AUGUST 2010

A Newsletter from HBI and the Library Binding Institute

Also in this Issue...• LookingBack:GregorCampbell• BISGWebcasts• ACallforPhotos• HardcoverBooksareSafeforNow• Bye-ByeBookstores• GoogleandtheDigitalHumanities• 75thAnniversaryTriviaChallenge• What’sOnYourCover• TechnicalDirector’sReport:TheHorizonBQ-470PURand

LibraryBinding• ExecutiveDirector’sReport• SomethingtoThinkAbout

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TheBookIndustryStudyGroup(BISG),locatedinNewYorkCity,recentlyconductedthesurvey“ConsumerAt-titudesTowardsE-BookReading”withthegoaloffindingouthowconsumersreallyfeelandwhattheyreallywantwithregardstoe-books.Thestudy,heldovera9-monthperiod,soughttoanalyzetoday’se-bookconsumer,whysomeoneacquiresane-bookore-reader,howlongcon-sumershavebeenacquiringe-books,andwhiche-read-ersconsumerslikebest.Thestudyalsosoughttouncoverwhetherconsumerswherepurchasingfewerprintbooksasaresultofthee-booksurgeandwhatconsumersthinkaretheprosandconsofe-booksande-readers.

BISGsurveyedhundredsofe-bookconsumerstoevalu-atetheirreal-timepurchasesandreadinghabits.Atthreepointswithinthenine-monthperiod,January2010,March2010,andJuly2010,consumerswereevaluatedwithregardsto:

• Gender,income,andgeographicallocation;• Mostselectede-bookgenres;• Reasonswhysomechosenottopurchaseadedi-

catede-readerdevice;• Topwebsitesvisitedforacquiringe-books.

DuringthefirstsurveyevaluationinJanuary,consumerswereassessedastothereasonstheyacquiredane-book.Thesurveyfoundthat65%ofrespondentssaidthatobtainingafreee-bookorsomeportionofthee-book(i.e.achapter)forfreewerefactorsthatleadthemtomakeapurchase.Onlineandprintreviewswerealsosignificantintheconsumerpurchaseofane-bookwhereasprintadsandonlinerecommendationswerenotaseffective.

DuringtheMarchevaluationperiod,whenconsumerswerere-surveyedwiththesamequestions,again,obtain-ingfreee-bookswasthemajorfactorinactualpurchases,

BISG Conducts Study on the Consumer Use of the E-Bookup2%fromJanuary.Alsoupwastheeffectivenessofonlinebookreviews,whichincreaseby4%fromJanuary.Withregardstoonlinerecommendations,findingsre-mainedthesame.Thereportnotes,“Despitetheexplo-sionofnetworking,recommendationsviaTwitterandothersuchsiteshadrelativelylittleimpactinspurringe-bookpurchases.”

Thefinalsurveyreport,releasedlastmonth,isavailableforpurchaseontheBISGwebsite,www.bisg.org.Alsoavailableisarealtimereportingfeaturethatallowsyouto“gainaccesstoallthreeindustrysurveys,whenyouwantit,howyouwantitviaaweb-basedportalcalledRealTimeReporting(RTR).”

Information for this story was taken from materials made available on the BISG website. Please see the BISG con-sumer report webpage for details at: http://www.bisg.org/publications/product.php?p=19&c=437#sponsor.

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GregorCampbellofCampbellLoganBinderyshares,“Theissuesthatwewerewrestlingwithatthetime[ofmypresidency]werethepossibleadop-tionoftheLBIStandardbyNISOasaNationalStandard,marketingtheLBIorganizationas‘OnDemandBookbinders’tothe‘ondemand’printingandpublishingindustry,promotingethicalbusinesspracticesamongstourselvesandtheinequitiesofourduesstructure.WhatIgainedfrommypresidentialexperiencewasaneducationinworkingincommitteesandtheneedtobuildastrongconsensustoachievegoals.”

