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We offer insights on printing services, design tips, and industry trends, helping you achieve the best print quality.

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How to choose the right lamination for your custom boxes

Is Matte or Gloss Lamination Better for Printing Boxes?

Trying to decide between matte, gloss, or other lamination for your custom boxes? Here's what you need to know Boxes Printed by QinPrinting The power ...
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Book

Black and White Book Printing for Self-Published Authors

We examine the option to print your book in black and white and take you through the advantages and disadvantages of monochrome vs color printing ...
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How to Print a Paperback Book with a Custom Printer: A Self-Publisher's Guide

Take your self-publishing enterprise to the next level with the powerful advantages of a custom print run Image by Michael Gaida from Pixabay.com You probably ...
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How To Get A Custom Book Printed

Here's what you need to know about custom book printing and binding. Whether you're a business, a non-profit, or an independent creative, we've got you covered! ...
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Family Cookbook Printing Made Easy

Whether as a hobby, to preserve tradition, or a self-publishing business idea, few personal book projects have the same mouth-watering appeal as the traditional family ...
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Custom Book Printing and Binding Services for Self-Publishers

Increasingly, successful self-publishers choose custom services to print and bind their books. We take a look at the most popular formats and bindings and examine ...
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6 Design Tips for Your Photo and Text Book Printing Project

Designing and printing a commemorative or portfolio book with photos and text can be great fun and very satisfying. Follow our top six design tips ...
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How to Save Printing Costs on Your Self-Published Book

How to Save Printing Costs on Your Self-Published Book

We share 12 smart tips to save on the cost of printing your self-published book without sacrificing quality Book Printed by QinPrinting If you're new ...
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What Are the Differences Between Hardcover and Softcover Books

What Are the Differences Between Hardcover and Softcover Books?

As one of the world's foremost independent offset printers, we share our complete and comprehensive guide to choosing between hardcover and softcover books from the ...
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The Complete Guide to Spiral Bound Book Printing

Everything you need to know about printing beautiful spiral bound books Do you want to find out more about spiral bound books? You've come to ...
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How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Book?

A complete guide to the costs of self-publishing a book Image by Yaroslav Shuraev via Pexels.com Thinking of self-publishing your book but worried about the potential costs ...
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Hardcover Book

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Children Book

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Comics and Graphic Novels

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Card Decks

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Board Games & Accessories

Facts to Know Before You Start a Board Game Crowdfunding Campaign

Designing and developing a board game for a crowdfunding campaign is as much of a challenge as it is fun and rewarding. But it's important ...
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Board games and components printed and manufactured by QinPrinting

12 Steps to Design Your Own Board Game (and Sell It)

This guide takes beginners through the 12 necessary steps to a working board game, from getting an idea to publishing the finished product Board Game ...
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Is it Better to Self-Publish a Board Game or Pitch to a Game Publisher?

The pros and cons of self-publishing vs pitching your board game to a publisher Photo by Aksel Fristrup on Unsplash Should you self-publish your board game or pitch ...
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Play-Test Your Board Game Idea

How to Play-Test Your Board Game Idea

A guide to the why, when, and how of playtesting board games Photo by Big Potato on Unsplash The importance of playtesting One of the biggest ...
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What Should a Board Game Include

What Should a Board Game Include?

A complete guide to choosing board game components and accessories Board Game Printed by QinPrinting When you first explore making your own board game, one thing ...
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What Are Board Game Mechanics?

How board game mechanics integrate with idea, theme, and rules Photo by Nik Korba on Unsplash When you're setting out to create your own board game — whether that's for a ...
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Why is Theme Important in Board Game Design?

