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 Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/10/06 2:34 PM) |
Just got my first batch of books back and I must say they did an excellent job. A 5 volume run of Web of Spiderman, plus Webspinners, and Untold Tales of Spiderman. These guys are very affordable! Give them a try!
  Next up are my Star Wars books.  
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HighlandRay |
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Posts: 5140 (11/10/06 3:04 PM) Registered Member |
Looks very nice Seth.
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Indefatigable Fjor |
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Posts: 5766 (11/10/06 5:02 PM) |
how long did it take?
how do the bindings feel? didja hafta fill out that crazy-complicated binding slip? |
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/10/06 6:25 PM) |
I did fill out the binding slip, and it wasn't too complicated. I filled one out for each volume (2 slips print per page) then photocopied them. Turnaround was about 2 weeks from sending them in to getting them back. The Binding is oversewn and is very sturdy. Trimming is nice too.
They are a bit limited in the fonts you can use for text. I want Times New Roman for my Star Wars books, but they don't have it. But that's ok because the price is so much better. |
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DarthAstuart |
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Posts: 459 (11/10/06 11:11 PM) |
so it's really just $22 per book? that's pretty great.
can we see some shots of the covers? do they have logos? also, how's the gutter on the inside of each page? is there a lot of gutter vanish? |
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Agg91 |
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Posts: 109 (11/10/06 11:40 PM) |
Thanks for posting this Seth. I've been curious to see how your books turned out. I'm planning some Marvel Monster books and I might ask them to use Black/red...it looks great.
Hey, for some reason I thought you lived in the Houston area, not AZ. My latest books from Library Binding: Thor 201 - 225 and 226 - 250. 
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/11/06 1:11 AM) |
I'll try and get some more pictures up soon. The base cost per volume was $15. The line stamping is not as uniform as I would like, and there will be some tweaking with format regarding what I want, but it was a good first effort. The gutter loss is about the same as with Capitol, maybe a shade more.
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/11/06 1:14 AM) |
I might have first contacted you while I was in Houston last year for a music festival. I live in AZ but still have a TN cell number. I'm having some dies made as we speak.
i used the black/red combo because i'm color co-ordinating the spiderman series. amazing will be silver text, spectacular blue, spiderman green, and all the crossover stories in gold or white. |
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Ishamael1000 |
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Posts: 27 (11/12/06 8:16 PM) |
Mr. Vatt, could you tell me if that price included removing the staples or if you did that yourself?
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/12/06 8:56 PM) |
Ishmael,
I removed the staples/unwanted pages myself. Having them do it is an extra $12.50 per volume and doing it yourself guarantees everything you send in stays in order. |
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Ishamael1000 |
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Posts: 27 (11/12/06 9:02 PM) |
Thanks for the reply
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davidbstewart |
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Posts: 2047 (11/13/06 3:16 PM) |
Quote: Really? It looks great. -DBS
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Indefatigable Fjor |
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Posts: 5766 (11/13/06 3:23 PM) |
I'm guessing it's the varying "heights" of Marvel on the lower edge of spine?
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Indefatigable Fjor |
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Posts: 5766 (11/13/06 3:25 PM) |
wait, that might just be cuz they're not lined up on the shelf...
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/13/06 3:31 PM) |
It's actually the head and tail lines. They aren't completely uniform from top to bottom and side to side next to each other. I think it's because they were put on by hand before the process of cutting/shaping the book. Perhaps Capitol does this differently?
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kevin75 |
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Posts: 2205 (11/14/06 1:19 AM) |
that red font on black looks sweet. mind if i steal it?
i actually am taking the rest of my west coast avengers run down there tomorrow. i have to decide what else i am taking too. i might go ahead and get web of spider man done as well.
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (11/14/06 2:12 AM) |
go right ahead! if this is your first trip tell them i sent you! i'm sending in my next batch of books in a week or two.
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Bolivar Trask |
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Posts: 187 (12/19/06 3:54 PM) Bronze Age |
Hi Seth!
Where do you get your dies made? Can LBC use any die or do they have specific requirements for this? Thanks! |
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Seth Vatt |
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Posts: 168 (12/19/06 4:33 PM) |
They order dies to be made, and it's pretty cheap. Mine were about $27 a piece and I'm actually having some of them sent to Capitol. As far as I know there are no special conditions for use, but then again i haven't really asked.
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jhalbright |
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Posts: 5374 (12/19/06 6:12 PM) Golden Age |
For getting a die made: How is one made? Can any logo / piece of art / text be made into a die? Any specific requirements?
'Cause I was thinking of maybe getting a specific die made to label all my books with my own library marker.
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kevin75 |
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Posts: 2205 (12/19/06 8:43 PM) |
seth,
did you make that mock up yourself or did jim make it for you? do you have it as a template? |
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