Hi everyone.. and Happy Mother’s Day!  Just a quick reminder that Father’s day is just around the corner so if you have any projects that I can help you turn into a professional book, please contact me as soon as possible.  Photo books, blog conversion and family history books all make a great Father’s day gift that will be treasure by Dad (and you) for a lifetime.  I’d love to help you make Dad’s special day.. even more special!

Contact me anytime at 781-696-9174 or use the form on the Contact page for more information.  Thx!

Hi everyone.. I just wanted to take a few moments to thank everyone who has signed up to work with us on a book in 2009! I really appreciate your confidence in our design team and we look forward to collaborating on your project. Our schedule is filling in very nice and it will be a very busy spring and summer for sure!

Here are some projects that are ongoing and some that are scheduled:

• I am working with the MERSI center to update a Eye Disease textbook that was previously published. The book will run around 350 pages and includes over 250 images. I want to thank Dr Mauro and Dr Foster for working with us on this project. The book is scheduled for printing in May.
• I am working on a blog conversion for Tony Leach who documented a 24 week trip around the world with his wife and 2 young daughters. The book will contain around 500 images and with the text comes in around 380 pages. A fantastic book to complement the memories of a fantastic trip! The book is due for publishing in May.
• I am working on another blog conversion for Jen Linney to convert her family blog into an 8×10 hardcover book. Jen’s blog will be converted into 2 books - 1 for 2007 and 1 for 2008 and will showcase her growing family! This book is due for publishing in June.
• Yes - another blog conversion (I think I mentioned before these are my speciality?!) - this time for Sarah Francomano. Sarah’s family blog will include posts for both 2008 and 2009 and will also be made into an 8×10 hardcover book. Sarah’s book will be ready for publishing in late June as well.
• I am putting the finishing touches on Jean Tate’s amazing watercolor book. The book will run around 200 pages and will be published in June in the 13×11 size.
• I am hard at work on Gail Cohen’s Photography book and putting the finishing touches on it. The book is a 13×11 hardcover edition and contain Gail’s photography from Indonesia, India, Egypt, Ethiopia and many other exotic places. The book will be sent for publishing in June.
• I am working with Jodi Breidel from Growing Places which is a non-profit organization that helps people in need build square foot gardens in the their backyard to help offset the cost of food in the summer. It is a great program and we have put together an amazing cookbook with recipes that can be made using the food grown in these gardens. The cookbook has taken abuot 10 months to put together and is in the final stages of production. The book should be ready for production around July or August.

I’ve also been working on some other unique “non-book” projects in my “spare” time… including:

• Putting together an e-book website for John Patrick, author of “Net Attitude” a book available at Amazon.com and, soon, available for online viewing at his website. I have converted the book into an electronic format with Table of Content and header/footers for viewing electronically online. The book should be complete in June.
• I designed and setup an e-cart solution for a locally run hedgehog business (yes.. HedgeHogs!) called piercespogs.com! The design allows Julie to sell hedgehog related items directly from her site and can accept paypal, offer discount coupons and has trackable inventory and other advanced features such as monthly newsletters and shipping/tax calculations. The site went LIVE in April.
• I am working with Bobby Miller to create a website for his photography and books. As you recall, I worked with Bobby to create 2 books of his amazing black and white photography and we are in discussion on putting together a streamlined but professional looking site to showcase his work. The site should be LIVE by Fall 2009.

Of course, with Spring weather comes Portrait photography appointments as well and I have been busily taking and scheduling photo shoots for new and past clients. These will continue throughout the spring and summer and offers a nice break (and the chance to get outside!) from bookmaking and my digital studio.

So.. a big thank you again to everyone I am working with … and I look forward to taking on additional projects and discussing any projects you might have that I can help with.

Please feel free to contact me by email (andy@jingothecat.com) or phone (781-696-9174) anytime to discuss!

