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LBS News
Sapia™ Ocean Fabric: A Cover Material made from Recycled Plastic LBS has always had a reputation for providing the best service and highest quality materials. That’s... Read more >
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With great projects come great partnerships. LBS is proud to be a supporting partner to Worzalla as they continue to deliver for their customers! Check out the story of how they fulfilled the new... Read more >
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A Book is a Tender Traveling Companionby Danny Heitman On a recent drive to Dallas for a two-day stay, I realized that in my rush to get on my way, I’d neglected to pack anything to... Read more >
LBS News
When desigining your luxury packaging boxes or looking for unique cover materials for your branding books, journals, or menus, LBS' Cover Material... Read more >
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An In Fous article by Alan Taylor contains stunning photographs of the worlds most beautiful libraries. "As the days grow shorter, one might feel a... Read more >
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Big ThinkArticle by Kevin DickinsonOctober 22, 2018 Or how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku. Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let... Read more >
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"Some people like to read the biographies of the most influential people in history, like Martin Luther King or Mahatma Ghandi. Some people like novels that send chills down their spines, from... Read more >
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Do you ever wish you had more time to read? An article published by BBC Capital shares how reading only a few minutes each day can add up to volumes!... Read more >
Industry Events
LBS is proud to announce that our Archival Products division is sponsoring this year's Preservation in Action event. "Preservation in Action is a... Read more >
LBS News
             LBS has named Steve Deaton as Vice President of Operations. His engineering background and experience in Lean Manufacturing will be beneficial... Read more >
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Donald Vass has been mending books for the King County Library Stystem in the Seattle area 26 years. He believes he may be their last full-time... Read more >
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Book Business recently shared an article from The Conversation. This article confirms what the book industry has believed for years...ebooks won't... Read more >
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This article written by Werner Rebsamen explains the causes of warped cover boards. "One summer many years ago the University I taught at in New York... Read more >
LBS News
When Sava's Restaurant needed to produce a new menu, they turned to our Corporate Image division in Des Moines, IA. Sava's Restaurant selected LBS'... Read more >
Industry News
by Don Piontek. October 3, 2016. "Boy, if you want to look at a print segment undergoing a revolution, look no further than hard-cover books. Hard-cover... Read more >
LBS News
"8 - 2017 Planners That Are As Georgeous As They Are Helpful" by Olivia Muenter. September 5, 2016 LBS cover materials are trendy and classic. And... Read more >
LBS-U Video Series
Take a second look at our conversation with Peter Martini about how LBS Spine Hollow can be used as an alternative to bookbinding board spine... Read more >
Product VIdeo
 Learn how LBS and WestRock created the most warp-resistant board available!   Read more >
LBS News
LBS’ Owner and CEO, Fritz James, is retiring after 40 years leading the company. James owned the company until 2014, when he sold it to his employees in... Read more >
Industry News
According to a recent article by Jim Milliot in Publishers Weekly, the sale of print books rose 6% in first six-months of 2016 compared to the same... Read more >
LBS News
It was a Saturday morning, and the telephone rang at our production facility. We had a customer who needed product delivered that same day. Here is a recap... Read more >
LBS News
We recently added 18 new cover material collections to our offering! We now have over 50 distinct cover material collections! Two of the newest additions... Read more >
Industry News
CHICAGO — April 22, 2016 — Two Sides North America celebrates Earth Day (April 22, 2016) with the release of an engaging new infographic that... Read more >
LBS News
LBS understands the structure of books and packages, how they go together and why. With 90 years of experience, we know which materials are best for... Read more >
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According to an article by Ellen Harvey on the BookBusiness web site, book manufacturers, paper suppliers, and book publishers will eventually come... Read more >
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According to an article by Caleb Mason, "The Bookstore of the Future is Here Today". This article appeared in BookBusiness on March 15, 2016. To... Read more >
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LBS has a new Facebook page! Like us to keep up-to-date on LBS. Read more >
LBS News
When designing the 18 CD Collector's Edition of The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12, Sony and their design team were looking for a... Read more >
LBS News
Are you looking for a blue or green cover material for your project? Or are you in need of a netural color? What about a metallic material? Our newest... Read more >
LBS News
Customer Service Is in Its DNA The glue that holds all of LBS’ diverse products together is the unparalleled customer service the supplier offers its clients. An account manager is often... Read more >
LBS News
An Inventory So Expansive,  Manufacturers Don’t Need One In part a result of on-demand and short-run printing, LBS has had to adapt to the smaller inventories carried by its book... Read more >
LBS-U Video Series
LBS-U: A Series of Informational Conversations ... Learn how 70/110Z, a stretchable spine reinforcing material, helps create a quality round back... Read more >
LBS News
Speed and Versatility for the On-Demand and Short Run World At the same time that LBS began serving the full-service book manufacturer in the 1990s, a new trend was emerging in the... Read more >
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Are you looking for a special cover material for your luxury packaging or high-end journals? Do you want a cover material with a unique tactile feel and... Read more >
LBS News
  LBS has come a long way in the 20 years since it became a member of BMI. Not only has the supplier formed relationships with book manufacturers, but it has also come to know the equipment... Read more >
Industry News
The results of a new survey released at the Consumer Electronics Show by the Vision Council, a trade group representing the nation's eyecare products,... Read more >
LBS News
Have you ever wanted to see the inner workings of a sewn book block? Our newest educational tool is a clear-spine sample book. It is a Smyth sewn, round... Read more >
LBS News
Transitioning to Serve Book Manufacturers LBS was founded in 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa where it remains today. The materials supplier primarily served library... Read more >
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Adaptation and transformation have become the new hallmarks of the book manufacturing industry. As printing demands shift to shorter runs and a greater diversity of... Read more >
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The November/December 2015 issue of PostPress magazine featured an article wirtten by LBS President, Rob Mauritz.. Bookbinders know that the interior pages of a book add a... Read more >
Industry News
Bookbinding cover materials are not just for binding books or covering packages. Octane Magazine published a very interesting article about the... Read more >
LBS News
Are you looking for an alternative to binders board spine strips? LBS Spine Hollow is a great alternative!The advantage of a different kind of case liner,... Read more >
New Product
Introducing two new cover materials, Cezane and Pellana! If you are searching for the look of leather but want an animal-friendly option, these vinyl... Read more >
New Product
These custom paperboard packages were produced using LBS' Pearl Linen B-Cloth cover material. The cover material was decorated with screen printing in... Read more >
Industry News
A New York Times article titled "The Plot Twist: E-Book Sales Slip, and Print is Far From Dead" confirms that the "digital apocalypse never arrived, or at least not on schedule." Five years ago, the book world was seized by... Read more >
Industry News
Book Business has releasd six articles from the creative minds of publishing. These articles share ideas for reinventing the industry from within and finding... Read more >
LBS-U Video Series
LBS-U: A Series of Informational Conversations ... In this video Rob Mauritz, LBS, President, speaks with Peter Martini  bookbinding expert and... Read more >
Product VIdeo
This is the Wohlenberg Quick Binder with PUR glue system running LBS Combined Endsheets. The Combined Endsheet can be used with all kinds of perfect... Read more >
Product VIdeo
  This is the Horizon BQ-470 perfect binder with PUR glue system running LBS Combined Endsheets. The Combined Endsheet can be used with all kinds... Read more >
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  This is the Bourg BB 3002 perfect binder with PUR glue system running LBS Combined Endsheets. The Combined Endsheet can be used with all kinds of... Read more >
Industry News
  Two Sides recently released a new survey into the preferences of consumers for printed versus digital communications. Here are our favorite... Read more >
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