Book Printing & Publishing Solutions

At Corporate Graphics, we specialize in end-to-end book printing and publishing solutions designed to support your project from concept through delivery. From professional design services to high-quality printing, binding, and finishing, we bring your vision to life with precision and efficiency.

We produce a wide range of printed materials—including books, catalogs, journals, magazines, devotionals, children’s books, yearbooks, manuals, notebooks, and stationery. Beyond printing, we offer warehouse, inventory management, and fulfillment services, giving you a seamless, single-source partner for your entire project lifecycle.

Driven by innovation and guided by our customers’ evolving needs, we continually invest in advanced technology, expanded capabilities, and streamlined processes—so you get faster turnarounds, consistent quality, and reliable results.

We don’t just print your projects—we help you deliver them.

 

Professional Design Services

 

Design Services That Elevate Your Brand

At Corporate Graphics, our creative team is made up of experienced design professionals who know how to deliver high-quality work—on time and on target. We invest in the latest design software, advanced technology, and ongoing training to ensure every project meets the highest standards.

From concept to completion, we create designs that make a lasting impression and help your brand stand out.

Our design services include:

  • Custom brand identity and logo design

  • Stationery systems and business collateral

  • Brochures, mailers, and marketing materials

  • Journals, catalogs, and annual reports

  • Professional custom book cover design services

  • Interior formatting for printed books

  • Book, yearbook, and catalog cover and page design

  • And more—tailored to your unique needs

Whether you're launching a new brand, refreshing your look, or producing a publication, our team delivers creative solutions that align with your goals and resonate with your audience.

Our goal is simple: to make you look good.

Contact us today to request a quote and bring your next project to life.

 

Prepress Services

 

Our Corporate Graphics Prepress Department features a streamlined workflow designed to handle high volumes of work with exceptional speed and accuracy. Last-minute changes? No problem.

We utilize Kodak Prinergy Workflow, paired with the InSite interactive online proofing system, to move projects efficiently through all digital proofing and plating stages. Our GRACoL G7 Certified closed-loop color management ensures outstanding accuracy, delivering consistent, reliable color reproduction from proof to press.

 
 

Proofing Services

Proofing is integrated throughout our production process to ensure accuracy, consistency, and confidence at every stage. We offer a range of color-accurate soft and hard copy proofs during both prepress and printing, giving you the opportunity to review and approve your project before it goes to press.

InSite Proof (Smart Review): An InSite proof is a soft proof viewed on screen using our web-based, interactive proofing system. It provides a detailed, full-screen preview of your piece along with tools for viewing, annotation, and real-time collaboration.

InSite is intuitive and easy to use, helping streamline the review and approval process. We also provide complimentary on-site and remote technical support and training. For more information or to get started, please contact your sales representative. You can download the InSite Guide using the link at the bottom of the page.

Imposition Proof: An imposition proof is a physical mock-up of your final printed piece. These low-resolution inkjet proofs are used to confirm layout, page sequence, alignment, and final trim size. Imposition proofs are not color-accurate; they are intended for structural verification. Final color is validated using the contract proof.

Contract Proof: The contract proof is a high-resolution, color-accurate hard copy used for final approval. It is reviewed and signed by the customer and serves as the standard for color matching on press. Produced from the same color-managed files used to image printing plates, it ensures accurate and consistent reproduction from proof to press.

Press Proof: During a press proof, the customer or designer works directly with the press operator to achieve the desired color on press. Once approved and signed, production proceeds. Press proofs are typically reserved for highly color-critical or high-visibility projects.

 
 

Computer-to-Plate (CTP)

Once final proofs are approved, your project moves seamlessly into plate production. Using the same color-managed digital files created during the proofing process, we output directly to our computer-to-plate (CTP) laser imaging systems.

This advanced technology ensures that type, artwork, and images are transferred quickly and with exceptional precision, resulting in sharp, consistent reproduction on press. The result is outstanding image quality and reliable color accuracy—bringing your project to life exactly as intended.

 

Offset & Digital Printing Services

 

At Corporate Graphics, our pressroom is built for performance—delivering exceptional quality, flexibility, and speed across a full range of printing technologies. With both sheetfed and roll-fed offset presses, along with advanced digital printing capabilities, we provide the right solution for virtually any project, quantity, or timeline.

Each year, we produce millions of books and partner with thousands of school editorial teams, publishing companies, authors, and businesses. From yearbooks and published works to calendars, journals, stationery, catalogs, and magazines, organizations trust us as a reliable, long-term printing partner to deliver consistent, high-quality results.

Offset Printing (Sheetfed & Roll-Fed)

Our state-of-the-art offset platform offers the capacity and versatility to handle everything from short runs to high-volume production with exceptional precision.

  • Sheetfed and roll-fed capabilities to support a wide range of formats and run lengths

  • Broad substrate compatibility with options for special colors, coatings, and finishes

  • Multiple press sizes to match your project requirements efficiently

  • 8-color 40" and 41" presses with closed-loop color control and continuous monitoring

  • Automated prepress integration for precise ink presetting, increasing speed and repeatability

  • In-house ink mixing for custom Pantone colors and drawdowns on actual job stocks

  • Operated by highly skilled press professionals averaging 20+ years of experience

The result: consistent color, sharp detail, and dependable quality from the first sheet to the final run.