LookingBack…GregorCampbell,LBIPresident,1993-1995

BISG WebcastsBISG,theBookIndustryStudyGroup,conductswebcastseminarsonaregularbasistokeepthebookindustry

abreastofnewsandinformation.RegistrationisfreeforBISGmembersor$49.00fornon-members.Alsoavailableontheirweb-sitearepastPowerPoint

presentationsaswellasvideorecordingsofthewebcasts.Thefollowingaretheirupcomingwebcastsseminars:

Between Hype and Hope: Design and Content Offerings for Tomorrow’s Reading DevicesPresented by Ralf Ressmann, Information ArchitectsThursday,September2,20101:00PMETto2:00PMETSmartphones,e-bookreadersandtabletPCsareusedindifferentsituationsandfordifferenttypesofcontent.Pub-lishingforthesedevicesconstitutesmorethangeneratingasmartxmlfeedoutofyourexistingcontentholdings.AtabletPCliketheiPad,inparticular,createssomeseriousdesignprocesschallenges.Printandwebdesignersarestrugglingtocomeupwiththebestsolutions.Pleaseclickonorpastethefollowinglinkinyoubrowserformorein-formation:visithttp://www.bisg.org/event-cat-6-webcasts.

Book Consumer Empowerment Through Smart PhonesPresented by Tom Clarkson, Cumberland Systems Review GroupThursday,September16,20101:00PMETto2:00PMETTheadventofsmartphoneapplicationsthatinitiateactionbasedoninformationencodedinbarcodesymbolshasprovidedawidearrayofnewopportunitiestoinformandempowerconsumers.DuringthisWebcast,wewillfirstdescribeexamplesofapplicationsforthegeneralpublicthatareinuseinlocationsaroundtheworld,includingsomenowappearingintheUnitedStates,followedbyapplicationsdevelopedbybooksellers.Pleaseclickonorpastethefollowinglinkinyoubrowserformoreinforma-tion:http://www.bisg.org/event-cat-6-webcasts.php.

Ifyouhavearchivalorotherphotosrelatedtothepeople,events,orotherLBIactivity,pleasecontact

SuzanneWiersma,swiersma@wbmbindery.com.

A Call for Photos

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NEWS

Hardcover Books are Safe for NowAmazonreportedlastmonththatforevery143e-booksthatsold,100printbookssoldinthesecondquarteroftheirfiscalyear.Theyconcurrentlyreportedthatsalesinhardcoverprintsbooksincreasedinthatquarteraswell.JimMilliotstatesinPublisher’s Weeklythat“datafromNielsenBookScanshowthatofthethreemajorprintformats,hardcoverwastheonlyformatthathashadanincreaseinunitsalessofarin2010,althoughthein-creasewassmall,at0.3%.”Theinformationcomesfromthe“BISGConsumerAttitudesTowardsE-BookReading,”featuredonpage1,whichfoundthatconsumerswhoreadandbuye-booksstillbuyhardcoverprintbooks.Thereportalsoshowedthatwhilemorepeoplehavecutbackonprintpurchases,themomentumofthatcutbackslowedthispastspring.Astowhymoreconsumershavenotpurchasedane-reader,pricecontinuestobethemajorfactor.

ToseeMilliot’scompletearticleincludingsalesfigures,pleaseclickonorpastethefollowinglinkinyourbrowser:http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/43948-hardcovers-safe-for-now.html.

Bye-Bye BookstoresSvenBirkertsarguedintheopinionsectionoftheAugust6,2010issueofThe Wall Street Journalthatwhilebookswillremainintheconsumerworldofreading,bookstoreswillnot.ReferencingthatBarnesandNoblesrecentlyputitselfupforsale,Birkertsnotesthattherealityofthepublicimageofthebookstorewillceasetoexistgiven

theriseoftheonlinebookcommunityandthepopular-ityofthee-bookreader.“Alookatprofit-earningschartsfromBarnes&NobleandAmazonoverafive-yearperiodrevealsreversedmirror-images,withAmazonpredictablyascendant,”hewrites.ItisalsodebatedinavideoreportontheWSJwebpagethathousesthearticlethatjustastheiPodterminatedtheexistenceofrecordsstores,thee-bookreaderwillterminatetheexistenceofbookstores.ToreadBirkertscompletearticleintheWSJOpinionJournalclickonorpastethefollowinglinkintoyourbrowser:http://www.wsj.com.

