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Kickstarter has successfully funded over 130,000 projects, making it the place for indie creators to share their great idea. Here at PrintNinja, many of our customers are Kickstarter hopefuls who have a passion project,...
Kickstarter Showcase: Ten Cool Kickstarter Projects
Kickstarter has successfully funded over 130,000 projects, making it the place for indie creators to share their great idea. Here at PrintNinja, many of our customers are Kickstarter hopefuls who have a passion project,...
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Money Saving Tip: Spend your crowdfunding funds before the end of the year to save on taxes. Funds spent within the same year of launching the campaign won’t be taxed as income. Wait until the...
How to Start a Kickstarter
Money Saving Tip: Spend your crowdfunding funds before the end of the year to save on taxes. Funds spent within the same year of launching the campaign won’t be taxed as income. Wait until the...
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Six Steps For Creating A Winning Plan Let’s face it, we live in a world rife with distraction. In order to stand a chance against the millions of other books in the world (Google counted 130 million in 2010), you’ll...
Book Marketing: Six Steps For Creating A Winning Plan
Six Steps For Creating A Winning Plan Let’s face it, we live in a world rife with distraction. In order to stand a chance against the millions of other books in the world (Google counted 130 million in 2010), you’ll...
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Confused about the difference between offset vs. digital printing? We can help clarify. Catalogs and magazines have remained a powerful marketing tool for brands and businesses. Even today in the world of ecommerce, companies like Anthropologie...
Offset vs. Digital Printing
Confused about the difference between offset vs. digital printing? We can help clarify. Catalogs and magazines have remained a powerful marketing tool for brands and businesses. Even today in the world of ecommerce, companies like Anthropologie...
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This article will teach you how to instantly quote your custom poker deck. PrintNinja makes affordable, high quality, custom card games. Because we’re capable of so many custom options, our instant price calculator has many options to navigate. If you’re...
How to Instantly Quote your Custom Poker Deck
This article will teach you how to instantly quote your custom poker deck. PrintNinja makes affordable, high quality, custom card games. Because we’re capable of so many custom options, our instant price calculator has many options to navigate. If you’re...
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The board game industry has seen a major shift in recent years. Independent developers have shaken up the market, gaining traction for their games through crowdfunding and social media platforms. Now more than ever, the options...
Board Game Industry Statistics
The board game industry has seen a major shift in recent years. Independent developers have shaken up the market, gaining traction for their games through crowdfunding and social media platforms. Now more than ever, the options...
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Need poker card faces for your your custom deck? We got you covered. If you’re tasked with ordering a poker deck for your business, charity, school, church, camp, or other organization, we have tools to help make this process as...
Poker Card Face Options
Need poker card faces for your your custom deck? We got you covered. If you’re tasked with ordering a poker deck for your business, charity, school, church, camp, or other organization, we have tools to help make this process as...
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Combining narrative and imagery unlike any other medium, children’s books have the potential to captivate and inspire readers both young and old. Finding an illustrator to bring your vision to life, however, can be a different story entirely. We’re here...
The Self-Published Author’s Guide to Finding a Children’s Book Illustrator
Combining narrative and imagery unlike any other medium, children’s books have the potential to captivate and inspire readers both young and old. Finding an illustrator to bring your vision to life, however, can be a different story entirely. We’re here...
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What is golden tape binding? Is it right for your PrintNinja project? What is golden tape binding? Is it right for your PrintNinja project? Little Golden Books are a publishing house beloved for their children’s stories. Among their book portfolio,...
Golden Tape Binding
What is golden tape binding? Is it right for your PrintNinja project? What is golden tape binding? Is it right for your PrintNinja project? Little Golden Books are a publishing house beloved for their children’s stories. Among their book portfolio,...
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postage is determined by your project’s size, shape, and weight making this the best shipping option for lightweight packages. Comics, catalogs, and magazines are typical printed work we ship via First-Class Mail domestic as it must be no...
First-Class Mail
postage is determined by your project’s size, shape, and weight making this the best shipping option for lightweight packages. Comics, catalogs, and magazines are typical printed work we ship via First-Class Mail domestic as it must be no...
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is based on weight and size not destination, making this option the most cost-effective shipping service for most domestic (United States) shipments. However, if your package weighs less than 8 ounces it’s less expensive if you ship using...
Media Mail
is based on weight and size not destination, making this option the most cost-effective shipping service for most domestic (United States) shipments. However, if your package weighs less than 8 ounces it’s less expensive if you ship using...
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Here’s a list of the accessories for board games that we offer. Arrow Spinner Spinners are a good substitute for dice or perfect for games that don’t rely on numbers to move players through the board. Our stocked spinners have...
Accessories
Here’s a list of the accessories for board games that we offer. Arrow Spinner Spinners are a good substitute for dice or perfect for games that don’t rely on numbers to move players through the board. Our stocked spinners have...
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This is a list of the glass components we have available for board games. Marble Our glass marbles are about 16mm in diameter, and come in a variety of translucent colors. Depending on the project, marbles may be used in...
Glass Components
This is a list of the glass components we have available for board games. Marble Our glass marbles are about 16mm in diameter, and come in a variety of translucent colors. Depending on the project, marbles may be used in...
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This is a list of the plastic components that we offer for board games. Standard Pawn This is the most common shaped plastic pawn on the market. The wide 14mm base provides stability for these hallow 25mm tall pieces. Examples...
Plastic Components
This is a list of the plastic components that we offer for board games. Standard Pawn This is the most common shaped plastic pawn on the market. The wide 14mm base provides stability for these hallow 25mm tall pieces. Examples...
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Please note: Due to the way our wooden components for board games are manufactured, all pieces will experience a slight cutting variance between components. This may result in some pieces being a little smaller or having a slightly different shape...
Wooden Components
Please note: Due to the way our wooden components for board games are manufactured, all pieces will experience a slight cutting variance between components. This may result in some pieces being a little smaller or having a slightly different shape...
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