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December 2014 For the Love of Books Book Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. Two Armand Beach Drive, Suite 1B Palm Coast, FL 32137-2612 386-986-4552, 386-986-4553 (fax) www.bmibook.org Also in this Issue... • BMI Annual Conference - Highlights and Photos • BMI Schedule of Upcoming Meetings and Trade Shows • Welcome New BMI Members • Industry News • LBC Technical Director’s Report • Something to Think About A near record attendance of one hundred sixty-five members, prospective members and guests gathered in Bonita Springs, Florida, for the BMI Annual Confer- ence, November 9 – 11. This professional develop- ment and networking time allowed for opportunities to learn about trends in the book manufacturing industry and for attendees to share their experiences with one another. On Sunday, November 9, the newly formed Edito- rial Committee met to wrap up conversations about 2014 publications and to plan for future issues of the Endpaper, a member newsletter, and ShelfLife, an industry publication. If you have ideas on articles that you would like to share or if you would like to contrib- ute an article, please contact Deb Nolan at dnolan@ hardcoverbinders.org. The Library Binding Council (LBC) meeting followed where topics discussed included the Rules of Organization and Procedures; Certification, Recertification, and Examina- tion Procedures; and an update on standards including the ANSI/NISO/LBI Library Binding Standard, Z39. 78-2000, and the Photo Book Standard working group, ISO TC42, WG5. Following this, the BMI Board of Directors met to discuss the business of the association and then met with new members at a reception held just prior to the opening re- ception and dinner of the conference. On Monday, November 10, the day began with the Annual Business Meeting of the Association, where it was noted that BMI’s current membership stands at 113 which is an increase of 43 members over last year, many of whom who joined from the former HBI/LBI. Mike Collinge, Past President and Chair of the Nominat- ing Committee recognized outgoing board members: Paul Bradshaw (FutureMark), Steve Fyfe (Magnum Digital Solu- tions), Charles Marshall (Lightning Source, Inc.), and Mike Seagram (Sheridan Books, Inc.). Incoming board mem- bers include Ted Greene (GP2 Technologies), Mark Levin Book Manufacturers’ Institute Annual Conference Continued next page November 9 – 11, 2014 • Hyatt Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Florida
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December 2014
For the Love of Books
Book Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc.Two Armand Beach Drive, Suite 1B
Palm Coast, FL 32137-2612386-986-4552, 386-986-4553 (fax)
www.bmibook.org
Also in this Issue...• BMIAnnualConference-HighlightsandPhotos• BMIScheduleofUpcomingMeetingsandTradeShows• WelcomeNewBMIMembers• IndustryNews• LBCTechnicalDirector’sReport• SomethingtoThinkAbout
Anearrecordattendanceofonehundredsixty-fivemembers,prospectivemembersandguestsgatheredinBonitaSprings,Florida,fortheBMIAnnualConfer-ence,November9–11.Thisprofessionaldevelop-mentandnetworkingtimeallowedforopportunitiestolearnabouttrendsinthebookmanufacturingindustryandforattendeestosharetheirexperienceswithoneanother.
OnSunday,November9,thenewlyformedEdito-rialCommitteemettowrapupconversationsabout2014publicationsandtoplanforfutureissuesoftheEndpaper,amembernewsletter,andShelfLife,anindustrypublication.Ifyouhaveideasonarticlesthatyouwouldliketoshareorifyouwouldliketocontrib-uteanarticle,[email protected].
TheLibraryBindingCouncil(LBC)meetingfollowedwheretopicsdiscussedincludedtheRulesofOrganizationandProcedures;Certification,Recertification,andExamina-tionProcedures;andanupdateonstandardsincludingtheANSI/NISO/LBILibraryBindingStandard,Z39.78-2000,andthePhotoBookStandardworkinggroup,ISOTC42,WG5.
Followingthis,theBMIBoardofDirectorsmettodiscussthebusinessoftheassociationandthenmetwithnewmembersatareceptionheldjustpriortotheopeningre-ceptionanddinneroftheconference.
OnMonday,November10,thedaybeganwiththeAnnualBusinessMeetingoftheAssociation,whereitwasnotedthatBMI’scurrentmembershipstandsat113whichisanincreaseof43membersoverlastyear,manyofwhomwhojoinedfromtheformerHBI/LBI.