Google and The Digital HumanitiesGoogleannouncedlastmonththeirintentionoffunding12university-basedresearchprojectswiththehopesofshowinghowitsdigitale-booksystemwillbenefitschol-arship.$479,000hasbeenawardedto12universities,whichincludeGeorgeMasonUniversity,theUniversityofCaliforniaatRiverside,andEasternConnecticutUniversity.Google,whohasbeenscanningbookssince2004,currentlyhasapproximately12millionbooksintheirsystemandplanstoincludeall80millionknownworksincirculationtotheirdatabaseoverthenext20years.Google’sargumentisthatbyhav-ingalloftheknownpublishedworksinonedigitalsystem,scholarshipwillbegreatlyenhancedallowingresearchersunlimitedaccesstopreviouslyinaccessibleworks.SteveKolowichwithInside Higher EdreportsthatGooglehasallocatedatotalof$1milliontosupportthishumanitiesrelatedresearchprojectoverthenexttwoyears.

SeetheKolowich’sfullarticlebyclickingonorpastingthefollwoinglinkintoyourbrowser:http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/14/google.Graph Expo

The Next Generation of PrintOctober 3 – 6, 2010

Chicago, ILwww.graphexpo.com

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LBI75thAnniversaryTriviaChallenge

IntheJuly2010issue,weasked:Who served as LBI’s first executive director from 1935 – 1947?

Answer: PelhamBarr,“Atributetohimin1952statesthatitwashisuntiringeffortsandgreatzealthroughthefirsttwelveyearsoftheorganizationwhichsup-pliedtheimpetusandthenguidedtheInstituteonitspathtogreaterservicetolibrariansandtheirpublic.”(The New Library Scene,Octoberissue,1985,page9)

Here’sthismonth’squestion:In the first 50 years of LBI’s existence, how many sets of father/son “library binders” both served as the association’s president and who were they?

LookfortheanswerintheSeptemberissueofThe Endpaper.

DuncanCampbell,CampbellLoganBinderywrites:“AweekagoIfinishedthelastofStiegLarsson’strilogy,The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.I’mnowreadingThe Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things RightbyAtulGawande.”

LangWightman,PresidentofLBSshares:“Well,IamonashortHemingway‘kick’atthemoment.IjustfinishedA Moveable FeastandIamnowread-ingIslands in the Stream.IhaveStones into SchoolsbyGregMortenson(theauthorofThree Cups of Tea)waitinginthewings.”

Emaildnolan@hardcoverbinders.organdsharewhat’sonyourcover!

What’s On Your Cover?

Technical Director’s ReportWerner Rebsamen

The Horizon BQ-470 PUR and Library BindingIrecentlyreadtheheadline:“Theworldischangingasfastasourindustryis.”Lookingbackoveracareerof60yearsinbookbinding,nothingcouldbemoreappropriatethanthesewordsforourownindustry.

Intheearly1950’s,duringabookbindingmidtermtestattheAcademyofFineArtsinZurich,Switzerland,oneofmycolleague’sbindingswererejectedbecauseheusedanew,whitePVAglueunknowntoourexaminers.Thesebookbindingexpertswereonlyfamiliarwithpastesandanimalglues.Itwasjustafewyearslaterthattheseall-newPVAadhesivesbecamethenewchoiceinbind-ingglues.Ittooksometimetolearnhowtoworkwiththe

newglue.Howtopreventbrushesfromdryingupandhowtocleanpotswereissuesthatfrequentlyarose.Inthe1960’s,hotmeltscameonthesceneandbecamethechoiceadhesive.However,hotmeltshadtheirownis-sues.Thegluewouldturntocrumblesand,subsequently,therewouldbeloosesheetswithinayearortwoofbind-ing.Thatunfortunatestartgave“perfect”bindingabadname.Howtimeshavechanged!

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Thesedays,librarybindersalmostex-clusivelyusespecificPVAadhesivesfortheirdouble-fannedbooks.Mostedi-tionandon-demandbooksarenowboundwithEVAhotmelts.ButmoredifficulttobinditemsarenowboundwithPUR.Librarybindersmustsometimescopewithextremelydifficulttobinditemssuchasprintedpaperswithinkandcoatings,whichrejectwater-basedadhesives.Allofthisbringsuptheimportantquestion,should a library binder use PUR as well?(Thistopicwillmostlikelygenerateagooddiscussionatourupcomingfallmeeting.)