This project was a delight to work on and a bit unique for me in that I was working with a few different companies to gather content, create custom templates, design the layout and select the images and text to populate the book with.  This process took us around 3 months to complete and over 20 custom templates were created and used in the 13×11 book.
The book itself is a gift for employees that achieved membership into Cisco’s Chairman’s Club which represents the top salespeople.  The salespeople (and their guest) were provided a trip to Lana’i for a 4 day vacation.  Each book is customized for that individual with a welcome letter, and  dinner, activity and welcome portraits.  I created over 196 unique books over a 5 week time frame and uploaded and shipped these book using multiple workstations.
The book came out great and was warmly received by Cisco, Brightroom and the attendees.  I want to thank Cindy, Christine, Donald and Pam for working with me on this project and look forward to working together in 2009!

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

Lisa Miles is back at it with her latest book of poetry entitled: It Happened in My Lifetime. Filled with photos from President Barack Obama’s inauguration and poetry by Lisa and her friends, the book captures an important moment in American politics and provides a first hand glimpse of what it was like to be there that day.

I want to thank Lisa for working with me once again to create this great keepsake!

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

The Stedham Family is yet another blog to book conversion I recently worked on for Kristen Stedham and her family. The 2 volume set tracks the lives of the Stedham family in both 2007 and 2008 and contains over 110 pages in each book. A wonderful story is captured and I look forward to working again with Kristen in 2009!

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

Isn’t She Lovely - an apt title, is a wonderful compilation of letters and photos from the family and friends of Suzanne Post who will turn 60 in January. Filled with personal thoughts and memories of days past, the book will be presented to Suzanne at her 60th surprise birthday party.

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

People, places & things is a book of fine art prints by artist Jean Tate from Pine Plains NY. This book contains both watercolor and pencil drawings of subjects as diverse as landscapes from Mexico and portraits of cats and dogs. A great artist and a wonderful book of prints! I look forward to working with Jean on future art books together.

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

Anne and David ~ Chapter One is a wonderful book that contains the personal email correspondence between Anne and David as they reconnect after many years apart. Once childhood friends, their emails grow from catching up with each others lives to romance to marriage over the course of 200 or so emails. A wonderful story is captured in this book and it was a pleasure to work with Anne - I hope David found the book as wonderful as I do!

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

I am pleased to present the 2nd “Just Another Day in Paradise” blog conversion book - this time we have all entries from 2008! It was great to “catch-up” with Tammy as she continues to journal the daily activities of her family. Thank you again Tammy for another successful project… I look forward to the 2009 book!

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

Hi everyone.. as you know, deadlines for getting books printed and delivered by the holidays are quickly approaching.  My goal is have all PDF preview files reviewed and finalized by Wednesday December 3.  I will then upload all outstanding books for printing by Thursday December 4.  This will ensure we are on track for those of you that will be providing your books as gifts.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns as soon as possible… and Thanks again!

Just wanted to wish all my clients, friends and family a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!  Thanks again for your support and dedication… it really is truly appreciated!   - Andy.

“Named for Snow” is a wonderful story of Sister Mary’s introduction to Pyrannes Dogs and how this initial attraction turned into a life-long love affair. In just over 60 pages, Sister Mary tells the stories of a handful of these dogs and serves as an introduction to their world which, for us, remains mysterious.

I want to thank Sister Mary for working with me on this book and for her dedication to producing a manuscript which made the creation of this book so much more enjoyable!

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.

Wigstock was a free outdoor festival that ran from 1985 - 2005 in NYC at various locations. Made up of drag queens, hippies, punks, rock stars and a smattering of various alternative communities. A free all day event of performance and kooky antics. Founded by the legendary drag queen The lady Bunny ( along with Hattie Hathaway) it finally ended its twenty year run in 2005. It also became a documentary style film called ” Wigstock the movie” directed by Barry Shils which can be found at your local rental shop. Wigstock is gone but will never be forgotten. Long live the queen.

Once again, I thank Bobby for working with me to create this fantastic book… and I look forward to the next book - Portraits - due out in March 2009.

If you are interested in having a book published, please feel free to contact me at Andy@JingotheCat.com… I offer over 15 years of experience and will work directly with you to ensure your book is something you’ll be proud of for years and years. I specialize in Blog to Book conversions - it’s a great way to preserve your digital thoughts and memories in a format you’ll be proud to share with friends and family.