Easton Press - Where Exactly are They Printed and Bound?
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1lekduith
Does anyone know what press prints and binds books for the Easton Press? I can find nothing on the internet.
2HugoDumas
>1 lekduith: the fancy DLEs are Kingsport Book Bindery of Kingsport TN. Not sure of regular books.
5kdweber
>4 jroger1: Yes, BindTech and Kingsport. I much prefer the Kingsport editions.
6treereader
> 2
Many of the regular editions are also printed there. I'm not sure how to identify which are which just from the book but one can tell this is the case when the return address of a freshly delivered EP package reads 'Kingsport'.
Many of the regular editions are also printed there. I'm not sure how to identify which are which just from the book but one can tell this is the case when the return address of a freshly delivered EP package reads 'Kingsport'.
8lekduith
Here's what the Easton Press said:
We use different printers based on the book. We do not share that information, however, sometimes it may be on the front or back page of our books.
Cordially,
Easton Press Customer Service
800-243-5160
We use different printers based on the book. We do not share that information, however, sometimes it may be on the front or back page of our books.
Cordially,
Easton Press Customer Service
800-243-5160
9JRS7851
I looked on my Fed Ex tracking and most editions (Greatest, Signed, Great Books...20th series) start in Church Hill with shipping out of Kingsport.
10astropi
With little exception, they are printed and bound in the USA which is one reason I support them.
11bullylover
>10 astropi: Exactly! I always try to support American companies. My husband and I drive American vehicles, and if I have a choice of an American-made article (which, unfortunately, usually costs more), and a foreign article, I will pay the extra cost and buy American.
I also like to support the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, since I consider them America's best friends. I do love French fashion, but I'm not quite as thrilled to support the French, so I'm currently buying more American fashion. Case in point--have a look at left-wing Charlie Hebdo's cover of the Houston flood. It portrays the victims as Neo-Nazis who deserved it. Just disgusting. Je ne suis pas Charlie.
I also like to support the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, since I consider them America's best friends. I do love French fashion, but I'm not quite as thrilled to support the French, so I'm currently buying more American fashion. Case in point--have a look at left-wing Charlie Hebdo's cover of the Houston flood. It portrays the victims as Neo-Nazis who deserved it. Just disgusting. Je ne suis pas Charlie.
12theRFWS
Thank goodness Charlie Hebdo is going to go out of business now because you've decided not to buy that pair of french socks.
13bullylover
>13 bullylover: Oh poor baby--you're so confused. Charlie Hebdo will never go out of business. There will always be people like you who support them and their views. Of course, they've started attacking Muslims again, so I may be wrong. And French socks? Do you even know any women?
14Eastoner
Do people really care about Charlie Hebdo? It's journalism, and I'm using that term very loosely, that uses controversy to sell magazines. It's a facade and why people bother with it I'll never understand. The same goes for people like Alex Jones. He's a maniac and while it's entertaining to see him go off on his tirades, I've always been baffled by his followers and how they can consider him a reliable journalist. He's a fear-monger-er and uses people's anxiety to sell vitamins.
These are people who are so far detached from reality because they've been so focused on hating the other side that they've lost track of their principles and morals.
These are people who are so far detached from reality because they've been so focused on hating the other side that they've lost track of their principles and morals.
15jroger1
It's easy enough to avoid publications you don't like -simply don't buy them.
Anyway, I think it is more important to reward publishers/binders that do a great job than to look for their places of business. EP's contractors usually produce excellent products, but I worry when I see so many of us discovering problems though the print runs are quite small. I almost never see a defect from a major publisher on the shelves at Barnes & Noble. And rarely do I hear of one from Folio Society which uses European binders and printers. The quality/price ratio is very important to me.
Anyway, I think it is more important to reward publishers/binders that do a great job than to look for their places of business. EP's contractors usually produce excellent products, but I worry when I see so many of us discovering problems though the print runs are quite small. I almost never see a defect from a major publisher on the shelves at Barnes & Noble. And rarely do I hear of one from Folio Society which uses European binders and printers. The quality/price ratio is very important to me.
16theRFWS
I agree about pushing to maintain quality standards, even started a topic about it a few days ago because as a new collector I was surprised with the defects I was seeing.
The unfortunate thing is that they really don't have much competition. There just aren't any other companies producing leather-bound editions in this style. Granted many of us collect from other publishers too like Folio, but at the end of the day they are offering a different type of product - and it's unfortunate that they're the only ones who are.
The unfortunate thing is that they really don't have much competition. There just aren't any other companies producing leather-bound editions in this style. Granted many of us collect from other publishers too like Folio, but at the end of the day they are offering a different type of product - and it's unfortunate that they're the only ones who are.
