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For most authors and small publishers, a short-run digital book printer is the perfect sweet spot between POD Book Printing and Offset Book Printing. Gorham Printing provides a personalized book printing experience that will make your book printing journey enjoyable and easy!
At Gorham Printing, your Pacific Northwest book printer, we believe every book is unique, and we specialize in printing one-of-a-kind, custom softcover, hardcover, and spiral books. With our top-of-the-line book printers and experienced craftsmen, we offer the best book printing for publishers and authors just like you. Whether you need just a few copies of a family recipe book or a large print run of a sci fi or romance novel, we will work to find the perfect customized book options that fit you.
We focus on creating connections with authors and each other. Each book is as unique as the author who wrote it. We work one-on-one with each author or publisher and adapt to their needs during their book printing journey.
It is exciting and challenging to be in the book printing industry because it is always evolving. By perpetually learning, expanding our expertise, and constantly changing, we are able to be the experts that clients need.
We enjoy creating tangible objects that reflect the efforts that we and the authors have put into making. We offer a wide range of books options and features so that each book can be customized to the author or publisher's desire. As a company and as individuals, we take responsibility and pride for our work and make ethical decisions.
As a short-run book printer, we are able to print books in smaller quantities than most offset printers can. To print a book, you can start with printing as little as 25 books or go all the way up to 5,000 books at a time. Plus, for every additional book you print, your cost per book goes down! So, whether you need 25 books to share with friends and family or 5,000 books to launch your self-published novel, we'll ensure that your books meet our highest standard of quality.
We proudly offer custom book printing services for books of all genres. Since we are not a publisher, we do not curate content and believe in giving complete control to the authors who write them. We believe every book is special as the author who writes them. Our experienced team has printed a wide variety of books; from action and adventure novels to advanced reader copies; from art and photography books to biographies; and from cookbooks to coursebooks. We've printed essays, fantasy novels, graphic novels, health and fitness books, history books, hobby and game books, humor books, journals, manuals, memoirs, mysteries, political books, religious and spirituality books, romance novels, science fiction books, self-help books, travel guides, yearbooks, and young adult books. We’re always excited to work on new and unique book projects. Start your book printing today!
The right book design and the best book printing options can make all the difference to your book’s success. While people shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, its appearance can determine if it gets picked off the shelf. That's why we offer various customization options for your book.
You can choose from our three binding options - softcover, hardcover, or spiral-bound. Our softcover binding option is ideal for almost all books, while our hardcover binding option offers maximum durability and sophisticated appearance. Our spiral-bound option is perfect for workbooks, manuals, and other reference materials that need to lay flat.
Our high-quality book paper and materials come in numerous weights and colors, allowing you to create a distinctive book that reflects your vision. We use the highest quality book paper for the interior that is smooth, easy to handle and better quality than most mass-produced paperback books making your book stand out and enjoyable to read.
We offer a range of , such as 3D spot UV, interior foldouts, custom endsheets, foil stamping on book covers, and more, to add to your printed book that will give your book a customized and unique look. You can find most of our premium features in our Online Book Pricing Tool but if there is something you do not see but are interested in, do not hesitate to contact us! We have made extremely customized, one-of-a-kind books for many authors!
In addition to book printer services like custom book binding, materials, and features, we also offer the ebook conversion service by itself or add an ebook to a printer order. This makes it easy to start distributing your book online and reaching a wider audience. Our ebook service is great for ebook novels, or text heavy books since it is a reflowable layout ebook. For children's books, textbooks, and photo heavy books, a fixed ebook layout would be recommended which we can recommend alternative ebook companies. We are happy to review your book to see what type of ebook conversion you need, simply contact us!
Preparing your book for book printing can be daunting but we have made it easy to DIY it with your own book design and prepare your book for printing. Unlike some book printers that require you to use specific softwares, we understand that everyone has their own comfort zone with softwares. This is why you can make your book in any software you wish as long as you can make a PDF from it. We recommend making your book in the common softwares such as Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, or other word processes. We offer book printing checklists for the book’s cover and the book’s interior. These help you double-check that your PDFs meet the requirements before submitting them for printing.
