kristy bowen | writer & book artist

Much has been afoot in the book production arena this week as I finish off the last of the handbound chap and prepare the formatting on the switch to perfect bound POD volumes. After a cascade of calculations in the past couple of months as I began considering it, the benefits far outweigh the downsides, the only one of which is my love of small handbound books in general, though this is still something we can do occasion for special projects (like ones that involve textured paper or ephemera as part of their construction) and zines. Recently we did an cool little book with green interior paper that I loved, something that is only possible printing them inside.   That said, there is also undoubtable charm to the slicker and sleeker ones that POD provides, with slightly thicker interior paper and a heftier cover stock. This also opens up more distribution channels and makes it a little easier for bookstores and libraries to order (in the past, we didn't use ISBNs since they did...