We Provide Short Run Digital Book Manufacturing, Print on Demand, and Fulfillment & Distribution Services.Tumblr (3.0; @bookpartners)http://blog.bookpartners.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9xf4rMlGg1rs8lp1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9xf4rMlGg1rs8lp1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span>Book Partners’ parent company, <a href="http://www.thehfgroup.com" target="_blank">The HF Group</a></span><span>, is pleased to announce that it will be merging with <a href="http://www.acmebook.com/" target="_blank">Acme Bookbinding Company</a></span><span>, based out of Charlestown, MA. We are very excited about the possibilities that the merging of these two family-owned business will bring about, and we look forward to developing new markets and products!</span></p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/30990674873http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/30990674873Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:41:13 -0400mergerthe hf groupacme bookbindingpublishingbookbindingbook partners<a href="http://publishingperspectives.com/2012/07/have-the-ethics-of-book-scanning-changed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PublishingPerspectives+%28Publishing+Perspectives%29">This is an interesting point of view regarding how popular opinion of scanning books has changed.</a>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/27904243707http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/27904243707Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:53:58 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/42491596" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is a wonderful ode to the book.</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/24128666533http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/24128666533Thu, 31 May 2012 10:13:23 -0400<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/parents-prefer-reading-print-books-with-their-children-survey-says/">Parents Prefer Reading Print Books With Their Children, Survey Says</a>: <p>This is an interesting study that can be compared to <a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/for-reading-and-learning-kids-prefer-e-books-to-print-books/" target="_blank">another study that states that children prefer ebooks</a>.  </p> <p>What are your thoughts? How soon, if ever, do you see this changing?</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/24069514765http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/24069514765Wed, 30 May 2012 13:13:22 -0400<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/design/2012/05/will_paper_books_exist_in_the_future_yes_but_they_ll_look_different_.single.html">Will paper books exist in the future? Yes, but they’ll look different. - Slate Magazine</a>: <p><span>This is a great article on the current status and theoretical future of physical books.</span></p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/23035132812http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/23035132812Mon, 14 May 2012 08:25:12 -0400<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/30/microsoft-barnes-noble-partner-up-to-do-battle-with-amazon-and-apple-in-e-books/">Big News on the Barnes & Noble Front: Newco to be formed with B&N and Microsoft</a>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/22116893793http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/22116893793Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:57:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 1<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 2<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 3<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 4<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 5<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o6_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 6<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o7_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 7<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xngp9orm1rs8lp1o8_500.jpg"/><br/> Page 8<br/><br/> <p>Book Partners was recently utilized in a study conducted by InfoTrends titled “The Ever-Changing Book Landscape.” The author of the study analyzes how Book Partners has utilized Xerox equipment such as the Nuvera and the iGen4 to create a new business model and react to the changing publishing environment.</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21643893389http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21643893389Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:45:00 -0400PublishingPrint on DemandPODXeroxBook PartnersHF Group<a href="http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ann-blair-on-history-information">An interview with an author regarding her very interesting book on the history of gathering & distributing information. Well worth a read.</a>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21643151883http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21643151883Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:16:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2h7s2tTWP1qa1eqmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://paperbits.net/post/21145244082/facetti-was-so-inspired-by-marbers-design-that-he" target="_blank">paperbits</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>Facetti was so inspired by Marber’s design that he also used it for Penguin’s fiction range, and would later apply it again, practically unchanged, to the blue Pelican books. Eventually Marber’s layout became the standard layout for the entire range of Penguin paperbacks.</p> </blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://thebookdesignblog.com/history-marber-grid" target="_blank">The History of the ‘Marber Grid’ - The Book Design Blog</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Interesting tie-in to the iconic Penguin cover design.</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21171044907http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21171044907Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:35:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fnazBMO91rs8lp1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Meet the Book Partners team! From left to right are: </span><br/><br/><span>Jim Heckman (VP & head of Book Partners)</span><br/><span>Stephanie Straub (Customer Service)</span><br/><span>Tim Malott (Sales)</span><br/><span>Dave Mcintyre (Operator)</span><br/><span>Jim Bischoff (Operator & Sales)</span></p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21036130021http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/21036130021Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:25:47 -0400<a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2012/apple-ebook-conspirac/">DOJ: How Apple and book publishers conspired to combat Amazon, raise e-book prices</a>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20910179164http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20910179164Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:21:00 -0400<a href="http://publishingperspectives.com/2012/04/whats-wrong-with-children-self-publishing-nothing/">What's Wrong with Children Self-Publishing? Nothing | Publishing Perspectives</a>: <p>This seems like an excellent idea to us.</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20837809176http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20837809176Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:44:58 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1utquzwVt1rs8lp1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1utquzwVt1rs8lp1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1utquzwVt1rs8lp1o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1utquzwVt1rs8lp1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A couple of the nifty, weird books that we’ve produced.</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20347670115http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20347670115Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:35:00 -0400HorrorPublishingCthulhuLimited Edition<a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/alicia-martin-biografias">5,000 Books Pour Out of a Building in Spain</a>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20343482074http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20343482074Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:33:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1sx6pmeXH1rs8lp1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20283060563http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20283060563Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:54:25 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38681202" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20225259673http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20225259673Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:38:14 -0400<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/e-books-drive-revenue-growth-across-book-trade/?et_mid=546881&rid=232991752">E-Books Drive Revenue Growth Across Book Trade in January 2012 | Digital Book World</a>: <p>There’s a theory that the field will level out at 50/50 e-books vs. print, but we haven’t seen too much evidence of that yet.</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20174912101http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20174912101Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:52:45 -0400<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/wired-ratings-of-e-readers-ignites-poopstorm/">Wired Ratings of E-Readers Ignites Snarkstorm | Digital Book World</a>: <p>This is a fun look at Wired’s e-reader ratings, though we’re really just linking to this because they used the word “snarkstorm.”</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20171558322http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20171558322Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:14:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jv56vJeA1rs8lp1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’ve printed our new brochures!</p>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20010309006http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20010309006Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:31:54 -0400<a href="http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/the-future-of-books-–-in-three-words/">The Future of Books – in Three Words</a>http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20004608236http://blog.bookpartners.com/post/20004608236Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:12:49 -0400