Kathie Hartmans
A Dream Fish Story - Catches Memories
This custom-designed leather 6-ring binder was for a customer who loves to fish. The entire family does!
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Kathie Hartmans
- Apr 3, 2023
- 2 min
Really? Using Paper is Okay!
U.S. net forestland increased by 18 million acres between 1990 and 2020, despite deforestation driven by rapidly expanding urban...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Jul 11, 2022
- 3 min
Where Can You Get Answers?
Questions: Who do you call when you have an OSHA issue? What do you do if you have an HR challenge and don't have a staff person to...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Print Book Market Booming
Finishing and bindery work also sees a resurgence with the demand for hardbound and softbound books - printed offset and digital.
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Kathie Hartmans
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Lights! Camera! Movie Prop Books from QBS!
Our bookbindery is considered a prop buyer’s source. Prop makers call us to make objects for films, TV programs, and the theater.
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Kathie Hartmans
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Heartfelt Holiday Gift Ideas
Bring happiness by repairing the family wedding album or create a memory book for a holiday gift! Looking at wedding photos is a great...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Celebrating an Industry Colleague
Since we opened our doors in 1993, Stephen Zenger and his family have been a "friend in print" colleague. It is an honor to be able to...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Aug 11, 2021
- 2 min
Did you know it’s the law? QBS has your back!
By the Corporations Act 2001 - Section 251A Law, a company must keep recorded minutes of proceedings at both shareholders' and directors'...
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Guest Cassandra Rosas
- Jan 21, 2021
- 6 min
Home Library Ideas: How to Store Your Books and Keep Them Like New
Designing your own home library is a great way to keep your books stored in an organized, creative way. Create the perfect space!
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Kathie Hartmans
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Have $10,752 for 1st Christmas Card?
During the holiday season, the most interesting news always seems to hit the newswires! We could not let Christie’s of London’s auction...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
How to Give an “Oh, Wow!” Gift
Custom-created, 100% personalized books are perfect for preserving memories, photos, newspaper clipping, drawings, family recipes,...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Sep 17, 2020
- 2 min
Hail! Hail! for USPS Mail!
Let's step up and let our congressmen know to support one of our great American assets, the USPS. It's literally a lifeline for many!
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Kathie Hartmans
- Jul 30, 2020
- 2 min
My Bible is Falling Apart!
Bookbinding is an artistic craft of great antiquity. It’s a highly specialized trade. A worn Bible may take several repair operations.
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Kathie Hartmans
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
#Thankaprinter For All They Do!
QBS wants to step up and cheer our print industry! This video is a tribute to the print industry--a truly essential business.
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Kathie Hartmans
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 Creations Worth Preserving
Consider preserving your stay at home creations in a hardcover book—commemorated with a title and author gold-foiled stamped on the cover!
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Kathie Hartmans
- Apr 20, 2020
- 1 min
Mechanical Binding Tip to Save You Time and Money
When you send us collated sets to Mechanical Bind – GBC, Spiral (Coil) or Wire-O, you can collate the covers in with the text, and NOT...
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Kathie Hartmans
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Laying Out Covers for Perfect Bound Books
Our machine requires a “glue trap” in order to run properly. If an untrimmed signature is 8.75 x 11.5, the cover needs to be 8.75 x 12...
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