Digital Printing

Our digital press solutions are designed for speed, flexibility, and cost-efficiency—ideal for shorter runs, quick turnarounds, and personalized applications.

  • High-resolution 812 × 1200 dpi output for crisp text and vibrant imagery

  • Full-color, two-sided printing with direct digital file input

  • Variable data printing and personalization capabilities

  • Maximum sheet size up to 20.8" × 29.5"

  • Ideal for on-demand printing, versioning, and targeted communications

A Printing Partner You Can Trust

By combining advanced technology, experienced press operators, and the capacity to handle projects at scale, Corporate Graphics delivers the reliability and consistency today’s organizations demand. Whether you’re producing a single title or managing ongoing print programs across multiple locations, we have the expertise and infrastructure to support your success.

 
 

Finishing Services

Bindery
All work with press sheets other than the actual printing: cutting, jogging (to form a neat even stack of sheets), collating, folding, and stitching.

Die Cutting
Fabricating process to cut any shape, design or pattern through the use of steel rule dies, rotary or circular dies, thermal dies and clicker dies, as well as machined compound and progressive die tooling.

Embossing/Debossing
Impressing an image in relief to achieve either a raised surface (embossing) or an indented pattern (debossing); may be either on blank paper (blind embossed) or overprinted.

Foil Stamping
The use of a thin sheet of metal, plastic or other shiny material (clear or opaque) which is "stamped" in a design onto the paper surface. Foil stamping can be combined with embossing or debossing. (With debossing, the image is pressed into paper so it lies below the surface.)

Folding
An operation performed— commonly after printing and cutting—to fold a press sheet into a signature, map, pamphlet, etc.

Hand Bindery
Any finishing work done by hand: assembly, collating, gluing, etc.

Lamination
The application of a thin plastic film to a printed sheet for protection or appearance, creating a hard, glossy surface that is impervious to stains.

Trimming
Cutting off excess press sheet material to create the final size of the printed page/image.

 

 

Bookbinding Services


Soft Cover


 
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Perfect-Bound

Binding that involves stacking all the pages or signatures together, roughening and flattening the spine edge and attaching the paper cover to the spine with a flexible adhesive.

 
 
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Adhesive Bound
Lay-Flat

Binding that involves securing loose pages into a solid text block by means of an adhesive rather than by means of sewing or stitching.

 
 
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Smyth Sewn

 
 
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Smyth Sewn Lay-Flat

Binding that involves sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.

 
 
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PUR-Bound

Binding that involves stacking all the pages or signatures together, roughening and flattening the spine edge and attaching the paper cover to the spine with a PUR (polyurethane reactive) adhesive binding considered the most durable bookbinding adhesive on the market.

 
 
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Saddle-Stitch

Binding that involves securing the pages of a section through the center fold by means of wire staples; the term "saddle" derives from the SADDLE of the machine.

 

Hard Cover (Casebound)


 
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Side-Sewn

Binding that involves securing the sections of a book with thread or wire near the binding edge, from front to back through the entire thickness of the text block. 

 
 
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Adhesive Bound Round-Back

 
 
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Adhesive Bound


Square-Back

Adhesive Bound
Binding that involves securing loose pages into a solid text block by means of an adhesive rather than by means of sewing or stitching.

 
 
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Smyth Sewn
Round-Back

 
 
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Smyth Sewn
Square-Back

Smyth Sewn
Binding that involves sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.

 

Specialty Binding


 
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Wire-O Bound

 

Wire-O Bound
Binding books along the edge using double loops of wire; this allows the book to lie flat when opened.

 
 
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Standard Drill

Standard Drilled
Punching three holes in a finished printed piece for use in a ring binder.

 
 

Warehouse & Fulfillment

Warehouse/Fulfillment

Corporate Graphics can offer you a complete warehouse and fulfillment solution. Please review the information and links below for additional information. If these solutions fit your organizational needs and you would like to pursue a contract for these services, please contact your personal sales representative for details.

Warehouse/Fulfillment Specs:

  • At our 150 Kingswood Drive Mankato, MN location we have 100,000 square feet of warehouse with 15,000 bin locations.

  • Production Capacity - 200,000 books per day

  • Fulfillment Capacity - 50,000 books per day

  • U.S. School Library Processing is also available

Receiving Requirements:
We receive shipments of materials Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. All other deliveries by appointment only.

Fulfillment Terms and Conditions:
Please call and speak to one of our sales representatives for our most current agreement and pricing options. 


Location Map

 
 

CG Receiving Address
1750 Northway Drive
North Mankato, MN 56003
507-386-6439
After Hours: 507-386-6383

3 Large Truck Docks
1 Low Dock
2 Forklifts

Ron Hansen
Warehouse Supervisor


 
 

CG Fulfillment Address
150 Kingswood Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
507-386-6398
After Hours: 507-386-6383

Justin Geerdes
Fulfillment Supervisor