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Print Binding Services & Options for Your Documents

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:14:14 +0000

When it comes to printing hundreds or thousands of copies of the same document, you will want to get the best material for the most reasonable price. There are several binding options for you to choose from, and the one you use depends on a few factors, including the size of your document, the audience to whom your document is targeted, and whether or not you plan on shipping these documents to others.

Types of Binding

There are many types of binding options, and the choices vary between printing companies, but some of the basic ones include saddle stitching, spiral binding, and hardcover binding.

• Saddle Stitching uses double pages that are stapled together in the middle of the book. It gives smaller documents a professional image, yet it is relatively inexpensive.

• Spiral binding is also rather inexpensive, and it still maintains a professional look. Many guidebooks and manuals are bound together through this method so that readers can keep the book open on the page they need for reference.

• Hardcover binding is pricier than the above options, but it is also the longest-lasting. This makes it ideal for self-publishing a book.

Choosing the Right Binding

One of the most important factors that will help determine the right binding option for you is the size of your document. A document of only a few pages might not look as professional in a hardcover binding; rather, it would likely look better bound with saddle stitching.

Another thing to consider is your target audience. As mentioned above, spiral binding is a great option for people who use your book as a reference so that the book can be laid flat without them having to hold it open themselves.

Finally, if you need to ship these documents to other people, you will want a more lightweight binding option so that you do not have to pay as much in shipping charges. On the other hand, you can ask the document printing company you choose whether they will ship the documents directly to your clients so that you do not need to pay those additional shipping charges. A UK company offering a unique online binding services is www.DoxDirect.com. Here you can upload your printing projects, small or large and get your finished binded folders, documents delivered direct to your home or work place.

Overall, the above binding options are all excellent choices in helping a document look more professional. However, choosing the right one for your own documents all depends on the aforementioned factors as well. Once you have decided which binding to use, you can order these documents directly from an online printing company.

Paper the World In Green: Printing with Eco-Friendly Solutions

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:09:38 +0000

As you gaze beyond your computer screen through the window in your office, hopefully you can rest your eyes on the beauty that is nature in some form. Maybe there is a tree between your business and the next, or there is a park across the street, or a flower box gripping the window. Now look down at your desk. Most likely you’ll see stacks of documents, letters, brochures, envelopes or other printed materials that have no place to go but the trash can.

How can you protect what’s outside the office window by using different methods to print all those documents piling up on your desk? Have you considered using eco-friendly printing methods?

One of the easiest ways to utilize eco-friendly printing is to hire an online printing company that offers its customers the option of green printing. This means that they use only soy or vegetable based inks, recycled paper, state of the art printing machines to cut down on waste, print everything in house to reduce emissions from shipping trucks, and they diligently streamline operations in order to make sure everything is done right the first time, and quickly.

Yes, in many cases using a green printing company can cost a little more than you have to spend, but consider how many people you could draw in if you advertise that all of your printing is done using eco-friendly methods? Does this mean that you’ll increase your client base? In some cases-yes. More and more people are becoming attracted to the idea of reducing their carbon footprint using environmentally friendly products and services.

As a business owner, you can see the benefits of using a green printing company. You can save the environment one document at a time, and you can reach those customers that only use eco-friendly businesses.

Saving the planet bit by bit, little by little is something that everyone should try to do, but you can impact the green effort greatly by choosing to print your documents using eco-friendly solutions. You can paper the world in green and make a little of your own ‘green’ in the process.

Tis the Season: Spreading Holiday Cheer with Online Printing Companies

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:58:40 +0000

Christmas is the most anticipated holiday of the year, and everyone spends hundreds of dollars on decorations, Christmas trees, Christmas pies, turkeys and dressing, cards, and gifts. Despite the holiday season, families are feeling a little tight on their budgeting belt so many are looking for ways to save money without skimping on the Christmas morning cheer.

Mums and dads can tighten their belts and still afford to deck the halls and bring smiles to their children’s faces. No, don’t buy cheap foods or other Christmas goods. You can save holiday money by purchasing your Christmas greeting cards or postcards from an online printing company.

Get your family together for a holiday photo complete with bright red sweaters and the family dog, upload the photo to the online printer’s website, choose greeting, font, layout, and package quickly and easily. Within mere days of ordering your family holiday cards, you will receive your holiday cards. That means that you don’t have to don the tacky holiday sweaters in July in order to get your cards made in time to be sent out for Christmas.

Not only can you make Christmas cards using an online printing company, you can also make some pretty creative gifts. Everyone loves a unique wall calendar, so why not create your own calendar and gift wrap it for loved ones? These calendars can include family photos, collections of memorable quotes or stories, or just a random compilation of inspirational pictures and sayings. Uploading and ordering Christmas calendars is easier now than it has ever been because of the rise of the online printing companies.

Not only can you create great Christmas cards and gifts with an online printing company, you will also create savings- more money in your pocket to buy those extra special gifts, or money that can be secreted away for a New Years blowout.

The holidays are cheery, fun, inspiring and wonderful- and they will be even more wonderful because you’ve made something special, and you saved some money doing it.