MikeCollinge,PastPresidentandChairoftheNominat-ingCommitteerecognizedoutgoingboardmembers:PaulBradshaw(FutureMark),SteveFyfe(MagnumDigitalSolu-tions),CharlesMarshall(LightningSource,Inc.),andMikeSeagram(SheridanBooks,Inc.).Incomingboardmem-bersincludeTedGreene(GP2Technologies),MarkLevin
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November9–11,2014•HyattCoconutPoint,BonitaSprings,Florida
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(HewlettPackard),SuzanneWiersma(WallaceburgBook-binding&Mfg.),andJimFetherston(WorzallaPublishingCo.),whoiscompletingMikeSeagram’sterm.
Theconferencepresentationsfollowedandincluded:
1. Educational Publishing Outlook 2015 – 2016,byJayA.Diskey,ExecutiveDirector,Pre-KLearningGroup,AssociationofAmericanPublishers
2. A New Path to Print: How eBooks Have Altered Tra-ditional Publishing,byTraceyMenzies,VPCreativeOperations,HarperCollinsPublishers,LLC
3. Paper Check-off: The Next “Milk,” “Beef,” and “Egg” Industry Branding SuccessbyMaryAnneHansen,Ex-ecutiveDirector,PaperandPackagingBoardAchieve-ment,identity,andbelonging–mostimportant
4. Conundrum 2.0 – An Update and Global Financial Markets,byDavidR.Heidel,Jr,SeniorVicePresident,ThePrivateClientReserveoftheU.S.Bank
Intheafternoon,conferenceattendeeshadtheopportu-nitytospendtimenetworkinginavarietyofactivitiesthatincludedgolfandkayaking.Mondayevening,theannualreceptionandAwardsBanquetwasheld.ThefollowingBMImemberswerehonoredduringthisevent:
Master Bookman AwardBillUpton,EdwardsBrothersMalloy
BMI Signature AwardJackBendror,MekatronicsBobShafer,Kolbus,America
BMI Cased-In Club AwardDuncanCampbell,Campbell-LoganBindery
DeanLikas,RockTennJimPentecost,DickinsonPressMichelleWeir,Hewlett-Packard
OnTuesdaymorning,November11,morenetworkingtookplaceandtheconferencepresentationsincluded:
1. Addressing Issues Related to the Global Book Market,byBrunoMuller,CEO,MullerMartiniCorp.
2. The U.S. Book Industry by the Numbers,byLenVla-hos,ExecutiveDirectorBISG
3. Issues Related to Supply Change Management,byDavidHetherington,VPAcademicMerchandisingandDigitalPrinting,Baker&Taylor
Theconferenceconcludedfollowingthesepresentations.Afterwards,theconferencecommitteemetbrieflyasdidtheBMIBoardofDirectors.
Mark your calendars for future BMI conferences!
April 26 – 28, 2015OmniOrlandoResort,ChampionsGate,FL
November 8 – 10, 2015BocaRatonandResortClub,BocaRaton,FL
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October 23 – 25, 2016MarcoIslandMarriott,MarcoIslandFL
May 7 – 9, 2017WilliamsburgLodge,Williamsburg,VA
CongratulationstotheConferenceCommitteeonAnotherSuccessfulConference!
JoeUpton,ChairMikeCollingePatrickDouglas-MeisJimKaeliBradKochKentLarsonDebbieNolan
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Congratulations!
CharlesMarshallRobMauritzJanetMcCarthyGrimmGeorgeDoehnerTonyaPowersBobShafer
Check out the Conference presentations here: http://www.bmibook.org/events/annual-conferences/
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Conference Photos BMI Annual Conference • 2014
Photos courtesy of Werner Rebsamen
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Welcome! BMI Welcomes New Members Who Joined in 2014!
BMIwouldliketoofferaveryspecial“Welcome!”toalltheActiveMemberCompanies,AssociateMemberCompaniesandLibraryBindingCouncilMemberswhojoinedBMIin2014.
Active Member Companies: BangPrinting
Bookmasters,Inc.BRPrinters
TotalPrintingSystems
Associate Member Companies: FinchPaperLDDavis
TwinRiversPaperCo.
Library Binding Council Members:
BoundToStayBoundCampbell-loganBindery
CircleInc.ColumbiaFinishingMills,Inc.CoverMaterialSalesInc
DedicatedConvertingGroupGaneBrothers&LaneCompany
Gp2TechnologiesHarvardCollegeLibraryHolmbergCompanyHouchenBinderyLtdHoustonPublicLibrary
J.A.FlesherCoJaffe/TurtlebackBooksfkaSanVal,Inc.
