Star Print Brokers Services
All kinds of books are printed by Star Print Brokers. We emphasize high-quality book printing, binding and related services. We pre-test and pre-approve all overseas partners so you don’t have to be concerned about judging potential quality issues. We specialize in art, photography and large format books. Many of the books we represent are printed in economically in Asia, however, we do print short-run softcover books domestically. The most challenging books for any printer are high-quality art and photography books that need very good color reproduction. We deliver beautiful pleasing color for all our books with files that are properly prepared. We can also deliver excellent exact match color. We offer in-house graphic design for books or can consult with you, or your designer.
- Quality Printing: We print beautiful books in signature format on commercial printing presses
- Quality Binding: We manufacture books with a variety of binding styles that stay bound
- Process Color: We provide pleasing color as the standard, but can also provide exact match color, which is important to professional photographers and artists
- Ocean shipping: Your books are shipped on container ships to port. We clear customs. Unless stated otherwise, we have included ocean shipping, duty, and delivery to your door in the quote
- Delivery to door: The books are delivered by a trucker to your door
- Parcel delivery: We offer reduced rates to many locations worldwide. We can save you money on mailing from the USA into Canada. Star Print Brokers is based in Seattle, and moves volume parcels into Canada every week
- Large volume, high-quality printing
- Book scanning, book lettering and re-touching: Using Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, Illustrator and more
- eBook Conversion: eBook conversion cost depends on the complexity an page count
- Animation services: Outsourcing to our talented staff in Asia. we offer an enormous savings of 50 percent or more over USA animation costs
- Large volume direct mail: We design and print marketing components, and manage direct mail for businesses and well as authors and publishers. We have many years experience with managing printing and mailing for non-profits. This includes mail design, data processing, inserting, mailing locally or regionally. Discounted rates on mail to foreign countries, including parcel delivery. We can move mail to foreign countries at lower rates than the United States Postal Service. Star Print Brokers is based in Seattle, and moves high volume mailings
- We ship almost anywhere and work with clients all over the world
About Printing and Design Quotes
You will receive one printing quote from SPB, but behind the scenes we negotiate with a number of our pre-approved, pre-tested network partners. We find the lowest cost among vendors who are the best fit for your book or project. We get lower trade pricing because we do volume business, so you will pay no more for our services. We quote DDP, delivery, duty paid, so you know all expected costs upfront. We also design books. Star Print Brokers provides in-house design. we also have top designers as well as production layout artists in Asia. We provide options for all budgets.
Printing hardcover books in Asia costs less than printing in the USA or Canada. We can print short-run, perfect bound books in the USA, or larger runs in Asia. We have many resources in Asia.
Customer Service
SPB can supply clients with project management, advice on printing, color, working with files, book construction, working with digital proofs and press proofs, customs, delivery — and more. Member of BBB OnLine.
SPB Representation
SPB represents authors and publishers, not printers. We are your representatives and have many years of experience saving our clients money and avoiding mistakes. Our select vendors are pre-approved and we have high standards. Facilities, equipment and personnel change, so we constantly review products and workmanship. We provide high-quality products.
Shipping, Customs and Delivery
- Shipping cartons are custom-made for your books, not just a standard box size
- We follow the shipping from the foreign port to your door. SPB also handles customs
- Shipping is as short as 9 to 11 days to port and a little longer to the East Coast. It takes a little longer to print in Asia than domestically, but the trade off is lower pricing, and our quality is fabulous
- Ship to US West Coast or East Coast ports, Europe or almost anywhere in the world
- SPB handles customs and all communications
- All quotes are DDP, Delivery Duty Paid so that shipping and duty are included in your quote unless stated otherwise
- Books are insured until delivered to your door
- After the books are printed and bound, they a packed in custom export cartons that are pre-printed with carton markings for your books. The cartons are loaded on pallet(s) and the pallet is shrink wrapped for further protection
- The pallet(s) are loaded in a container and transferred to the ship. Then the vessel sails. While ocean shipping adds time over printing and shipping domestically, the trade-off is lower cost, and the quality with Star Print Brokers is wonderful
- When the ship makes port, Star Print Brokers will clear customs and pay duty (unless stated otherwise in your quote). Depending on the final destination, the books will either go by rail and truck, or just truck delivery to your door
- Shipping is as short as 9 to 11 days to port and a little longer to the East Coast. It takes a little longer to print in Asia than domestically, but the trade-off is lower cost, and our quality is wonderful
- Ship to US West Coast or East Coast port, Europe or almost anywhere in the world
- SPB handles customs and all communications
- All quotes are DDP, Delivery Duty Paid so that shipping and duty are included in your quote
- Books are insured until delivered to your door
- SPB handles all foreign communications. We have established relationships with a network of only the most trusted vendor
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