have your manuscript “at hand”? A tablet may be a better compromise between a desk or laptop and a phone. Again, Android users can download MS Word app for free, while Windows users can access MS Word for free, while online. Many of today’s tablets can also attach keyboards, mice and wireless printers with ease while having robust memory (both speed and capacity).
Book Production and Computer & Software and Updates book, CD, conversion, convert, design, digital, digitizing, ebook, edition, electronic, electronic book, epub, file, format, formatting, free, hard copy, information, manuscript, media, Microsoft, online, PDF, promotion, reformatting, sale, scanning, service, traditional manuscirpt, Word 1:44 pm
Electronic Book Conversion – Discounts for all
Choose free electronic service, 50% off, or deeper discounts, depending on what is most helpful to you:
FREE: Submit a copy of your manuscript in MS Word and we’ll convert it to PDF at no charge. Electronic approval is required before using converted PDF for print production. These electronic book files are meant for personal and family use and enjoyment, as they will contain no Copyright or Digital Rights Management (DRM) protections.
OR Interested in a PDF book manuscript from hard copy? If it is document feedable, we will only charge a penny a page to convert (at least 50% savings)
OR EPUB file (more “traditional” EBook format) of interest? Basic file conversion is free, but seldom does a basic conversion result in a file authors are happy with due to the differences between the printed page and EBook formatting. If further services are desired, they can be billed at only $10.00 hour – over 50% savings.
Electronic file offers may be combined and files provided via Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box.com free of charge. Mailed file services available for a fee.
To qualify for your choice of special offer, you must do the following:
Send your manuscript (with production instructions and discount code), mailing information, and deposit to arrive at the publisher postmarked no later than 11-25-16 with code.
Use this Discount Code ONLY: “ENov16Conv”.
Book Design and Book Production and Computer & Software and Definitions and Electronic Magazine and Genealogy archive, book, ca, calif, california, collection, court, direct mail, document, eddm, format, height, mailing, online, POD, print on demand, record, resource, shape, size, space, spaces, spacing, state archive, USPS 10:57 am
What’s It Mean? A-Z
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Library Binding Institute (LBI): The main trade associating representing the binding industry. They collaborated with the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) to produce the American National Standard fro library binding.
Line Spacing: Actual space between lines of text characters on a page. The standard computer default of “single” can be “squeezed” or “expanded” as space allows.
Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are not generally used in our office.
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For other writing, printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossaries at
http://www.gregathcomany.com/info/dictionary and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/info/dictionary/writers.html
Run across a word that you don’t understand? Try us – email us your word, term or phrase and we will see if we can shed some light on the matter!
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Here are what are considered standard industry terms with approximate heights:
Double elephant folio 50″
Atlas folio 25″
Elephant folio 23″
F = folio 15″ (coffee table book)
Q = quarto (4to) 12″ (telephone book)
O = octavo (8vo) 9″ (standard hardcover)
D = duodecimo (12mo) 7″ (standard paperback)
S = sixteenmo (16mo) 6″
T = twentyfourmo (24mo) 5″
thirtytwomo (32mo) 5″
fortyeightmo (48mo) 4″
sixtyfourmo (64mo) 3″
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/publish/design/size.html
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Benefits of our POD Publishing Offerings
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/publish/pod
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The same people claiming direct mail doesn’t net enough return also claim print is dead. Don’t discount direct mailing for promotion. Some content ideas include:
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/shipping/businessmailuses.html
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Online access to summary descriptions of the vast documentary treasures maintained by the California State Archives. A division of the Office of the Secretary of State, the California State Archives is responsible for the management and preservation of state government records. Within the more than 300 million items in its collections are documents from the state’s first constitutional convention in 1849, land grant records of the Spanish and Mexican eras, campaign contribution statements, State Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal case files, legislative committee files, original laws, papers of many of the state’s leading politicians, and large collections of photographs, maps, drawings, and audio/visual materials.
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Trying to locate something using an old bookmark/favorite that is no longer there? One of many options to try is the Wayback Machine at Archive.org. Currently in a handy search box at the top of the page, it searches previous versions of a lot of the internet. It’s not comprehensive, but is a user friendly way to “recover” material that has gone “missing.
Uncategorized 4-color illustrated, ala, american library associatin, book, cover, four color illustrated, hard bind, hard bound, hardbind, illustrated, LBI, library binding institute, material, oversewn, qr, qr code, quick response code, type 9:23 am
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Hardbound (hard back, hard cover): Books that are covered with the binding material of your choice, over binding boards and meet either LBI or ALA standards.
*Hard Copy Manuscript: See Camera Ready Manuscript
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For other writing, printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossaries at
http://www.gregathcomany.com/info/dictionary and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/info/dictionary/writers.html Run across a word that you don’t understand? Try us – email us your word, term or phrase and we will see if we can shed some light on the matter!
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Design Inspiration – not in this issue
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Other uses for QR codes in a book can include adding unproven conclusions/hypothesis, transcription of document, remembrances, family recipes or traditions, citation, etc.
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/publish/design/qr.html
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Irish Archives Resource – 34 databases in one place: http://www.iar.ie/
Read the full blog article: http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2014/09/17/NewWebsiteHelpsYouResearchIrishGenealogyIn34ArchivesOfIreland.aspx
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Searching for data online? http://www.reddit.com/r/datasets may also be able to help you find data sets (information) good for genealogy, marketing, and beyond.
Book Production and Electronic Magazine book, durability, hardbound, long life, quality, softbound, type 10:34 am
Logic dictates that books with a paper (soft) cover, will not last as long as books with a hard cover.
Computer & Software and Marketing and Updates addressed, addresses, book, booklet, brochure, bulk mail, business mail, card, direct mail, eddm, flat, flyer, individual, letter, mail merge, mailer, mailing, mailpiece, newsletter, permit imprint, postcard, publication, USPS, variable data 11:53 am
Quarterly journal by the Stovall Family Association that is printed and mailed through GCI.
GCI has held a permit imprint with USPS for many years. Last year, they began using variable data printing to individually address and prepare mail pieces for clients. This includes USPS smart bar codes which qualify business/bulk mailings for further discounts. Visit their new informational webpage at http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/printing/bulkmail.html
for more details.
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p discounts over our soft cover publishing packages – until mid-April only. Visit the website for further details.
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