I suggest that you start with the Library Binding Institute members at http://www.lbibinders.org/Members.htm. Although no guarantee, members of LBI do have standards. "... we are looking for a company that does quality work at reasonable rates." Binderies often have a minimum charge, but that fee may include work on several books. The cost will depend greatly on your choices of cloth, method of sewing/gluing the textblock, etc etc etc. If possible, talk to the people in person who will be doing the work so they know what you want and you know what to expect. Michael McColgin Conservation Officer Arizona State Archives -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Elaine Moody Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Bindery recommendation? Good morning, Does anyone have a bindery whose services they would recommend? We have 100 softcover copies of our association history that we would like to convert to hardcover. The volume is about 500 pages. We want to replicate the binding on the hardcover copies we have in stock. The bindery we currently use for our journals is not set up for this type of job. These volumes will be presented as gifts, so we are looking for a company that does quality work at reasonable rates. Thanks for your help, Elaine M. Moody John Q. Adams Center American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. One Prince St. Alexandria, VA 22314-3357 Tel: (703) 836-4444 Fax: (703) 683-5100 Email: [log in to unmask] www.entnet.org Working for the Best Ear, Nose, and Throat Care See you in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for our Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO September 17-20, 2006! A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>