LehmannBookbindingLibraryOfCongress
LosAngelesPublicLibraryMekatronics
NationalLibraryBinderofGANationalLibraryBinderofINOnDemandMachinery
PaulymarkPerma-boundBooks
PhotobookTechnologyPBTPrintFinishingPartners
R&RBinderyStandardFinishingSystemsStanfordUniversityLibrary
TerryC.StapleyCo.LimitedTrappistAbbeyBookbinderyU.S.GovtPrintingOfficeUniversalBindery(sask)
UniversityofCaLibraryBinderyUniversityofMNLibraryBindery
UniversityofPennsylvaniaWallaceburgBookbinding
WertBookbindingWilliamsPrinting/Reformation
PublishersWisdomAdhesives/H.e.Wisdom&
Sons,Inc
Many thanks to the Membership Committee for Their Good Work Throughout the Year!
DavidMcCree,ChairJamesArch
JohnJ.ConleySteveFyfeMarkLevin
DeanLikasJamesMcLarenRobertL.Shafer
RobertE.VanHornMichelleWeir
Thank You!
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A LetterTo All Active BMI Member Companies,BMIhadanexcellentyearinattractingnewmembersei-therasaresultofthemergerwithHBI/LBI,orthroughtheeffortsoftheBMIMembershipCommittee.Asaresult,itwasdecidedtoreissuethisinformationtomakeallnewBMIActiveMembercompaniesawareoftheSalesIndexandRatioAnalysisreports,andtoremindthebalanceoftheActiveMemberbasethattheopportunityexiststoparticipate.TheBMIsponsorstworeportsthatprovidefeedbackoninformationregardingsalesperformance(SalesIndexReport)andmanufacturingcostsasapercentageofsales(RatioAnalysisReport).Forasamplereport,con-tactDianneMorrisatdmorris@bmibook.com.TheSalesIndexReportisissuedmonthlyandcomparesthepercentageincrease/decreaseofmanufacturingsalestothepriormonthandYTDresultsforeachcom-panyreporting.TheRatioAnalysisReportispublishedonceayearandcalculatesthevariouscostelementsofabusinesstorevenuesasapercentageofsales.Actualrevenuesandcostsarenotreported.Theseratiosarethenlistedbycompanyandindustryaveragesaredeveloped.Thevaluetobothreportsisthatyouwillbeabletogetfeedbackregardingfinancialandsalesinformationfromcompaniesinthesamesectoroftheprintmarketinwhichyoucompete.AlltheinformationforbothreportsissentdirectlytoDennisRamey(BMICPA)tomaintainconfidentiality.Heassignsacodeforeachcompany,andeachcompanyistheonlyonethatknowstheircode(CompanyA,Com-pany1).TheBMIoffice,noranyBMImembershaveac-cesstothefinancialinformationprovided,northeidentityoftheparticipatingcompanies.Wedonotpublishalistofparticipatingcompanies.Therefore,youwillnotknowwhoaretheothercompaniesreporting,andtheother
companieswillnotknowthatyouareparticipating.TheBMIofficedoesnotseenorprocessanyoftheinforma-tion.Theonlycompaniesthatreceivethereportarethoseparticipatingintheprogram.Denniswillprovideaformtofillintheblanks.AllcommunicationsflowbetweenbetweenDennisandtheparticipatingcompanies.ThedatafortheSalesIndexisgatheredbythe15theachmonthforthepriormonth.TheRatioAnalysisinformationisgatheredlaterintheyear.Thereare7-10companiesthathaveparticipatedinthepast.TheopportunitytobecomeinvolvedintheprogramisopentoallActiveBMIMemberCompanies.PleasecontactDanBach,[email protected],byJanuary15,2015ifyourcompanyisinterestedinpartici-patingineitherprogram.
To All Active BMI Member Companies
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year
from everyone at BMI.