17hmsdrco2001
One "competitor" I can think of is Gryphon which is also US-based. I bought almost 100 of their titles all at once (got a great bulk discount) from their Libraries of Medicine, Science, and Psychiatry series. They look almost identical to Easton Press but are more variable in size and have marbled instead of silk endsheets. With that purchase, not a single book had a defect--something that would be unheard of with Easton Press in my experience. Also, their customer service is amazing. The title offerings seem to be mostly professionally oriented (law, medicine, etc), but I think they have more general interest/classics, too. The one turn-off for me with many of their nonprofessional offerings is the distinctly conservative political slant with those offerings. Easton Press certainly has political books, but they do a much better job of printing works from authors and on political subjects with/from a variety political perspectives. I do find it curious that the Trump coffee table book disappeared from the EP catalog right around the time of the Charlottesville mess, but maybe it sold out. Maybe my mom bought up all of the copies so she can have one on every shelf, table, and other flat surface in her house. Who knows? They seem to stay clear of the political fray, otherwise.
18jroger1
>17 hmsdrco2001:
You're right about Gryphon's conservative slant, but they have a lot of books of general interest too. They also have series on law, medicine, and science (many that are difficult to find elsewhere). Some of their earlier editions were quarter leather, so be cautious when buying on the secondary market, but all their newer offerings are full leather.
https://gryphoneditions.com
You're right about Gryphon's conservative slant, but they have a lot of books of general interest too. They also have series on law, medicine, and science (many that are difficult to find elsewhere). Some of their earlier editions were quarter leather, so be cautious when buying on the secondary market, but all their newer offerings are full leather.
https://gryphoneditions.com
19astropi
I've definitely had defects from the Folio Society. Even one of their LEs had a major defect! Actually two. In both cases the FS did correct the issue. In the second case though, it took them about 6 months if not more to finally send me a replacement case! Still, defects happen everywhere.
20sdawson
>19 astropi:
Yes, my leather bound FS edition of Mort has a big ol' ring impression on the cover. The FS thread on this publication seemed to indicate that many (most?) of this edition had scrapes and flaws on the very impressionable covers. But as this sold out on Day 1, we had no choice but to live with it or give up the book.
I showed my book to a local book person, who immediately called me out on the ring -- he thought I had put a glass of water on the cover or something -- and I told him, nope, that is the way it came, and it could not be replaced.
I suppose FS would have refunded my money if I asked, but I did not want to give up the book.
I guess the point is that flaws do happen with all publishers.
Yes, my leather bound FS edition of Mort has a big ol' ring impression on the cover. The FS thread on this publication seemed to indicate that many (most?) of this edition had scrapes and flaws on the very impressionable covers. But as this sold out on Day 1, we had no choice but to live with it or give up the book.
I showed my book to a local book person, who immediately called me out on the ring -- he thought I had put a glass of water on the cover or something -- and I told him, nope, that is the way it came, and it could not be replaced.
I suppose FS would have refunded my money if I asked, but I did not want to give up the book.
I guess the point is that flaws do happen with all publishers.
21treereader
> 17
The Gryphon books are bound by the same companies that Easton uses, which is why they look so similar. The differences between the two product (lines) are due to what each company is commissioning. Easton simply pays for more features to be put into the books, such as the moire end papers instead of plain paper. The idea scales up to the DLE's, as well: they add a few more features, like additional plates/illustrations and a slipcase or solander box.
Also, the smaller size of the Gryphon books is often due to the fact that they're making facsimiles of older, smaller works.
The Gryphon books are bound by the same companies that Easton uses, which is why they look so similar. The differences between the two product (lines) are due to what each company is commissioning. Easton simply pays for more features to be put into the books, such as the moire end papers instead of plain paper. The idea scales up to the DLE's, as well: they add a few more features, like additional plates/illustrations and a slipcase or solander box.
Also, the smaller size of the Gryphon books is often due to the fact that they're making facsimiles of older, smaller works.
22hmsdrco2001
This is my Gryphon medicine/psychiatry/science library with Easton Press medical/science books on the bottom shelf. They're virtually impossible to tell apart except for the EP Double Helix special slipcase edition.
23theRFWS
After checking out their site Gryphon seems completely uninteresting to me. I mostly read fiction, and I don't know if I can find a single book I'd like to curl up with and read from their site. To each their own, but the EP selections seem, generally, much more readable than these.
24HugoDumas
>22 hmsdrco2001: nice collection. I own one Gryphon. But a great source for gifting my law professor brother. I purchased books from their legal and notable trial series. And don't forget about the Limited Editions Club. I am now reading the spectacular leather and Polish linen Magician of Lublin by Isaac Singer published by Anthoensen Press of Portland, Maine.
