Request for Question Clarification by
bobbie7-ga
on
30 Dec 2003 08:04 PST
Hello Couponguy,
I located a resource that might meet your needs.
Printing Quotes Service
Coupon Book Printing Companies - Quote Your Printing Jobs
This is a free printing quotes service. You just fill in the form for
your job and the bid be submitted to coupon book printers locally and
worldwide.
?When submitted, this bid request is available to the the coupon
printing companies who subscribe to this service.
The coupon book printers best qualified for your job will provide you quotes.
Given the details they request, I believe it would be better that you
submit the form directly to them.
This is the information that they request:
Bid Due Date:
[Give printers at least 1 day (preferably 3 days, longer if possible)
to get you quotes. Our system will not accept today's date.]
Print Project Title:
Contact Name:
Contact Company Name:
Contact Address:
Contact City:
Contact State: Select
(applicable to U.S. & Canada; otherwise can leave blank)
Contact Zip Code:
Contact Country:
Contact Phone:
Contact Fax:
Contact Email:
Schedule Required:
[specify date job will be ready and date it needs to be done; also
request standard turnaround time for your job]
Quantity:
Size:
[specify Finished & Coupon size]
No. of Pages & No. of Coupons per page:
[specify Text + Cover (80 pgs + cover = 84 pgs) or Self-cover (80pgs,
self-cover = 80 pgs) . . . 2 pgs (back to back printed)=1 Leaf]
Total No. of Coupons Housed in Book:
Cover Stock:
[specify coated or uncoated, weight in point (pt) or pounds (lb), color]
Text Stock:
[specify coated or uncoated, weight in pounds (lb) or point (pt), color]
Cover Ink:
[specify # of ink colors: e.g., 4-color process over Black (4/1); 2
PMS over 1 PMS (2/1)]
Text Ink:
[specify # of ink colors: e.g., 4-color process over Black (4/1); 2
PMS over 1 PMS (2/1)]
Cover Coating:
[usually needed with "coated" paper: varnish, UV coating, film
lamination, lay-flat-film lamination, aqueous coating]
Ink Coverage:
[specify light, medium or heavy (% of ink coverage on paper) for both
Cover & Text ]
Halftones/Duotones:
[halftone=black & white photo; duotone=photo printed in 2 colors w/1
as prominent, accented color]
Color Photo(s)/Image(s):
[Yes or No; if YES, specify how many and page locations]
4-color Separations Needed:
[Yes or No; separations are needed when full-color images/pictures are
provided as stand-alone pieces (not included in negatives or disk) . .
. specify number of images/pictures and size of each]
Bleeds:
[ink printed to very edge of paper; specify how many sides of paper
bleed (if 3 or 4 sides bleed = "full bleed"]
Screens:
[specify only if printer needs to create a screen . . .
screen=printing a % of full ink color to create a screened effect]
Strip-ins:
[add'l art provided to printer that's not included in original copy .
. . printer will combine add'l art and original copy to shoot as 1
negative]
Reverses:
[original paper stock color surrounded by chosen ink in forming the
image (no ink on image)]
Knock-outs:
[carving out an image in a color(s) and printing that image as another
color, thus, avoiding overprinting inks (overprinted inks can create a
new and unwanted color tone)]
Registration/Trapping:
Perforations:
Bindery:
[specify type of binding and which sides binds]
Do you require the service of obtaining coupon offers from Advertisers? Yes No
Copy Provided:
[specify format that job will be provided: camera-ready
copy/negatives/disk (PC or Mac, software program, dpi)]
Proof Requested:
[specify type of proof: blueline (standard), color proofs (matchprint,
chromalin, rainbow, color key, etc.)]
Packaging:
[specify any individual or multiple shrinkwrapping; bulk in standard
cartons; skid-packed; cartoned and skid-packed]
Delivery Contact:
[place where job will be delivered to; if same as Contact Person, put
"same as above"]
Delivery Company:
Delivery Address:
Delivery City:
Delivery State:
Delivery Zip:
Delivery Country:
Delivery Phone:
Additional Comments:
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Here are the testimonials of clients who have used this service:
?This is a great service which has put me in touch with printers
around the country ... I plan to keep using it to get quotes on jobs I
have coming up."
"We were astounded by the response to the bid we put on the Exchange.
Received 8 quotes in 24 hours. Three have been good with follow-up
after the fact. Will use one of the Exchange quotes to fill the order.
Love the Exchange and have been waiting for something of this sort for
a while."
"This association has been great for me. I'm a partner in a small
Washington, DC press and recently sent you specs on a paperback
publishing job. The printer we decided to go with is one that
contacted us from your service. Another printer that contacted us from
your service, we're going to use for a different project we have
coming up. Many thanks for providing an invaluable, amazing resource."
"I have received bids from 6 to 8 different companies and have finally
narrowed it down to one. We will visit their Nashville printing
facility and make a decision based on our visit. Yes, your service is
very effective."
"I like your service, it's easy to use and puts me directly in touch
with the printers."
"I am very happy with the response I got. I heard from seven companies
and many of them sent me valuable information on self publishing ...
that impressed me!"
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If this resource works for you, I will be glad to post it here as an
answer to your question.
Let me know what you think.
Best regards,
Bobbie7
