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Ever wished you could go back to the days when you could lose hours coloring in (and out of) the lines of your favorite coloring book? As it turns out, you can! That’s because the newest smash hit in books for adults is adult coloring books.
As English newspaper The Guardian reported, the top selling two books on Amazon.com’s, U.K. Site right now aren’t new thrillers from Dan Brown, or books from which a popular TV series has been made. They’re two coloring books, made for adults.
Today, April 1, 2015, Advantage Book Binding celebrates our 30th year in business! We were founded on this date in 1985, and since then we’ve doubled in size, running two full shifts of highly skilled employees to meet the needs of our customers. And we’re not stopping there. As the book binding industry continues to evolve, we’re evolving along with it, meeting the new demands of new clients with new technology and techniques. At the same time, we’re dedicated to continuing to meet the needs of old clients. As a family-owned business, we’d like to thank you for being part of the Advantage Book Binding family. Here’s to 30 more years!
If you’ve ever read a paperback book, you have 16th century Venetian book binder Aldus Manutius to thank. While he didn’t event the paperback itself, he did essentially invent the concept of small books that were meant to be carried around for personal reading.
Books, like all physical objects, have an ideal environment they like to be in. The place they enjoy being the most is in your hands, being read! But even when you’re not reading, it’s important to treat your books right. The better care you take of your books, the longer they’ll last! With this in mind, here are a few tips on caring for your books.
2015 is shaping up to be a year full of surprises for the publishing industry. First, we had the announcment of a new novel from Harper Lee, Go Set a Watchman, which she wroteprior to her first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, but set aside. More than 50 years later, it was rediscovered, and will see an initial print run of 2 million copies.
Few things could top a new Harper Lee novel, but recent news that a new book from one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time will be published is easily just as huge. A long-lost Dr. Seuss book has been discovered by the late author’s widow, Audrey, and will be published later this year.
Stitch binding is a binding technique commonly used to repair old paperback books. However, it can also be used for tons of fun creative book projects. Learn more about stitch binding as well as some project ideas in our blog!
In case you missed our announcement, Advantage Book Binding is now offering Japanese ribbon binding as a new binding service. Learn more about this unique binding style and how you can use it for your next project in our blog!
Remember those spiral-bound notebooks you used in school? If so, then you’re familiar with mechanical binding. One of the most commonly used binding styles, mechanical binding offers a quality binding solutions at an affordable price. Learn more about the applications, styles, and advantages of mechanical binding in our blog!
An announcement last week that famous author Harper Lee would be publishing another book stirred up a frenzy of attention, both in the publishing industry and in the hearts of readers everywhere who treasure her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Book binding is a centuries-old tradition, and in that time it has seen countless evolutions that have made the book into what we know it as today. How much do you know about the history of book binding? Read on to learn more about the interesting history of one of the most commonplace objects in the world: the book.