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Industry News
Technical Director’s ReportWerner Rebsamen
Lay-flat Bindings– Industry Needs to Develop GuidelinesAttherecentBMIAnnualConference,Igaveapresen-tationthatcoveredthistopicindepth.Thesedays,itissimplyunbelievablewhatisbeingofferedasso-called“lay-flat”bindings.Bookbindingmachineryandadhesivesuppliersmisusethiswordextensivelyandourindus-tryneedstotakeactiontodeterminewhatconstitutesatruelay-flatbinding.Thistopicishardlynew.Infact,theAmericanLibraryAssociationrequestedsimilaractionalmostfiftyyearsago,in1966.Theirconcernwasprimar-ilyaroundreadabilityofbooksboundforlibraries.Atthattime,theysimplyhadtoacceptthebooksastheywereandevaluatethemwithregardtotheirdurabilityanduse.Forexample,areaderhasnocontrolofapaper’sweightorgraindirection.WhatthefolksatALAwerelookingforwerebookswitheasytoreadhands-offfeatures.They
developedausefultooltomeasurethereadabilityfeaturesofbookspurchasedforlibraries,regardlessofwhetherthebookswereneworrebound.
Yearsago,theideaoftypebeinglostinthegutterspacewasreferredtoas“thebattleofthemargins.”Bearinmindthatinthe1960s,wehadjuststartedtoadhesivebindbooks.Theterm“lay-flat”hadnotyetcomeintouse.ThemajorityofbookblockswereSmythsewnandwhenopened,werelyingflat.Readabilityandenduseperfor-mancewerealwaysonthemindofthosededicated
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Lang Wightman, President of LBS is retiring after 32 years.
Langplanstoenjoyhimselfbyspendingmoretimewithhiswife,Linda,traveling,ridinghisbike,hisUralmotorcycleandhasplansforatrekinMyanmar.Alwaysanadven-turer,hewillcontinuetoseekoutthingstodoandplacestogo.HehastrekkedinIndiaandheandhisdaughter,Stacy,trekkedfivedays
intoManchuPicchoinPeru.Langhasalsoparticipatedintwointernationalautorallies—PekingtoParisandfromRiodeJaneirotothetipofSouthAmerica.LangisamemberoftheBMIandtheLibraryBind-ingCouncilandisactiveinbothgroups.Hehasspent
hiscareerinthebookbindingprofession.TwoyearsatHertzbergNewMethod,sixyearsatPerfectionLearning,whereheset-upacompletebinderyfromscratch,andforthelast32yearsatLBS.LangwillmaintainanofficeatLBSandserveontheLBSBoardofDirectors.HecanbereachedatLBS;800-247-5323.
In Memory...BMIwassadtolearnoftherecentpassingoftwowell-respectedcolleaguesfromourindustry:
Frank Bowman,formerPresidentwithVonHoffmannJohn Mercury,formerlywithRandMcNally
Ourthoughtsandprayersarewiththeirfamilies.
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users.Justthinkofcookbooks,travelguides,musicbooksandotherswhosebindingsguaranteedhands-offreadingfeatures.
ThefirstworkwithPURadhesivesstartedintheearly1990s.Attheturnofthecentury,bindersstartedtousethisnowsafe,exceptionallystrongandnon-migratoryadhesive.Duringdrupa2012,IcouldhardlybelievethecommotionoverPURlay-flatbindings.Bookbindingmachinerymanufacturersfromallovertheworldproudlytoutedtheirsystems,claimingthattheintegrationofPURresultedin“lay-flat”features.Ifonlythatwerecompletelytrue.WhileitisafactthatbookblocksboundwithhotmeltaremuchstifferthanthoseboundwiththemoreflexiblePURadhesives,moststillhaveacertainclampingeffectandareanythingbutatruelay-flatbinding.ManymaynotevenbeawarethatoursupplierssellbothaflexibleandamorerigidPURadhesive.BothhaveaspecificpurposeindividualswhoestablishedtheMSST/NASTAspecifica-
tions.Thesespecsrequire,forexample,thatonadhesiveboundbooks,thepapergrainisalwaysparalleltothebindingedge.Inaddition,theyestablishedstrictspecificationsforadequatemargins.Thecommitteewantedtostrengthenthereadabilityfeaturesfortext-booksusedinschoolsandprotecttheirbindingsagainstexcessivestrain.Forcingabookblockopentoseealltheprintingwillusu-allybreakanadhesiveboundbinding.Inshort,studentstakingnotesandparticipatingindiscus-sionsarenotwellservedbybindingsthatactlikemousetraps.
