Verona Cloth - Always look on the bright side of life...

Have you ever heard that Monty Python classic, Always look on the Bright Side of Life? I was creating a e-page about our new brighter palette of Verona book cloth yesterday, I suddenly realized I was softly singing the chorus. I admittedly felt a little bit silly, but Sherri (sitting 5 feet away) didn't seem to notice, and since my little karaoke session and the bright Verona colors had lifted my mood, I guess it's all good. It really is amazing how color enhances life's experiences!

Bright, day-glow, contemporary - whatever you want to call it - saturated color is hot right now. It's the perfect little energy boost without the caffeine or the calories.

Just imagine a photo book highlighting vacation adventures covered in Verona's Summer Pool - a cool and tempting shade of aqua blue. Add the rich texture of woven cloth and you've created a book that you'll love to revisit again and again.

Verona is also perfect for luxury packaging because it stands out in a crowd and offers a sophisticated look and feel.

Looking for a more traditional cover material? LBS stocks 27 shades of Verona book cloth in a variety of colors from bright and contemporary to classic and refined.

Experience Verona for yourself! Swatch books are now available. Let me know if you'd like one.

~Kristine
kristinea@lbsbind.com
800.247.5323

NEW Manhattan Book Cloth Offers Unique Look for Book and Packaging Industries

For 2010, LBS is unveiling a beautiful new cover material that is sure to turn heads. The sophisticated new line is called Manhattan and offers a selection of 11 shimmering colors that are as pleasing to the touch as they are to the eye. This book cloth is made from 100% rayon with tissue backing and has a light acrylic coating that makes the surface easy to wipe clean and preserves the cloth's unique luster.

This one-of-a-kind book cloth is already sparking some excited feedback from photo book publishers. It's unique look and cleanable finish also makes it a great option for menus, yearbooks, luxury packaging and special edition books.

Best of all - it's in our inventory and orders ship within 24 hours!

Manhattan joins a growing family of fine LBS cover materials servicing book binderies, publishers, looseleaf manufacturers and packaging manufactures in the US and abroad.

This is definitely a material you need to see for yourself. Let me know if you'd like a free swatch book.

Kristine Aubrey

LBS Marketing

kristinea@lbsbind.com

http://www.lbsbind.com/

Greening Up Your Reading...

I just read an interesting article in the New York Times, How Green Is My iPad?, By DANIEL GOLEMAN and GREGORY NORRIS. In the article, Daniel and Gregory compare the greenness of a traditional hardcover book to Apple's new iPad. The conclusion? The bound book wins the short game. You need to read 40-100 books on your e-reader to break even.

They analyzed a typical book. What if you built a book deliberately trying to minimize its impact on the environment? There are many earth friendly bindery options available that can directly reduce your eco impact AND help your book stand the test of time.

Binders Board:
Did you know that binders board is made completely of recycled material? In fact, much of it is PCW (post consumer waste)coming directly from your curbside bin. That book you just bought could contain last month's Wall Street Journal or an old Wheaties box. It doesn't get much greener than that!

Book Cloth:
Covering a book in book cloth adds to its usable life. Plus, many LBS cloth cover materials are woven from renewable cotton and lightly starched or coated with a water-based inert coating. If you really want to go green, consider Cot-Linen book cloth. It's a 100% cotton / linen blend woven into a cloth that's never dyed, bleached or coated. Talk about reducing your impact.

Endsheets:
As with book cloth, a quality endsheet adds to the usable life of your book. LBS manufactures endsheets using only high quality endleaf paper. FSC certified endleaf and papers with recycled content are also available.

Reinforcing Material & Case Liners
Choosing reinforcing materials for their performance characteristics ensures the stability of your bindings. That doesn't mean that you have to ignore your environmental concerns. LBS offers many spine liners woven from renewable cotton or manufactured from 100% recycled material. All LBS caseliners are 100% recycled and recyclable.

Ultimately, binding a quality book that will last a lifetime saves energy and material resources and is the best thing you can do for the environment.