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Book Printer File For Bankruptcy, Stiffs Customers on Outstanding Orders

8 June, 2018 // 1 Comment

When book printer Edwards Brothers Malloy announced last week that it was winding down its operations and would complete all outstanding jobs. It's with heavy hearts we announce that Edwards Brothers [Read More ...]

Between the Folds of a Pop-Up Book (video)

28 October, 2016 // 0 Comments

Whether it unfolds into a computer or a planetarium, everyone loves pop-up books. But have you ever wondered about the design and engineering that goes into making one? Earlier this month NPR's [Read More ...]

Pop-Up Book Lets You Animate Its Illustrations With A Vintage Technique (video)

26 June, 2016 // 1 Comment

Here's a book which combines aspects of pop-up books and interactive ebook apps. Milan-based filmmaker Virgilio Villoresi has collaborated with illustrator Virginia Mori to create a paper book [Read More ...]

JA Konrath Releases Trio of Adult Coloring Books

10 June, 2016 // 5 Comments

Trad pub may have been the first to cash in on the recent adult coloring book craze, but now indie authors are joining the fun. Earlier this week author Joe Konrath published a trio of coloring [Read More ...]

TV Room “Wallpapered” Top to Bottom in Books

6 June, 2016 // 6 Comments

Companies like Books by the Foot have long enabled conspicuous consumption by letting people buy instant libraries which match a color, topic, theme, or subject. Now Imgur user Deece27 has found a [Read More ...]

1985 Pop-Up Book Takes Us Inside the PC (video)

12 April, 2016 // 1 Comment

The latest pop-up books can take us on a tour of the White House or remind us of the phobias we'd rather forget, but that's nothing compared to what has been published in the past. I've just come [Read More ...]

Is There Really a Global Shortage of Colored Pencils?

25 March, 2016 // 21 Comments

I don't think anyone would argue that the recent high demand for adult coloring books had failed to cause a similar increase in colored pencils, but is there any truth to the claims that the high [Read More ...]

The Ikea Coloring Book Comes With an Allen Wrench, But No Assembly Instructions

22 January, 2016 // 0 Comments

Adult coloring books were the breakout best-sellers last year, with even the BBC's Doctor Who releasing one, and now Ikea is getting in on the fun. The Swedish retailer has made a coloring book [Read More ...]

Making a Book from Scratch is More Work Than You Think (video)

16 January, 2016 // 1 Comment

Johannes Gutenberg is widely credited with making books easier to produce and thus changing society by making ideas easier to share, but as you will learn from the following videos Gutenberg merely [Read More ...]

The White House Pop-Up Book Takes You Inside the Executive Mansion

14 January, 2016 // 2 Comments

Pop-up books can do everything from doubling as a camera or planetarium to giving you nightmares, and now there's one that can take you on a tour of the White House. Scholastic has unveiled the book [Read More ...]

The Doctor Who Coloring Book is Not Bigger on the Inside (video)

23 December, 2015 // 2 Comments

Penguin Random House is capitalizing on the growing popularity of adult coloring books with the release of a Doctor Who coloring book. Due out next spring, the book features the TARDIS, DW villains, [Read More ...]

This Book is a Camera (Literally)

6 December, 2015 // 1 Comment

Kelli Anderson is an artist who works in paper. She's previously developed a pop-up book which turns your smartphone into a planetarium or a speaker. Her other projects include a paper record [Read More ...]

Disney’s Augmented Reality Coloring Books Brings Creations to Life (video)

4 October, 2015 // 2 Comments

When it comes to developing new book tech, few compare to Disney. Its researchers have developed several new ideas for interactive augmented reality, and they're back again this week with a new [Read More ...]

Open This Book and Unlock a Planetarium (video)

13 March, 2015 // 2 Comments

The wrong pop-up book can give you nightmares, but the right one can entertain and enlighten. A designer by the name of Kelli Andeson is working on a pop-up book which pushes the boundaries of [Read More ...]

The Pop-Up Book of Phobias Will Probably Give You Nightmares (video)

29 January, 2015 // 2 Comments

As much as I like ebooks, there are times where paper is the better option. Take pop-up books, for example. While you can add animation to an ebook app, it doesn't quite have the same impact or [Read More ...]

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