AdhesiveboundschoolbookscomingapartduringthecoldwintermonthsincountrieslikeFinlandandRussiaresultedinthedevelopmentoftheOtabindbinding.In1984,GerardHexspoor,aDutchengineerandownerofabookbindery,ac-quiredtherightsforsuchtruelay-flatbindingsfromOtavaPublishinginFinland.Afterconsiderablere-engineering,Otabindlay-flatadhesivebindingsys-temsweresoldallovertheworld.Theirsecretwasatwo-shot,coldemulsionPVAbinding.Otabind’sbindingsmadetheterm“lay-flat”verypopular,asthatfeaturewasverymuchappreciatedbytheend
Readability is evaluated with an engraved clear plate and a one-kilogram weight. This photogrpah appeared in a 1966 ALA publiation.
TechnicalDirector’sReportContinued from page 7
“These photos are examples of the variance of available “lay-flat” products in the market place.” Photos courtesy of Franz Landen.
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TechnicalDirector’sReportContinued from page 8
andtheirapplicationwilltypicallydependonthetypesofcoverorpaperusedalongwiththeweightandgraindirec-tionsofthepaper.Ofcourse,thereareexceptions.ItisclearthatPURadhesiveshavechangedthebookbindingindustryandthatwecanandshouldbeenthusiasticabouttheirsafeapplicationandsuperiorperformance.Despiteallofthat,IamstilltroubledbythemisrepresentationofPURadhesivesandbindingsas“lay-flat.”
So, what can be done about this?Ourindustryneedsguidelines.Since1923,ourtradeassociationshaveestablishedstrictmanufacturingspecificationsforlibrarybindingsandtextbooksusedinschools.Overtime,thesespecificationshavebeenreworkedandadjusted,takingintoconsiderationnewmaterialsandtechnologies.Whenwearejudgingspecificfeaturesofabookblock,suchashowwellitwillopenandlayflat,wemustalsotakeintoconsiderationthestiffnessaddedwiththecoverorback-liningmaterials.Evenwithaveryflexibleadhesive,abindinggluedontoastiffmaterialwillnolongeropenflat.Imagineacross-grain,stiffcover.ThatiswhyOtabindandRepKoverstylesofbindinguseonlyathincambriccloth
This book deserves an “F” grade. How can anyone use this Crochet instruction manual? Cross-grain paper and a stiff adhesive binding create the perfect mousetrap! Photo courtesy of Werner Rebsamen.
asaback-lining—toachieveultimateflexingandtoallowabookblockboundinthisfashiontoopenflat.Minimummarginspecificationsforschoolbooks,asestablishedbyMSST,enhancereadability,evenforside-sewnbooks.Mysuggestionisthedevelopmentofguidelines,whichspecifythelay-flatcharacteristicsandstandardsforreadability.Inshort,weneedtodeveloptheguidelinesandthetoolsinwhichtomeasurethemandworktopromoteusefulcri-teriatojudgetheperformanceofaparticularbindingwithregardtotheguidelines.Abookblockadhesiveboundinsuchawaythatitfeaturesa“built-inMousetrap”wouldau-tomaticallyreceivean“F”grade.Thebigquestionishow can we measure and establish such an industry criterion for true lay-flat bindings?Asmentionedearlier,ALAstartedtodiscusssuchanendeavoralmost50yearsago.Maybeitistimetotakeanotherlookattheireffortsandimproveonitforthebenefitofourindustry.
Werner Rebsamen is Professor Emeritus of the Rochester Insti-tute of Technology. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Something to Think About
“At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.” – JohannWolfgangvonGoethe,GermanwriterandauthorofFaust
Inpreparationforthenewyear,youmightfindtheinformationinthefollowingthreepostsbeneficial.ThearticlesarewrittenbyJamesClear,anauthorroutinelysyndicatedbymajormediaoutletslikeBusiness Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine,andThe Huffington Post whowritesthescienceofbehaviorchangeandhabitformation.
This Coach Improved Every Tiny Thing by 1 Percent and Here’s What Happenedhttp://jamesclear.com/marginal-gainsCleardiscussesthe“aggregationofmarginalgains.”
How to Achieve Your Goals (This Simple Trick Makes Progress Easy)http://jamesclear.com/schedule-goalsCleardiscussesthepowerof“settingaschedule,notadeadline.”
3 Surprisingly Simple Things You Can Do Right Now to Build Better Habits http://jamesclear.com/good-habitsCleardiscusses“ThreeSurprisinglySimpleThingsYouCanDoRightNowtoBuildBetterHabits.”
Here’s to achieving our goals in the new year!
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