Likesomanyothers,BoundtoStayBoundBooksrecentlyinvestedintheHorizonBQ-470PURbind-er.Duringourupcomingtour,wewillhaveanopportunitytoseethissophis-

ticatedbinderinoperation.Needlesstosayinordertomakesuchaninvestment,thefolksatBTSBconductedmanytestswherePURboundbookswereevaluatedagainsttraditionalmethodsusedinlibrarybinding.Theirresultswerepositive,whichleadtotheirpurchaseoftheHorizonBQ-470.

TheStandardHorizonBQ-470isthefirstbinderinthisproductionclassequippedwithquick-changeEVAand

PURgluetanksthatslideoutonrailstoawheeledtrolleysothattheoperatorcaneasilychangeoverfromonebindingstyletoanotherinabout5minutes.Libraryandphoto-bookbinderscanselectanallPURsystemwithNordsonpail-loader,sav-ingapproximately$25,000intheirbasicinvestment.

PURscopewithvirtuallyallkindsofpapersanddigitallyprinteditems,whereasEVAhotmeltshavetroublewithsomestocks(however,hotmeltsdocostless).Neverthe-less,theeasytoexchangepotsoptionmaybecriticalforcommercialbinderswhomustbindlotsofuncoatedpaperswherecostperbindisanimportantfactor.

DuringaBostonOn-Demandshow,attheStandardHorizonbooth,JackBendrorandIadmiredforthefirsttimetheingenuityusedintheall-newdesignoftheHori-zonPURpot.Cleaningand/orexchangingthePURpotwithanEVAhotmeltunitontheirbinderisaneasyandsimpletask.ThefeaturethatgotusexcitedwasthePURgluepotthatcouldbetilted.AspeciallydesigneddrainallowstheremainingPURadhesivetoberemovedfromtheTeflon-coatedglue-pot.Aftertheremaining“skin”hasdried/cured,itcaneasilybepeeled-offtherollersandwalls.

LibrarybindersshouldknowthatPURadhesivesarethemostdurableagainsthighandlowtemperatures.APURadhesivehasaresistancethatrangesfromminus40ºto120ºC(104ºto248ºF)versusthehotmeltadhesivethatrangesfrom0ºto60ºC(32ºto140ºF).Bestofall,PURisanenvironmentallyfriendlyadhesivewhichcanberecycled–allveryimportantaspectswhenpromotinglibrarybindings.

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Overall view of the BQ-470 Horizon fully automated, 4-clamp adhesive Binder

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Our own new standard is based on performance and as long as a binder has valid proof and doc-umentation of equal or superior strength, those bindings then do, at least in my professional opin-ion, meet our standard.

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One thing to note is that binding books with PUR is no easy task and it requires special handling. One thing to be aware of is once you fill the glue pot with PUR you need to use all of it and discard the rest.

Forlibrary,on-demandandphoto-bookbinders,theBQ-470V(variable)four-clampbindermaybethebestoption.Thismodelisspeciallydesignedfor“bookofone”appli-cationswhereeverybookblockhasvariablethickness.Itfeatures“intelligentautomation”whichisbestillustratedbytheintui-tive,icon-basedcolortouchscreen.TheBQ-470Vfourclampbinderiscontrolledviathe10.4”intelligenttouchscreen.Oneofitsfeaturesisadigitalcaliperthatmeasuresbookthicknessandautomaticallytransfersthesettingstothebinderforquick,automatedchangeoverandtrulyefficientsingle-editionbookproduc-tion.WithaneverincreasingPODandphotobookmarket,andourtraditionallibrarybindings,thisisanimportantfeature.TheBQ-470Viscapableofhandlingbookblocksup

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A unique feature, like on no other binder, is that the application drums and back spinner lift and latch to provide easy access for cleaning.

to2.5inchesthickandproductionspeedisgivenat1,350booksperhour.Soinpracticalterms,themachinecanbindasmanybooksasasingleoperatorisabletofeedintotheclamp.

Bestofall,whatIthinkisamostimportantfeatureisthatthefinished,boundbook-blockisdeliveredgentlyviaanelevatorontothedeliveryconveyor.Thisprocesswillnotdamagethebook’sspinelikesomanyother“perfect”bindingmachinesdo.AsI’vesaidinthepast,treatthatbooklikeanewbornbaby!Atourupcomingmeeting,MarkHunt,Direc-torofMarketingatStandardFinishingSystemswillsharewithusmoretechnicaldetailsofthebinderandgivein-plantexperiences.StandardFinishing

Systems,basedinAndover,MAisoneofournewestHBImembers.

