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Read more about the article How to Store Your Books as a Self-Publisher
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How to Store Your Books as a Self-Publisher

Self-publishers often struggle with finding storage space while also preserving their books’ quality at a level that will be satisfactory to their customers. If your books are becoming frayed or worn, you might be storing them wrong. Here are the best tips for storing your books to make them last.

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June 27, 2018
Read more about the article Need to pay for your self published book? Try crowdfunding!
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Need to pay for your self published book? Try crowdfunding!

It seems like everyone these days has a side-hustle. The tough reality is that dreams cost money. More and more, we’re seeing authors and artists come through our shop who…

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March 17, 2017
Read more about the article How Do I Get Started with Printing a Book?
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How Do I Get Started with Printing a Book?

If you found this blog post, chances are you have a manuscript that wants to be a book. Gorham Printing is here to help! How Much Does it Cost to…

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February 4, 2016
Read more about the article Getting your Book PDF Files Ready for Printing
About Us / Book production / Pre Press

Getting your Book PDF Files Ready for Printing

Our Prepress Technician, Catherine, will review your print-ready PDFs Most of the books that we print get submitted as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. While some clients choose to take…

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February 4, 2016
Read more about the article Preparing Your Book’s Content for Design Services
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Preparing Your Book’s Content for Design Services

If you are not sure how to get your content into a print-ready state, we offer both cover and interior book design services! We asked our design team for some…

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February 4, 2016
Read more about the article We Make Reprinting Your Books Easy
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We Make Reprinting Your Books Easy

The record of all your books orders is saved in your Gorham Printing account. When you need to order a reprint of a past title, start by logging in to…

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February 4, 2016
Page Layout / Self Publishing / Writing

What is Front Matter?

Open any book from your shelf, whether soft cover or hard cover to the first page. What do you see? A title page? A half title page? A page of…

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April 2, 2013
Self Publishing

Are You Ready to Self Publish?

Maybe you’ve tried the traditional agent-query letter route and had nibbles but no success in landing a book deal. Or you’ve discovered a shoebox of your mother’s poetry and would…

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July 27, 2012

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Want to write something, but struggling on what TO Want to write something, but struggling on what TO write? We've got you covered! Wednesday's are now officially "Writing Prompt Wednesday" to us here at Gorham Printing! We'll post a new writing prompt each Wednesday to help get those creative juices flowing.😃 Let us know what you think of our prompts, maybe share a paragraph or two in the comments. We would love to see how our writing prompts inspire you! #GorhamPrinting #currentlywriting #writerscommunity #writingpromptwednesday #writingprompt
Julia Butler Hansen was undefeated in 42 consecuti Julia Butler Hansen was undefeated in 42 consecutive elections, the second woman from Washington elected to Congress. Thanks to the incredible team at @legacy_wa  you can read the story of her life's work, printed right here in our shop in Centralia! #WAHistory #GorhamPrinting  #womeninpolitics #womenshistory #womenshistorymonth
If you've ever stopped by Gorham Printing to pick If you've ever stopped by Gorham Printing to pick up your books, you may have walked in the foosteps of George Washington, a Black pioneer who came west in 1850 and founded the city of Centralia. We were honored to print the true story of his life! George's legacy lives on in Centralia, and in the George & Mary Jane Washington Scholarship at the @centralia_college_foundation. 

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Don Trosper is the Public History Manager at the h Don Trosper is the Public History Manager at the historic Schmidt House in the heart of Tumwater, Washington, a stone’s throw from our shop. When Don first came to us with the idea of printing true stories from Tumwater’s history, I knew it was a book I wanted to read. Read more about Don's journey at the Gorham Printing blog! Link in our bio.

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Foster shares some tips about spiral binding, incl Foster shares some tips about spiral binding, including the best genres, how to adjust your files to match, and how to make your spiral book stand out over on the Gorham Printing blog! What kind of book do you think works best with a spiral binding?

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After the holidays and the snowstorm, we are back After the holidays and the snowstorm, we are back in the office! Indiana Bones stopped by our office to get a free copy of our guidebook (and some treats. Mostly treats.) What book are you working on for 2022?
I love an immersive experience, and when it comes I love an immersive experience, and when it comes to book printing, bleeds are one of the great ways to pull readers into the world of your book. Whether you want a full color background, a run-away illustration, or a line break that jets off the edge of the page, bleeds are the way to do it.

Read more about bleed areas and how to make them work for you at the Gorham Printing blog—link in our bio!
"On a small island in Puget Sound, a group of adul "On a small island in Puget Sound, a group of adults and grandchildren take over an abandoned farm with a historic farmhouse, a dilapidated barn and a rickety chicken coop for two summers..." 

When local author Carol Horner called us about designing and printing her upcoming novel, we knew it would be one of a kind. We had the chance to design the interior and cover of this book. Thanks for letting us be a part of the journey Carol!

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