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Updated Postal Rates 2015

Here for your reference is a summary of First Class and Standard Class (bulk mail) rates as of May 31, 2015. 2015postalrates Business mailing can be complicated; mistakes can be costly. Very costly. Feel free

Ending a Decade

Here are the thoughts I shared with a friend and colleague upon leaving my office for the last time this

Holiday Hours

Copies&Ink business offices will be closed between noon December 24 until Monday January 4. Best wishes to all of our

Are you in a bind?

Jargon can be so confusing! After working a lifetime in the printing industry the terms I take for granted can

Copies&Ink ClickPrint Online Store

Current Promotion Valid through July 2009 Business Cards: Full Color, gorgeous glossy stock, printed both sides or front only. 1000 cards for $49 plus tax and UPS delivery. Just upload your PDF file using upload page. We'll contact you to arrange payment and shipment.

Stationery or Stationary?

Long time printers like myself are always on the lookout for typos and misspellings; here's one I see a lot: "I'd like to order some stationary." I once heard that the most frequently mangled word is "rhythm." Do you have a favorite spelling screw-up? And here's a funny story about

King James for the New Age

The King James Bible for Kindle What's new in the 2008 King James edition? Maybe not much in terms of real content change, but the delivery system has sure changed. You can now get it over the cell phone network! Or how about the current issue of The Wall Street

Control Freaks: Print is for you!

Think you've got your website design nailed? Here's what Joseph Webb, Ph.D., Director of WhatTheyThink.com Economics & Research Center says:"Content creators use graphic design techniques to ensure that images are viewed in a manner that they will make their client's message effective. In print, they have almost full control of

Featured Site: Brainy Zip

While working on a client's consumer survey project I recently ran across brainyzip.com , a quick and easy way to look up a plethora of demographic information, all sorted by zip code.... Of course you'll find the typical stuff, such as distribution of population by age group, but how about some interesting tidbits?

iWork 08 Pages: Pretty Slick

"Apple iWork '08" (Apple) OK, it's not QuarkXPress or InDesign, but if you need a good basic layout program, I give Apple's Pages a thumbs up. If it was only the MS Word import capability and the seamless export to PDF, it would be worth the $89 cost. But, there's

InDesign Event at Copies&Ink Rancho Cucamonga

Bill Alpert Introduces Event Does having deep knowledge of a software package like Adobe Creative Suite pay off? Is spending a few hours brushing up our skills at a graphics workshop a good use of time? If the speaker is Brian Wood of Adobe Systems the answer must be a

The new world will be led by geeks!

Do you agree that we now live in a world where great thinking is pretty much valued above anything else? We look for people and ideas that can help us live happier, more prosperous lives. We seek out these “idea leaders” for the direction and support they can provide. Yes,