25cu29640
EP is shipping all books now from Kingsport Bindery...though I think they handle the fulfillment even for Bindtech Books.
27Tolkienfan
I think it would make a great field trip to tour and watch the process from start to finish!
30jlj93byu
Wow, I'm surprised I've never heard of Gryphon before! I've probably seen some of their titles in bookstores, but just assumed that if they weren't EP, they were Franklin. I've been an EP collector for almost 10 years and have quite a bit of biographies and history books.
The Gryphon ones look like an even more focused niche market than EP, but that's OK, as I'm a historian and teacher who focuses on U.S. political and governmental history, so we read a lot of Locke and others whose writings are in their library. And to think, I was finally slowing down in my collecting because my library was getting to a satisfactory size...well, so much for that!
The Gryphon ones look like an even more focused niche market than EP, but that's OK, as I'm a historian and teacher who focuses on U.S. political and governmental history, so we read a lot of Locke and others whose writings are in their library. And to think, I was finally slowing down in my collecting because my library was getting to a satisfactory size...well, so much for that!
31sdawson
Updating this thread, as Kingsport bindary was perhaps rebranded or sold or acquired by BindTech.
https://www.bindtechinc.com
Their page lists their clients "Easton Press" and "Harper Collins Christian Publishing"
https://www.bindtechinc.com
Their page lists their clients "Easton Press" and "Harper Collins Christian Publishing"
32sdawson
Their listed locations are, and the Kingsport Plant must have been Kingsport Book Bindary
Nashville Plant
1232 Antioch Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
Kingsport Plant
121 Kingsport Press Rd., Church Hill, Tennessee 37642
Macedonia Plant
8212 Bavaria Rd., Macedonia, Ohio 44056
Roswell Plant
2614 N 29th Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85009
Nashville Plant
1232 Antioch Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
Kingsport Plant
121 Kingsport Press Rd., Church Hill, Tennessee 37642
Macedonia Plant
8212 Bavaria Rd., Macedonia, Ohio 44056
Roswell Plant
2614 N 29th Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85009
33sdawson
https://www.m7holdings.com/content-hub/bindtech-expands-again-with-acquisition-o...
CLEVELAND (PRWEB) DECEMBER 02, 2021
BindTech LLC, the largest and fastest-growing group of trade book manufacturers and related services in the U.S., has expanded from coast to coast over the past six years. Starting with the acquisitions of the Riverside Group in NY (‘15), BindTech in TN (‘17), Sheridan Specialty Bindery (formerly Kingsport Book) in TN (‘19), and Roswell Bookbinding in AZ (‘19). Their extended portfolio of related graphic arts operations includes Publishers Storage & Shipping (PSSC). Acquired in 2015, PSSC has two locations, one in Michigan and one in Massachusetts
So in 2019 BindTech purchsed Sheridan Specialty Bindary (nee Kingsport Book)
Not sure when Kingsport was rebranded (or acquired by) Sheridan Specialty Bindary
CLEVELAND (PRWEB) DECEMBER 02, 2021
BindTech LLC, the largest and fastest-growing group of trade book manufacturers and related services in the U.S., has expanded from coast to coast over the past six years. Starting with the acquisitions of the Riverside Group in NY (‘15), BindTech in TN (‘17), Sheridan Specialty Bindery (formerly Kingsport Book) in TN (‘19), and Roswell Bookbinding in AZ (‘19). Their extended portfolio of related graphic arts operations includes Publishers Storage & Shipping (PSSC). Acquired in 2015, PSSC has two locations, one in Michigan and one in Massachusetts
So in 2019 BindTech purchsed Sheridan Specialty Bindary (nee Kingsport Book)
Not sure when Kingsport was rebranded (or acquired by) Sheridan Specialty Bindary
34Tohno
This video might be of interest to anyone curious about a look inside Bindtech:
Dragonsteel Books Tour of Bindtech
While this tour is not for EP, it is at a Bindtech location (the Kingsport Plant if I'm not mistaken), so it's quite possible the same people and equipment are also responsible for EP Volumes. Plus, Dragonsteel Books have come right out and said they've received a lot of guidance and advice from EP.
If you want to skip the fluff, jump ahead to about 3:15 in the video.
Dragonsteel Books Tour of Bindtech
While this tour is not for EP, it is at a Bindtech location (the Kingsport Plant if I'm not mistaken), so it's quite possible the same people and equipment are also responsible for EP Volumes. Plus, Dragonsteel Books have come right out and said they've received a lot of guidance and advice from EP.
If you want to skip the fluff, jump ahead to about 3:15 in the video.
35astropi
>34 Tohno: Thanks, that was a great video :)
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