How to use theme to make your board games better Photo by Karthik Balakrishnan on Unsplash Every board game has a theme, whether the designer intended it or ...
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The One Big Mistake Newbie Board Game Designers Make: And How to Avoid It

Game designers! Make sure you avoid this common goof-up Photo by Thomas Buchholz on Unsplash Most first-time game designers start out full of excitement—until they try to turn their ...
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How to Make Your Own Board Game

How to Design Your Own Professional Board Game: A Complete Guide for Beginners

We take you step-by-step from getting an idea to designing a prototype, testing, printing, and distributing the final product. Whether you need a game for ...
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Paper Boxes

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Magazines and Zines

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Printed Marketing Materials

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5 Steps to Design a Professional Printed Desktop Calendar to Promote Your Business

Professionally printed desktop calendars remain one of the stalwarts of offline business promotion. Follow these five steps to create a calendar that builds your brand ...
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A promotional wall calendar

Promotional Wall Calendar Printing for Businesses

We share our top tips for a perfect calendar print design for business marketing and promotion purposes Image by Marijana via Pixabay.com Despite the proliferation ...
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Soft touch lamination catalog cover

Why Choose Soft Touch Lamination for Your Printed Product Catalog

Soft touch lamination is an inexpensive finishing process which gives your catalog a distinctive, premium-quality look and feel without breaking the bank Photo by Ksenia ...
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How to Design Printed Product Catalogs That Sell

Printed product catalogs are still among the most powerful marketing tools available. In this post, we explore the core principles of effective catalog design. Photo ...
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The cost of printing a calendar

How Much Does It Cost to Print a Calendar?

We look at the factors that contribute to the cost of calendar printing and how we can save you money on printing your next custom ...
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How Small Businesses Can Print Catalogs on a Limited Budget

We show you how to create a stylish and effective catalog for your small business without breaking the bank Photo by micheile dot com on Unsplash ...
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How to Make Your Printed Product Catalog Stand Out from the Crowd

We share several specialized printing techniques that can give your product catalog the edge over the competition Image by taligatamasa via Pixabay.com Everybody loves a ...
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Best Paper to Print Brochures On

What Is the Best Paper to Print Brochures On?

When you're designing a brochure for your business, you'll need to choose the optimum paper for printing. Let's walk you through the options and help ...
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Business booklets for marketing

7 Powerful Ways to Use Printed Booklets to Market Your Business

We examine the marketing power of the humble booklet: a promotional tool that punches well above its weight Image by QinPrinting Do business booklets still work? If ...
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6 Design Ideas for A Powerful Printed Product Catalog

6 Design Ideas for A Powerful Printed Product Catalog

Printed catalogs are powerful — and popular — marketing tools. Use these powerful design ideas to make yours stand out from the crowd Image by QinPrinting Despite the advent ...
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Printing Industry

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Writing Advice

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Printing Guide

How to create a book cover using Adobe Illustrator

How to Create a Book Cover Using Adobe Illustrator

While many self-published authors outsource cover design to a third party designer, others like to do it themselves. Here, we ...
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Book Design for Self-Publishers: 10 Mistakes to Avoid

As one of the world's most successful offset printers focused on helping self-published authors and independent creatives develop the best ...
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6 Popular Book Binding Options for Your Print Project

Choosing the right binding style for your print project is important. Here's our helpful guide to the six most popular ...
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How to choose paper for printing

How to Choose the Right Paper for Offset Printing Books, Magazines, Brochures, and Catalogs

A quick-start guide to making the right paper choices for your offset printing project Image: Books Printed by QinPrinting Perhaps ...
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How to Design and Prepare Your Print Projects Ready for Foil Stamping

We explain the basics you will need to make sure that your book cover, brochure, product catalog, or other project ...
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Perfect Binding vs Saddle Stitch: How to Choose the Best Option for Your Book

We help you decide between the two most popular book binding styles to make sure you make the right choice ...
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A Complete Guide to Luxury Soft Touch Lamination: The Pros and Cons

Your expert introduction to the uses of soft touch lamination to enhance your printed marketing materials with a luxury look ...
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Prepare Artwork Files for Offset Printing

Preparing Artwork Files for Offset Printing whilst Avoiding the Pitfalls

Preparing your digital artwork files for offset printing can seem a daunting task. We walk you through everything you need ...
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Which paper should I choose for my printing project?

What Paper Should I Choose for My Print Project?

We walk you through the key paper options, their qualities, and best uses, to help you make the right decision ...
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Which paper should I choose for my printing project?

Common Paper Weights: LB To GSM Conversions

We often say that there's no border of knowledge in the world, but the carrier of knowledge –paper is different. When ...
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