<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Nicolene:<div><br></div><div>Acme Bookbinding in Somerville does such projects. However, you might consider doing a photobook with <a href="http://www.blurb.com">Blurb</a>. We had a similar request last year to create a commemorative book for Dr. Hockfield from the MIT-Portugal program. They wanted to create a leather-bound book of photos and text of her 2009 visit to Portugal. Rather than create a leather-bound volume, which would have cost upwards of $1000 each, we created an oblong case-bound book with a printed jacket using Blurb. The service allows designers to upload their own files using Blurb's specs, and Blurb sends a complete book as a proof within a week or two. Cost was $45 per book. We did a few proofs, and then a run of 8 books. MIT-Portugal was so thrilled with the quality they ordered another 12 and then again another 16 a few weeks later. I have a sample in my office should you wish to take a look.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Pixton</div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 9, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Nicolene Hengen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hello folks,<br>LAI has just finished a significant research project and we plan to present half a dozen (leather)bound copies to the CEO who shepherded along this project.<br>Does anyone have any experience with custom binding projects? I'm looking for a reliable vendor (preferably local) and would appreciate any leads.<br>Thanks,<br>Nicolene<br>__________________________________<br>Nicolene Hengen<br>Membership and Communications Manager<br>Lean Advancement Initiative at MIT<br><a href="http://lean.mit.edu">lean.mit.edu</a><br>Managing Editor<br>Journal of Enterprise Transformation<br>www.tandf.co.uk/journals/UJET<br>292 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02139<br>617.253.7633<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Editors mailing list<br>Editors@mit.edu<br>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/editors<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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