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After reading about the difficult time one PMA publisher member had with a well-known printer, I felt compelled to relay a success story. Certainly there are some out there. This is one. When we were ready to publish the third edition of The Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich earlier this year, we were in need of a new printer. Working from Hawaii, the chances of finding a competitive firm locally are almost nil. Forced to rely on the mail and air courier services to handle most dealings leading to a print run, the world literally became our oyster with regard to our selection of a printer.

We found plenty to choose from and great variations in price and level of service. We researched at least a dozen firms across the US. Ultimately, we settled on Data Reproduction Corporation. They had one of the lowest prices (not the lowest, but close to it) and a good offering of service. Boy, are we glad we did. Working with Gabe Watts, Tim Wertheimer and the folks at Data Repro was a true pleasure. They're responsive, professional, and produce a high-quality product. When there was a problem detected on the blueline, when a drop shadow was too light, rather than argue about whether it was a printer's or publisher's mistake, Tim just fixed it and we got on with printing the book.

These folks are honest, efficient, and every cost that was estimated was what, in fact, was charged. No additional add-ons for every little correction or additional blueline proof that had to be produced. I had the feeling that the people there were as interested in producing a top-quality book as we were. And the final product sustained my hunch. The book came out beautiful - trimmed properly, aligned well and centered, and a great looking cover (first time we had gone to four colors and Data Repro printed it perfectly). We had a tricky four-color map of the Munich transportation system that had to be enlarged slightly and reproduced on the back inside cover. They handled it all without a hitch, and at a very reasonable slight additional cost.

When the job was done, they returned the original artwork promptly and drop-shipped the books in stong, manageable cartons (40 per instead of the 80 of the last printing) to destinations of my choice. Even the freight was handled well. As for the returning of the negatives, I was more than happy to leave them with Data Repro. As far as I'm concerned, they're my printer now. I'd rather have my negatives there than gathering dust in our office.

Finally, thank you PMA for running their ad in the newletter a while back. That's how we found them in the first place. There are some good printers out there and Data Reproductions Corporation is one of them. Besides, I sent them all a case of premium brew because people like that have got to be beer drinkers!

Larry Hawthorne
Freizeit Publishers
Kaneohe, HI

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