TheBQ-470isamostsuccessfuladhesivebinder.EverytimeIopenatrademagazinethereareannouncementsofnewinstallations,nomatteriftheseestablishmentsaretraditionalbookmanufacturers,tradebinders,photobookoron-demandprinters/binders.Yes,theworldandourindustryareindeedchangingandsoareourinvestmentsandoperations.

Werner Rebsamen is Professor Emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the technical consultant to HBI and the Library Binding Institute. He can be reached at wtrebs@metrocast.net.

The color touch screen maximizes ease of operation. Change-overs are done in no time.

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ExecutiveDirector’sReportDebra S. Nolan, CAE

Preparationsforthefallconference,October23–26,areinfullswing!Thesignificanceofthisgatheringprovidestheimpetusforthewhirlwindofactivity–acelebrationoftheassociation’s75thanniversary.Bepreparedtoseesomefacesyouhavenotseeninawhile,learnthingsabouttheassociation’shistorythatyoumaynotknow,andtakehomeatleastoneremembrance.Therewillbemanypeopletothankandrecognizefortheirtirelesseffortsandcontributionstowardsthiscelebrationandtheindustry.

Hereattheoffice,wehavetakenthetimetoreviewarchi-valdocumentsincludingpastissuesofThe New Library Scene.AsIreadthroughthismaterial,Iamstruckbythemany,manyindividualswhocontributedtimeandenergytotheassociationandindustrythroughouttheyears.Followingisalistofthosewhowereconsideredtobetheindustry’s“foundingfathers”(textexcerptedfromtheOctober1985issueofThe New Library Scene):

Frank M. Barnard and W. Elmo Reavis–TogetherwithMaryE.WheelockoftheClevelandPublicLibrary,de-velopedthefirstspecificationsforlibrarybindingin1923,whichwereissuedbytheAmericanLibraryAssociationin1934.Thesetwobindersarealsocreditedwiththedevel-opmentoftheoversewingmachine.ReavisservedontheLBIboardofdirectorsandBarnardwastheonlybindertoserveaspresidentoftheEmployingBookbindersofAmerica,whichprecededLBI.

Joseph Ruzicka–InvolvedintheEmployingBookbind-ersofAmerica,heservedaschairoftheLibraryBinders

group.

J. Howard Atkins –OneofLBI’sfounders,heservedasthefirstchairmanoftheboardandlaterhelpedtoestablishtheLBIBookTestingLabora-tory.

Lawrence Hertzberg–Fromafamilyofbinders,his“knowledgeoftheindustrywasunmatched,andhewasorientedtotheneedsoflibrarians.”

Ernest Hertzberg –ConsideredtobethefatherofLBI’spublicrelationsprogram,hewasthechairmanoftheeditorialstaffforthefirstLibrary Binder.

J. George Ort –AnauthorofanumberofarticlesthatappearedinThe Library Binder,hereceivedanawardfor“consistentandsubstantialcontributionstotheInstitute.”

John G. Riegel–Aprofessionalbusinessman,hede-velopedmethodsofanalyzingoperatingstatementsofbindersandplanningaprofitablebusiness.

Itistheworkofmany,likethefoundingfathers,thathasmadeLBIavibrantandrelevantassociationthroughouttheyears.IlookforwardtocelebratingthiswithyouinSpringfield,IL,andtohearingyourstoriesaswetakethetimetopauseandreflectonthegreathistoryofthisassociation.

Something to Think About“Iconcludebylookingtothebook,becauseitisthesiteofthestruggle.ThepageiswhereIseethetwoopposingforcesmostclearlylinedupagainsteachother-inthiscorner,the‘bit’,representingacceleration,fragmentation,andersatzconnectivity;andinthatcorner,theresistingforceofthe‘atom,’standingfortheslowworkoffocusandtheintensificationsofsubjectivity.Tositwithabookallowsustofeelthetorsionofthecontradiction.Justaswecanoftenfeeltheimpactofurbanlivingmostacutelywhenwearedeepinthewoods,sowemightrecognizethevelocityofthenewmostclearlywhenwetrytotransplantourselvesintotheworldofthebook.”–SvenBirkets,The Gutenberg Ele-gies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age, Afterword to the 2006 Edition,page250.