Bolton Associates Fine Printing Services

Bolton Associates, Inc., Fine Printing Services specializes in producing fine, high quality printing domestically or overseas in Hong Kong, South Korea, China or Italy. In a nutshell we print your book or calendar overseas for better quality and value. We specialize in the highest quality printing at the best value to you.

We take a project from conception to delivery. We walk you through the process from beginning to end, giving you all necessary support to make your printing or publishing project as smooth and successful as possible.

Individuals new to publishing are good candidates for our services. We are especially useful for companies or individuals printing for the first time overseas. We are very client orientated, and hands-on, we love printing, and it shows.

We specialize in high-end art books, especially black and white duotone, tritone or full color photography books along with art books, children's books and calendars. Some of our printers are certified green printers and some are FSC certified, and hold ISO 9001 certification.

We can print short runs on full sheet-fed presses, and can also produce artist quality portfolios on Arches watercolor 100% rag paper in 6 to 16 colors. Hand built presentation and clamshell boxes are easily produced in our Hong Kong based plants.

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When is press checking a must?

Proofing on press is required when it is CRITICALLY important to the designer, the publisher or photographer that every detail of design or color is individually approved. Even if proofs have been fully approved beforehand. To achieve critical color management in the printing process, someone, who knows all the important details to match or to attend to, will have to fly to the printer's location, and be there basically until printing is completed. That can last from a few days to a few weeks, depending on the project, number of presses available, and complexity of the printing. This is not a simple thing to accomplish with offshore printing and requires consideration in the initial pricing negotiations: it adds considerable time and money to the project. More than not, the printer will add a proofing allowance to the cost of the project because he knows that productivity will fall and that staff will be wrapped up in keeping the client happy.