Custom Baby and Toddler Readers
Prepare now to customize your soft-cover or board-book Baby and Toddler Readers
Twice a year, we go to press for custom soft-cover Baby Readers.
Once a year, we also offer the option to customize orders of board Baby and Toddler Readers!
Custom Baby and Toddler Readers can:
* Provide local contacts for your new parents
* Strengthen your program branding with moms and dads
* Recognize the generosity of donor organizations or individuals
Sample Custom Baby Reader Covers
Click on a cover to see a larger image of the custom print.
Calendars for Custom Baby Readers
| Soft-Cover Books | Place Order by |
Delivery of Custom Books |
Check Due |
| Fall 2019 > | Nov 7th | Dec 15th | Dec 30th |
| Spring 2020 > | May 7th | June 15th |
June 30th |
| Board Books | Place Order by |
Delivery of Custom Books |
Check Due |
|
Annual option > |
May 7th | Mid-Sept | Sept 30th |
Joining a TWB Custom Printing Run
To join our upcoming custom run, you'll need to complete our Custom Order Form to specify quantities, main contact, and Shipping and Billing addresses.
At the print-run deadline, we'll ask you to provide:
1. Your specific text (and direction for placement - see Cover Templates) and
2. Graphics files, if you're including logos, etc.
Our printing process requires standard print graphics files:
Native Files: Adobe Illustrator (AI) or Photoshop (PSD)
Vector File: EPS
or TIF or JPG files at 300 dots-per-inch (dpi)
Graphic files require embedded fonts, and should be in grayscale (using only blacK ink - no process white) unless your order is for a full-color customization.
We’ll place your custom components into the files of the English and/or Spanish Baby Readers. We'll then present you with amended PDFs or print-outs (see below) of your customizations for your review and final approval. NB: This proofing process is done in a timely manner to maintain our print schedule for all custom clients.
Charges for Soft-Cover Customization
| Order Size | |||
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500-999 bks |
1K-4,999 bks | 5K+ bks | |
| Per-book price |
$2.10 |
$1.95 |
Market Pricing |
| Initial Custom Run* | $300 | $300 | $300 |
| Delivery |
USPS Media Mail or Best Freight |
Best Freight | Best Freight |
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* Subsequent runs are charged at $100/printing. NB: Quotes are for grayscale-only changes. Please call us to discuss four-color cover and/or interior-page changes. It's possible to add local families at local sites to your custom books! |
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Charges for Board-Book Customization
| Order Size | ||
| 1K-4,999 bks | 5K+ bks | |
| Per-book price |
$2.64 |
Market Pricing |
| Initial Custom Run* | $300 | $300 |
| Delivery | Best Freight | Best Freight |
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* Subsequent runs are charged at $100/printing. NB: Quotes are for grayscale-only changes. Please call us to discuss four-color cover and/or interior-page changes. It's possible to add local families at local sites to your custom books! |
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Contact TWB regarding future custom print-runs:
August 2019
Photo-casting call:
Families with 0-3 yr-olds to model reading aloud for our new Somali Family Reader...
TWB is completing our Somali Family Reader over the summer here in Minneapolis. Please contact us if you know of a young family that would like to model reading aloud for that book. Any family members can participate: moms, dads*, grandparents, sisters, sisters, aunts, or uncles with their 0-3 year-olds.
*TWB loves to have dads show off their read-aloud technique.
Photo shoots are ~20 minutes, and can be held at a nearby library, school, park, home, etc. While we welcome Somali-American families, our goal is to show all families reading to young children. So, any family is welcome and invited to participate in the fun!!
The photo session is enjoyable and casual -- plus, you'll receive your own copy of the
finished board book at TWB's Publishing Party for all participants. It's a fun way for your family to make a positive difference (and become very
famous)!
Please call Cheryl (612-990-6011) for more information.
Custom Reader Updates
Board Readers
July 31st, TWB received sample copies of each book "hot off the press". The books all look wonderful!!
Still clarifying finished counts. TWB will contact you IF any overage was produced of
your particular title/s.
Finished books will sail from the Port of Hong Kong next week.
Soft-Cover
Readers
We'll next be on press Nov 7th.
My group is considering custom Baby Readers as a part of a new initiative...
While your organization is in the planning stages, we can work with you to create a mock-up custom cover. You'll have a draft custom version so colleagues have something tangible to consider during your presentation. Contact Cheryl for more information: 612-990-6011.
Preparing for an Early Learning committee meeting?
We can send you sample copies of our Baby and/or Toddler Readers. As you discuss your community's first outreach to new parents, colleagues may review the nursery
rhymes, photos and Parent Notes.
Contact us for more information:
Third Week Books
PO Box 390771
Minneapolis MN 55439
Tel: 612 990 6011
Fax: 615 691 8896
