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2023: Where Are We Heading?
By Simon Dulac, Founder of Rapido BooksWe wish you all the best for 2023. We wish the same to all those who are part of our great community: our customers, our associates, our suppliers, and our colleagues. We also wish the best to every member of our trade,...
Goodbye 2022… And Thank You!
The holiday season is approaching, 2023 is on the horizon, and Rapido Books is getting ready to celebrate its 10th Christmas in good spirits.Despite its share of unforeseen events and supply disruptions, 2022 was, once again, a decidedly positive year for Rapido: we...
What Awaits the Publishing Industry in 2023
By Simon Dulac,Founder of Rapido BooksA recent article published in Le Monde titled The literary re-entry makes tons of unsold uncovers the truth about a well-kept secret: the disposal of unsold books. In times of restriction, this inconsistency could become...
Which Paper to Choose When Printing a Colour Photo Book
Whether you want to print a landscape photo album, an illustrated cookbook or a collection of artistic creations, colour reproduction is, by far, what will require the most attention and preparation.In previous blog articles, we introduced you to the basics of...
How to Properly Prepare your Files to Print a Colour Photo Book
Reproducing images in colour is often a major challenge for photographers or artists who wish to publish a collection of their creations. Undertaking such a project requires rigorous preparation where no detail can be left to chance.In a previous article, we showed...
Paper Shortages: A Crisis or an Opportunity to Question Ourselves?
By Simon Dulac,Founder of Rapido BooksSince the second half of 2021, the book market has been experiencing numerous paper shortages. Subject to these vagaries on an almost daily basis, we have tried to take a step back to understand what was happening with our...
What is Colorimetry?
The reproduction of images is a technical subject, which requires tremendous rigor. For a number of printed works, such as photo, art or cookbooks, the reproduction of color images is a concern for both graphic designers and printers. So what is color and how do you...
How to Prepare Your Black and White Photos for Rich Black Printing
Whether you want to print a collection of portraits, an album of photo memories or a collection of artistic photography, the rendering of images is a central issue in the process of publishing your book. At Rapido, we favor the printing of black and white books...