Oddi Sales, a New York-based company founded and owned by Icelandic printing veteran Marteinn Jonasson, helps clients produce custom art and photography books, with printing and binding handled through partner facilities in Europe. Jonasson brings 25 years in publishing and printing, including personal involvement in hundreds of books, while Oddi guides projects from specifications and proofing through production and delivery. Its work spans first-time self-publishers as well as museums and established publishers, with particular experience in elaborate bindings and special-edition books.
BindTechFive generations into the craft, BindTech manufactures and finishes books, from everyday trade volumes to deluxe leather-bound editions. With more than a century of bookbinding experience, the company serves printers, publishers, designers, and agencies across North America through nine offices and a workforce of more than 400 employees. Its Phoenix facility can produce runs as small as a single book, while its network of plants can handle projects in the millions.MACEDONIA, OH
The Troy Book MakersFounded in 2006 by independent booksellers Susan Novotny and Eric Wilska, The Troy Book Makers is a short-run book printer and full-service design shop that turns authors’ manuscripts into custom-designed, printed and bound books. The only business of its kind in the Berkshires and Greater Capital District, it lets authors order as few as 10 copies and choose only the production help they need. Its staff brings a combined half century of book-business experience and works closely with authors through the process, including in-person consultations.TROY, NY
Booksmart StudioRochester’s Booksmart Studio is a fine-art print and book studio producing digitally printed work for artists and photographers. Founded by photographer and book artist Eric T. Kunsman, the studio brings an atelier-style, one-on-one collaboration to custom projects, with handmade books completed in-house and no standard templates. Its work also includes the Libro Collection portfolio system and custom ICC color profiling for artists who need close control of the digital process.ROCHESTER, NY
Bestype Printing NYCFamily-owned and operating in New York since 1978, Bestype Printing NYC grew from the graphic arts service founded by John Lam’s father into a SoHo print shop serving the city’s creative community. Its in-house team of more than 20 printing and graphics specialists works directly with clients on custom projects, including rush printing when deadlines tighten. The shop’s history includes collaborations with artists such as Barbara Kruger and Dash Snow, and printing Zac Posen’s first lookbooks.NEW YORK, NY