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Happy Earth Day Friends!  Each year, approximately 30 million trees are used to make books sold in the United States—1,153 times the number of trees in New York City’s Central Park. Many of these trees are sourced from endangered forests with devastating impacts on the people and wildlife that rely on them.  We want to take a little time today to let you know, Thomson-Shore cares and we are making business decisions every day that minimize our impact.

The book industry is rapidly implementing practices that minimize negative social and environmental impacts. Over 160 publishers, representing about 40% of the book industry’s market share, have either developed strong environmental policies, or signed the industry-generate treatise on responsible paper use.   Thomson-Shore is leading the book printing business in these environmental sustainability practices. We were the first book printing company in the country to stock 100% post-consumer product papers, and to  join the Green Press Initiative.

We think being an employee-owned company helps us make better decisions.  Our employees understand our commitment to environmental sustainability and they are empowered to implement changes that impact, not only our business, but our footprint as well.

We hope you will take time today to think about your impact on Earth.  What steps are you taking to shrink your footprint?  In what ways can saving the planet help your bottom line?  Are your employees empowered to take action?  At Thomson-Shore we believe companies can co-exist with a healthy planet.  Visit our website to see how.

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Thomson-Shore makes great efforts to be earth friendly and we appreciate and would like to recognize all the steps our customers are taking in their earth friendly inititaives as well.

THANK YOU - for being Green!

You can find more information on green at:
 http://www.thomsonshore.com/environmental_initiatives/

Are you considering the potential benefits vs. costs of producing your book with recycled paper?

Compare paper choices by using the Paper Calculator. Developed by the Environmental Defense Fund, this handy tool helps you calculate your book’s ecological savings, and has comprehensive reports available which can be exported into PDF or Excel formats.

The tool allows us to produce “ecoaudits” that we furnish to publishers upon request. Please ask your Customer Service Representative if you’re interested in an ecoaudit for your next book.

Wondering about the most economical way to produce your book? Considering “green” publishing options? Interested in learning more about color management?

Join us at our 9th Annual Information Seminar on October 20th - 21st, 2008.

The friendly in-house experts at Thomson-Shore have the answers to all of your pressing questions. During this 2-day event, we’ll give you an informative plant tour. Then you’ll choose workshops to attend based on your own questions and needs.  We’ll help you learn how to …

• Scan photos, adjust color curves, and set proper resolutions.
• Use Adobe InDesign for page layout.
• Choose the right cover, jacket, and colors for your book.
• Create, proof and supply “Output-Ready PDF” files with Acrobat and Quark.

This event is so popular we’re doing it for the 9th year in a row. Come stay in Ann Arbor, meet our team, and have some fun.

Registration is required, and space is filling up. Sign up soon (download the registration form). We can’t wait to see you in October!

Covering the councils enviromental initiatives. The council is the result of Thomson-Shore’s value system as a company respecting the relationships we have earned with our stakeholders, including our customers, employee-owners, suppliers, and community. We will continually improve our business practices so that they will not damage the environment or cause social harm. You can find out more here 

www.thomsonshore.com/environmental_initiatives/thomsonshore_environmental_council/

Welcome to Thomson-Shore’s Blog. After months of hard work, we just launched our new Thomson-Shore website. Our goal was to make an inviting, informative site that’s a breeze to use. In the next year, we’ll add even more functionality. Check out the new site and send us your feedback. Also check our blog often for book manufacturing advice and expertise.

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