BOOKS

From perfect- and case-bound texts to high-end “coffee table” books, Mercury provides publishers with typesetting, design, manufacture and packaging/distribution. Our value lies in delivering solutions that maximize visual impact and production efficiencies to ensure success.

The Daughter’s of Isabella, one of the largest Catholic women’s organizations in North America, recently celebrated their 100-year anniversary with a case-bound illustrated history book. The organization’s membership structure—50% English- and 50% French-speaking—presented a unique challenge and illustrates the value Mercury brings to publishers looking for smart solutions: Faced with exorbitant quotes for two distinct editions of the history—involving separate typesetting, design, manufacture and distribution—the Daughters looked to Mercury for help. We proposed a solution that accommodated the language-length differential, and delivered English and French editions at the same page count and design, manufactured in one pass with a text plate change for each language. This solution provided the Daughters significant cost and production time savings, and eliminated logistical headaches: Mercury delivered identical products, with language being the only difference, and as a side note, negotiated all delivery and customs issues for the half of the order that shipped to Canada.

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