5 Reasons to Be Optimistic about Book Publishing
With the advent of digital everything, traditional book publishing may have lost some of the attention it used to command. But it certainly hasn’t lost any ground when it comes to sales or popularity. In fact, the book publishing industry is not only going strong, but it is embracing new technologies, evolving to meet new […]
10 Common Punctuation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Utilizing correct punctuation won’t help you make friends or boost your business, but using punctuation incorrectly will make your book, magazine or catalog copy stand out like a sore thumb. Even if people can’t pinpoint your mistake, something will look off about your message, making people less likely to trust what you’re trying to say. […]
Why Print Ads Still Dominate in a Mobile World
The slick pages of glossy lifestyle magazines are now largely viewed as mobile content. More and more people are checking their mobile devices instead of the newsstand for the latest headlines. Yet the explosion of mobile devices has not brought about an equally massive explosion for digital advertising. Would you like to boost advertising revenue? […]
Professional Publisher Association’s Survey Provides Positive News
MediaWeek.com reported the results of the Professional Publishers Association’s Publishing Futures survey in a recent blog post. The survey results provide encouraging news for both print and digital revenue. Highlights of the survey results include: Digital revenue income increased 32%, up 15% from the prior year. Digital represents nearly a third of total revenues across […]
10 Tips for Designing an Amazing Book Cover
According to Bowker, the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories, the number of self-published books skyrocketed to more than 391,000 in 2012, up more than 59 percent from the previous year. Bowker noted traditional publishing is still on the rise too. Your book has to compete with all of these for […]
Capturing History in Print
The Walsworth History Division has been helping historical and genealogy societies, police and fire departments, churches, and businesses as well as individuals capture their history in print. We work one-on-one with each customer to guide them through the process of gathering the history and photos, organizing the material for production, and then designing their book […]
How to Build a Loyal Magazine Audience
The deck is stacked against the magazine industry in many ways. People can get faster, more up-to-date information using their computers or phones. They pay less for this information, and they get it instantly. What they don’t get, though, is loyalty. Today’s Internet emphasizes speed over accuracy, reach over quality. Internet readers go wherever the […]
10 Essential Proofreading Tips
A book publishing company hires professional proofreaders who make sure publications contain no grammar or spelling errors. As a small business owner or associate, you may not be in a position to hire a proofreader to go over material you have written for your website or brochure – you might be one of those CEOs […]
2013 – A Better Year for Print Markets
It’s always easier to look back at a year when the review turns up mostly good news, and, as it turns out, 2013 was a pretty good year for magazine, catalog and book markets alike. Magazines Especially after the 2012 end-of-year report by MediaPost News about a continued loss of advertising revenue in magazine markets, […]
Why Walsworth’s G7 Certification is Good for You
You may have noticed from our website that Walsworth is a certified G7 Master Printer and wondered, “What’s that? And why does it matter to me?” What is G7? G7 is a color calibration method developed by IDEAlliance that allows printers to reliably repeat color quality across the gamut of printing devices and substrates. The […]
