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This article will teach you about the hot foil stamping process. Hot foil stamping is the application of adding metallic material to a project using heat and pressure. A key player in the foil stamping process is the hot foil...

for books is a certification requirement that rises from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The act was intended to make sure that products sold in the US were free from harmful materials. PrintNinja offers safety...

, or endleaves, refer to the pages at the beginning and end of hardcover books with at least 60 pages. They are typically made of a 105lb uncoated paperstock that fortifies hardcover books and adds durability. Endsheets are printed as a two-sheet spread. One...

This article will teach you about the process of creating wire and spiral binding. Read on to expand your knowledge about this type of binding! For the process of creating wire or spiral binding, the book block is first trimmed...

This article explains the process of board book binding. Board books are books with pages that are each made of thick paperboard rather than thin paper stock. This binding is perfect for children’s books, since the paperboard makes the book...

Learn what manufacturing variance is and why it’s important to understand when printing your project with PrintNinja. Sheet-fed offset printing quality can’t be beat, but as with any mechanical process, printing, trimming, and binding all exhibit miniscule variances (usually under...

This article is about color variance in the offset printing process. Due to the complex nature of reproducing a full spectrum of colors by blending 4 colors of ink (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black), all 4-color printing is subject to...

This article gives a detailed explanation Pantone spot color. Sometimes, a specific color must be reproduced exactly the same every time it is printed (for example, a corporate logo). If that color were created through the standard application of 4...

The links in this section will help you learn advanced concepts about offset printing. PrePress Learn about the difference between CMYK and RGB, color variance, and pantone/spot color. CMYK vs RGB Advanced Explanation Color Variance Pantone/Spot Color Press Learn about...

is the fastest mode of transportation available, but that speed comes with a hefty price tag. Shipments that are sent from China to the US via air typically take approximately one week to arrive, much less time than...

is the most cost-effective way to get goods around the world, as goods are packed into standardized shipping containers and loaded onto mega-sized container ships. It can take a long time, and the delivery dates can’t be guaranteed,...

Read on to learn more about how PrintNinja works with customs policies. The complexity of handling customs, duties, and taxes on any given international shipment depends on the laws and trade agreements in place between the exporting and importing countries....

This article will help you learn more about your storage and fulfillment options for your project once it’s been printed with us. You’ve made it through order placement, production, and international logistics, and your project has finally arrived at your...

This article explains some of the complex process of international shipping logistics. International trade can be an incredibly complex endeavor. Not only do you have to arrange to get goods from one country to another via some combination of ocean,...

The perfect binding process, commonly referred to as softcover binding, results in a book with a glued binding and a squared-off spine. Smyth Sewing PrintNinja’s perfect binding process, the collated signatures of the book block are sewn together using the...