Journals
Two HP T240 Inkjet Presses are Better Than One
Sheridan’s Pennsylvania print facility installed a second HP T240 Inkjet press to accommodate their growing POD book production demand. Watch this video to see the press in...
read moreThe Scarcity of Paper – Pulp (non)Fiction
It’s no secret that the paper market is volatile; in fact, it has become increasingly unstable. Wood pulp costs continue to jump and impact paper prices. Mills have closed due to exorbitant raw material costs, among other factors.
read moreSaddle or Perfect? Choosing the Right Magazine Binding
The thickness of a publication determines whether or not the publisher has an option between saddle stitching the spine of their publication (typically three staples) or perfect binding (where the...
read moreTen Top Takeaways from ISMTE’s Tenth Annual North American Conference
It’s been a great decade for the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors, otherwise known as ISMTE. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the society held their 2017 North American...
read moreUnderstanding Journals Overs and Unders
Most journal printers will apply a notation to their quote specifying their “overs and unders” policy when producing your journal. What exactly does that mean? And why are “overs” and “unders”...
read moreChanging Your Paper Weight, Page Count, or Trim Size? Don’t Guess; Calculate!
Have you ever wanted to do a quick calculation to determine the impact on the weight of your publication if you were to change your page count, the basis weight of your paper, or your trim size? The...
read morePaper Dummies are a Smart Idea
Page counts going up? Coming down? Are you considering a different trim size? Or maybe changing the basis weights of your papers, adding a cover wrap, French gate, or eight page cover? Paper dummies...
read moreDistributed Print Partners: Like Minds; Continents Apart
Sheridan’s Global Print Alliance and its membership in the International Printer’s Network (IPN) Global — an international network of leading-edge companies in the print, visual communications, and...
read more2017: Finding Time to be Real
Click. Delete. Trash. Toss. I admit it; much of 2016 was a blur of just trying to keep up, while wondering who the heck was accelerating the clock. How did an entire year go by in the span of maybe...
read moreCeiling Crashers
In the summer of 2016 in America, we are living in historic times, witnessing defining moments. Ceiling crashing moments. Yet, so many past moments – both important and mundane – have led up to...
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