Acme Book News

grace under pressure

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:09:18 GMT

Grace under Pressure

Paul

Just a quick note to thank you and all your staff for all the support (and composure) you have given us over the last couple of weeks putting our book together. I never dreamed that such a project would get so complicated so fast.

But you have all been true professionals (aka grace under pressure).

I will be out of town for the next couple of days but I'm leaving with a little more piece of mind.

Thanks again to all.

OH MY GOSH!!!!! They are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:03:32 GMT

OH MY GOSH!!!!!
They are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

The UPS truck just delivered our albums. All we can say is OH MY GOSH!!!!! They are BEAUTIFUL!!!!! You did a wonderful job with them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for getting these to us by Christmas. We had smiles on EVERY page we turned. Our sincere best wishes to you and your team for a blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with good health, happiness, peace and contentment.

Thank you again

Grolier Club--Kelly

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:37:53 GMT

I am delighted with the finish and refinement of the binding

Dear Ron & Paul;

The Imprimerie Nationale catalogues arrived at the Grolier Club, and everyone was very happy to get them in time for the opening tonight. I want to thank you for meeting this tight schedule, but even more I would like to express my appreciation for the quality of the binding.

The small squares (perfect!); sharp, deep joints, and clear stamping (even with exceptionally small spine type) are all very, very well done.

I am delighted with the finish and refinement of the binding on this handsome book. You should be very proud of the final result.

Gratefully,

Jerry

Ferri book

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:52:12 GMT

The Book is Absolutely Stunning

To the wonderful crew at Acme…

Just to mention, I received my copy, and the Ferri book is absolutely stunning. What a job you did, as you always do. The endleaves came out so well, the print is so crisp, photos have such nice contrast, and the green on cover is exactly as Paul wanted!! I highly suspect that he’ll be back for more copies. Meanwhile, thanks so much for all your attentiveness to this project. You left the family with a real gem.

Best wishes, Ann

Sally Pemberton Murdock

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:10:29 GMT

Sally Pemberton
signs author's copies of
"Portrait of Murdock Pemberton
The New Yorker's First Art Critic"

As a first-time author of a voluminous art history book, I spent an awful lot of time thinking about research, storytelling, licensing, photography, color correction, credits, an index, a dustjacket and marketing. I never thought about bookbinding.

I decided not to have my book printed in Europe or Asia. I needed to know that there was someone I could communicate with directly, and easily pick up the phone and call if necessary, to guide me through the printing process. I selected Capital Offset Inc. of Concord, New Hampshire who works with ACME Bookbinding.

To expedite the release of the book in time for the holiday season, I arranged with ACME to come to their facility in Boston and sign, pack, and mail out a large number of individual books destined for art critics, museums, and people involved with the book. From the moment I arrived at ACME I was made to feel welcome.

Owner Paul Parisi and Project Manager Ron Raye put a crack team of a quality control inspector, a packer, and their shipping manager at my disposal. I quickly realized that due to the weight and bulk of the books, I could never have managed this part of the process on my own as was my original plan.

I love the look and feel of a physical book. I was thrilled to see that my vision for this one had been realized due in part to ACME’s passion for the art and craft of bookmaking. The care that they exercised in the binding and handling of the book demonstrated the same level of attention and pride as everyone else involved from the designer to the editor. ACME advised that each book be individually shrink-wrapped and suggested the appropriate packaging for shipment. Such care was taken in the packing of the books that one might have thought we were shipping cartons of eggs!

Something I did not anticipate taking away from my experience at ACME was seeing 150 people employed making something in America. Everywhere I looked people were handling parts of books. Of course there was lots of machinery, but there were also a lot of people who had jobs at a company and took pride in its work.

I left Boston proud that my book was made in America.