A4 Printer In The US
July 9, 2010 4:34 AM Subscribe
Where in the United States can my friend get his dissertation printed in A4 paperback and A4 hardcover? (Not spinal bound)
My friend attends a masters program abroad, but needs to have his dissertation printed in the United States on A4 paperback and A4 hardcover. He is having a hard time finding places in the US able to do it.
Full Requirements For Hardcover
- Full bound in leather or similar material
- Spine and front need to be able to have writing on it
- A4 paper size
Full Requirements For Paperback
- Full bound in covers of soft card
- A4 paper size
Any help from the hivemind would be much appreciated.
My friend attends a masters program abroad, but needs to have his dissertation printed in the United States on A4 paperback and A4 hardcover. He is having a hard time finding places in the US able to do it.
Full Requirements For Hardcover
- Full bound in leather or similar material
- Spine and front need to be able to have writing on it
- A4 paper size
Full Requirements For Paperback
- Full bound in covers of soft card
- A4 paper size
Any help from the hivemind would be much appreciated.
Query: why does it where it is printed matter? Why would it not be acceptable for him to electronically send a file to whatever service people use in wherever his program is?
Assuming he really does need to have it physically printed in the US, then what are the requirements for the printing? If photocopying is sufficient, then many printers and photocopiers commonly available in the US will take A4. After that, there's still getting it bound, but still.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 5:08 AM on July 9, 2010
Assuming he really does need to have it physically printed in the US, then what are the requirements for the printing? If photocopying is sufficient, then many printers and photocopiers commonly available in the US will take A4. After that, there's still getting it bound, but still.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 5:08 AM on July 9, 2010
"Anywhere in the US" makes it harder to figure out how to accomplish this, actually. My local printer (in Cambridge, MA) has done binding work for us with odd-sized requests pretty easily, so I imagine any decent printing shop, especially one that's close to a university, could do the same. Most printers, if they don't do binding themselves, know of binders who handle these types of jobs.
posted by xingcat at 5:12 AM on July 9, 2010
posted by xingcat at 5:12 AM on July 9, 2010
It's not leather, but lulu.com can do A4 and A5. Their casewrap is a full, hardcover wrap and can handle text on the cover and spine, as far as I know.
http://www.lulu.com/publish/books/
posted by kellygrape at 5:23 AM on July 9, 2010
http://www.lulu.com/publish/books/
posted by kellygrape at 5:23 AM on July 9, 2010
If your friend is on a European course (and so the document has to be sent to somewhere in Europe) I'll happily get it printed, bound and posted for expenses.
posted by gadha at 5:27 AM on July 9, 2010
posted by gadha at 5:27 AM on July 9, 2010
Does he need to see it in person? Many binders here in the UK will accept an emailed copy of the thesis or dissertation, bind it to your standards, and then post it (nationally or internationally) wherever you want it to go; that might well be the same in whichever country your friend is studying in, if it's not here. Also, printers near his university will probably already know what format the spine/front cover should be presented in.
posted by Catseye at 5:35 AM on July 9, 2010
posted by Catseye at 5:35 AM on July 9, 2010
When I needed to get my honours thesis bound, my uni department recommended a printer/binder who could do it for me (although admittedly this was in Adelaide, and whatever they bound it with was not remotely leather-like).
Why not call the relevant department of a uni local to you, and ask them who they recommend to their students?
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 8:24 AM on July 9, 2010
Why not call the relevant department of a uni local to you, and ask them who they recommend to their students?
posted by A Thousand Baited Hooks at 8:24 AM on July 9, 2010
Have you tried some of the places that make photo books? My husband used to work for a print shop that made books that people designed online. You basically submit the page design and they'll print your book for you.
If you go to one of their websites and look up the customer service phone number they should be able to help you.
If that doesn't work, memail me and I'll give you the specific phone number to the printer here.
posted by TooFewShoes at 8:54 AM on July 9, 2010
If you go to one of their websites and look up the customer service phone number they should be able to help you.
If that doesn't work, memail me and I'll give you the specific phone number to the printer here.
posted by TooFewShoes at 8:54 AM on July 9, 2010
The "leather" requirement does seem very odd to me...
posted by gene_machine at 9:00 AM on July 9, 2010
posted by gene_machine at 9:00 AM on July 9, 2010
I'd have recommended Library Binding Company but they were just sold. Raymer Bookbindery in TX would likely do it for you.
Search for a book bindery. There may be one near to you. Many specifically say they do dissertations. You may need buy some long grain paper and print it yourself. If printing, don't just use standard copy paper.
posted by davextreme at 11:49 AM on July 9, 2010
Search for a book bindery. There may be one near to you. Many specifically say they do dissertations. You may need buy some long grain paper and print it yourself. If printing, don't just use standard copy paper.
posted by davextreme at 11:49 AM on July 9, 2010
Find a place that does legal copying. Some legal documents (like patent stuff) are still done on A4 and they will have it and be used to working with it.
posted by Sheppagus at 12:33 PM on July 9, 2010
posted by Sheppagus at 12:33 PM on July 9, 2010
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