We also offer free book creator templates including a book cover template maker and a book interior template. Or if you are wondering “how do I measure my book’s spine?” You can either use our book spine calculator.
If you decide that designing a book isn’t for you since you have already don't the hardest part of writing the book, you can hire us for book design! We are committed to ensuring that your book is printed to the highest quality standards, and we'll work closely with you to guarantee that your files are print-ready. Learn more about our book design services.
At Gorham Printing, we don't just offer custom book printing and ebook conversion services - we also provide the best book design services you can get for your cover design and interior book design. Your book design is just as important as its content, and our experienced team is dedicated to helping your book look its best.
We offer book design services for all types of authors and genres, and our designers will work one-on-one with you to craft a beautiful cover and interior for your book. We understand that every author has different book design needs and experience levels, so we offer a variety of book design packages to fit your specific book needs. Whether you have all the pieces of your book cover or just a concept, our book design team will work with you to create a cover and interior that stands out and reflects the essence of your book. If you are not sure what book design package would fit your needs, or you want to explore our book design options, contact us today and we would love to talk about your future book design.
Instead of going to a traditional book publisher, you could be your own publisher and keep 100% control of your book and 100% of the profits. Self-publishing is becoming more popular than traditional publishing because of how easy it is to do! Simply by printing your own book with a book printer instead of a publisher, you are getting your book published and being your own publisher. Gorham Printing has printed millions of books for self-published authors and small-publishers. We are here to help you!
Some of the ways to sell your book after you have them printed is through, back of the room book sales, contacting your local bookstores, going to book fairs, putting your books up on Amazon bookstore and other online stores. If you do not want to go through all the hassle of setting up accounts on online bookstores but would like a simple easy way for readers to buy your book online with a link without having your own website, Gorham Printing offers Sales Tools to help you sell your book online. It is a unique platform that gives a custom webpage for your book. When you print your book with Gorham Printing, you'll have the opportunity to list your book in our online store. Each printed book has its own webpage, which pairs with your PayPal Business Account to create a customizable storefront where readers can purchase your book. Making it simple for you to receive payment from readers and gives you a notice to mail out the book to them. All done by the comfort of your own living room!
Gorham Printing Sales Tools is designed to be easy to use, even if you don't have any technical experience. You can share information about your book, including your author bio, plot summary, reader reviews, and more. Unlike other online distributors, Sales Tools does not take any percentage of your profits, which means that you can keep 100% of your sales revenue. All you have to pay is a one-time setup fee that includes your first year of services and then a yearly renewal fee after that. Check out The Bookstore today to see how other authors are selling their books online.
We pride ourselves on building relationships with our authors. This is why when you call or email us we do not refer to your “project or invoice number” but your name and your book title. We are real people helping real authors and publishers print their books. This means we are not perfect but we care about other people and do our best to make this unique book printing process memorable. We enjoy being part of your book printing journey and look forward to seeing every book that comes in here. But do not take our word for it, read our Author Reviews or check out our Book Printer Yelp Reviews or Book Printer Google Reviews. If you have questions on any of our reviews we will be happy to talk about them with you!
At Gorham Printing, your Pacific northwest book printer, we are excited to help bring your book to life! Whether you are an independent author or a small publisher, we know that your book is important to you. If you're interested in working with us to print your book, we encourage you to get in touch with us today. You can get a book price instantly by simply selecting your book specs in the Book Printing Price Tool or give us a call and talk to one of our book printing experts. Our book printing team is ready to answer any questions about the book printing process and can discuss all the custom book printing options and book pricing with you.
Contact our book printing experts today to get started on your custom book printing project. Our team is dedicated to helping you bring your book to life, and we can't wait to see what you create! Talk to your book printing experts today.
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