[Genealib] Publishers for genealogy material

[Craig R. Scott]

>I would recommend Masthof Press over Closson Press, I think Closson books
> are cheaply prepared.

Although I would not have ever said this about Closson, until recently their 
books had simple covers and usually lacked lamination, but the glue binding 
was always good. Their books looked inexpensive and their pricing reflected 
that fact. They are very inexpensive compared to other publishers. With new 
equipment obtained during the past couple of years their covers on new 
titles have more variety and many are laminated. Their production of the 
"Early Landowners of Pennsylvania" series for Ancestral Tracks is excellent 
and reflects what they are capable of doing in the perfect binding market. 
There has, to my mind not every been the hint that their cloth titles, were 
anything other than excellent bindings.

It is also important to recognize that you get what you pay for when it 
comes to self-publishing. You have to be willing to pay for the lamination, 
the color cover, the screened pictures and so much more.

Although I can not speak for Closson and would not even try to, I can say 
that in my opinion, they have done everything that they can do to provide 
their product as inexpensively as possible. There is a deference between a 
publisher inexpensively creating product and pricing it as such and 
producing a product to the known expectation of a author who is willing to 
pay for the production.

I have always found that my dealings with both these two companies to be 
honest, fair and perfectly fine in every way. They are both a joy to work 
with and I am happy to know both of them.

C.

Craig R. Scott, CG
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