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The Future of Publishing

Printorium Bookworks was created in 2003 to service the soft covered book printing requirements for the publishing and self-publishing communities throughout the world. Printorium Bookworks is the book printing division of Island Blue Print Co. Ltd., a company established over 95 years ago in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Island Blue offers a full range of digital printing/copying and scanning services and the sales of fine art and craft supplies along with custom picture framing. This unique division allows you to print Books-on-Demand, including soft covered black & white and full colour books. Along with our book printing, we offer full colour printing of bookmarks, business cards, promotional brochures and posters to enhance the marketing of your books. Our Print-on-Demand procedure allows for the printing of a few books to as many as 1000.

Leading The Way In Short-run Book Printing

The book printing solution Printorium Bookworks offers self published authors and the publishing industry results in speed, reliability, flexibility, extraordinary image quality and most of all, affordability for all your book printing requirements. We are able to offer a powerful solution which takes advantage of opportunities that did not exist until now.

At Printorium Bookworks you’ll find a wide range of digital printing services under one roof. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff focuses on providing the best solution for your book printing needs. Together, technology and skill create a measure of excellence in every job we do.

The Solution

Printorium Bookworks produces the exact quantity of books, from a single copy to thousands when you want; no guesswork, no warehousing and no waste. Using the latest in digital print equipment and skill, our high-quality printing of text pages and covers, combined with professional perfect binding and optional laminated covers, makes books produced by Printorium almost indistinguishable from offset-printed books. As well as offering a solution for black & white books, we produce full-colour picture books, children’s books, art books, photography books, cook books, comic books and graphic novels.

  • PROFESSIONAL BOOK PRINTING SERVICES
  • Soft and Hard Cover Book Printing
  • Cover Design (Contract Work)
  • Book Interior Layout (Contract Work)
  • Bookmarks, Business Cards, Sell Sheets, Postcards, Posters
  • ISBN, CIP, Barcodes, Copyright
  • Packaging & Fulfillment Services

 

"I want you to know that the ARCs (Advance Reading Copies) we had made for my book turned about to be BETTER, MUCH BETTER print jobs than the 'actual' book that arrived from our printer." — Alan Twigg / BC BookWorld

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"I'm a huge fan of Printorium Bookworks. I love the way they really listen and respond so quickly. I feel very valued, and that, along with their excellent work, great prices, attention to detail, and ongoing superb customer service, keeps me coming back. Thanks Island Blue for making my work much easier!"
Bryonna Denning / The Embellished Page

 

Coming Events

Jump Start on Book Printing Workshops

When: 3 Sessions to choose from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22, 2010; or
Friday, February 26, 2010; or
Friday, March  26, 2010

Where: Island Blue Print’s Art Classroom
905 Fort Street (at Quadra), Victoria, BC

What: Whether you are a self published writer, or just assembling your family history, class yearbook or fund raising cookbook, this workshop will provide you with the insight needed to maintain ownership and control of your book; understand the digital printing process; determine what areas are best left to a graphic designer; what areas you can handle yourself, and how to avoid extra costs and unnecessary delays along the way.   

After 8 years with her own consulting practice as a software analyst in Vancouver, and a term at UBC in their Multi Media Studies program, Melody Poirier moved to Vancouver Island in 1999 and studied at Victoria College of Art through their extension program.  Melody came to work for Island Blue Print in 2006 and has been with their Printorium Bookworks division since 2007.  She has also written a series of short stories based on her adventures during the 70’s as a groom and apprentice animal trainer for a lion and tiger act with an American circus.

With an understanding of the writing process, and a strong background in software support, Melody clarifies the progression of getting your work from your word processing software to “print ready format” and beyond.  Upon completion of this workshop you will be able to make an informed decision about the options available to you and the best avenues to take for your own book printing project. 

Cost:  $15.00 - Proceeds to be donated to READ Society, Victoria BC

PRE-REGISTER:
in person at the Reprographics counter at Island Blue Print; or
Phone:  Reprographics Dept. at 250-385-9786; or
or Melody Poirier at 250-385-9786; or
E-mail:  Melody Poirier at melody.poirier@islandblue.com

 

Island Blue Donates to the Camosun College Love Your Learning Library campaign.

Camosun College Love Your Learning LibraryIsland Blue donated a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every book printed in the month of October to the Camosun College Love Your Learning Library campaign. Camosun College is revitalizing its learning libraries and helping students transform the way they live, learn and create on campus.

Pictured from left is Camosun College President, Kathryn Laurin, Island Blue’s Craig Shemilt and Pam Shemilt, Jo-Anne Silverman, Senior Development Officer, Camosun College Foundation and Sybil Harrison, Chief Librarian, Camosun College

Island Blue would like to thank all those who contributed by having their books printed at Printorium Bookworks during the month of October.


For more information on the Love Your Learning Library campaign, please visit: www.camosun.ca/foundation.

  

Island Blue Sites

Island Blue’s Reprographic division offers a variety of digital imaging solutions for black & white and full colour graphics and prints in both small and large format.

Printorium Bookworks services the soft covered book printing requirements for the publishing industry and self published authors throughout the world.

The Art Store is a major retailer of fine art, craft materials and custom picture framing for anyone wanting to be creative.

A variety of Art Classes and Workshops are offered catering to all ages and skill level.

  

ISLAND BLUE PRINT CO. LTD. 905 FORT STREET AT QUADRA, VICTORIA BC V8V 3K3
TEL: 250.385.9786 FAX: 250.380.1622 TOLL FREE: 1.800.661.3332
EMAIL: INFO@PRINTORIUMBOOKWORKS.COM WEB: WWW.ISLANDBLUE.COM FTP SITE: FTP://FTP.ISLANDBLUE.COM
Copyright 2009 by Island Blue Print Co. Ltd.
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