We offer a broad selection of books and publications for the printing industry. We have resources for managers, salespeople, marketing as well as technical and production items. Below are the ways you can find the right publication for your needs.

GAIN The national website of PIA/GATF, GAIN, offers the largest selection of books through their bookstore. Please visit the GAIN Bookstore or call toll free 1-866-855-4283 to purchase books on a wide variety of topics.     GAIN Store Orders by Mail or Phone To order by phone: Domestic Customers call 866-855-4283. International customers, please call 301-393-8624. To order by mail: Download the publications order form or go to www.gain.net. Click on “Books and Products” at the top. You can also call (866) 855-4283 for more assistance. Complete the order form and mail with payment. Be sure to include shipping and handling charges. Please use your street address, we cannot deliver to post office boxes. International customers, contact trichmond@softrac.com for shipping charges. Mail order with payment to: PIA/GATF Orders, 200 Deer Run Road, Sewickley, PA 15143-1020. OR: For more information or to make a purchase, visit www.GAIN.net. Click on “Books and Products” at the top. You can also call (866) 855-4283 for more assistance.

Top Sellers

1. Lean Printing: Pathway to Success
2. Pocket Pal, 20th Edition
3. Understanding Digital Color
4. Flexography Primer
5. Sheetfed Offset Trainee’s Workbook, 6th Edition

Print Buyer Publications

1. Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook, 19th Edition
2. Color and Its Reproduction
3. Paper Buying Primer
4. Very Last Designer’s Guide to Digital, On-Demand and Variable-Data Color Printing
5. Basics of Print Production
6. GRACoL Version 6.0
7. Desktop Publishing Primer
8. GATF Guide to Desktop Publishing, 3rd Edition
9. Business Practices
   
   Printing Industries of America, Inc. and the National Association for Printing Leadership set up a joint committee to review current business practices and terms and conditions of sale. The information provided is intended as guidelines for use in various business situations and in communications with customers and suppliers.

California Publications
PIA San Diego also offers specific publications for California printers. You will find these listed below.

1. Sample Employee Handbook January 2008
   
   
   
2. Printers’ Environmental Handbook*

Member	$31
Non-Member	$52


Are you in compliance with environmental regulations? PIC has published the second edition of the Printers’ Environmental Handbook—a comprehensive discussion of the application of California’s environmental regulations to he printing industry. Regulations covering everything from air quality to hazardous waste were reviewed and edited to insure the information was accurate and pertinent to printers. The book is divided into two parts, a chapter section with phrased questions and actions covering specific areas of environmental management, and an appendix section, in which these areas are discussed in detail and with technical application.


3. Printers SB198 Cal/OSHA Handbook*
   

   Member	$31
   Non-Member	$52

   
   Is your injury and illness prevention program complete? The SB198 Cal/OSHA Handbook is published by PIC to help graphic arts employers understand and meet their responsibilities under the Cal/OSHA standards. The handbook is your guide in establishing safety programs or revising and supplementing existing safety programs to meet the requirements of the Injury and Illness Prevention Standards for every California employer. This do-it-yourself, easy-to-follow guide contains legal requirements, sample plans, fill-in-the-blank forms and step-by-step instructions.
   
   
4. Guide to California’s Sales & Use Tax for the Graphic Arts Industry*
   

   
   Would you be ready for a Sales Tax audit? Newly updated PIC’s Guide to California Sales and Use Tax for the Graphic Art Industry helps untangle California’s sales tax laws. Available in two versions, a brief edition (80 pages) and a book length edition (268 pages), these handy, easy-to-follow books are written to help you understand your state tax liabilities. The brief version is an overview of the application of sales tax to various printing transactions and focuses primarily on the handling of special printing aids. The book length edition goes more in-depth and covers exempt publications, collection of tax and various special case topics.
   
   Download this publication for free:

   Guide to CA Sales and Use Tax for the Graphics Industry Guide to CA Sales and Use Tax for the Graphics Industry Full Version Table of Contents Forward Executive Summary General Business Taxibility of Specific Printed Products Taxibility of Specific Printing Operations Taxibility of Specific Printing Supplies and Materials Typical Questions and Answers Rg.1501 Rg.1502 Rg.1504 Rg.1526 Rg.1528 Rg.1540 Rg.1541 Rg.1541.5 Rg.1543 Rg.1546 Rg.1553 Rg.1570 Rg.1589 Rg.1590 Rg.1614 Rg.1620 Rg.1628 Rg.1632 Rg.1642 Rg.1655 Rg.1660 Rg.1668 Rg.1684 Rg.1685 Rg.1698 Rg.1700 Rg.1701 Rg.1823 Rg.1827 Collection of Taxes Addresses Special Printing Aids Exempt Publications Exempt Newspapers Exempt Interstate Commerce Exempt Printed Sales Message Exempt Sales for Resale Exempt Special Printing Aids Special Topics: Bookbinders Special Topics: Sales Tax Refund Special Topics: Investment Tax Exemptions Special Topics: Sales Tax Credit Special Topics: Investment Tax Credit Special Topics: Labor Charges Special Topics: Delivery Charges

   OR order a hardcopy of the full version that comes in a handy tabbed binder made for easy reference.
   

   Member	$31 book length edition			$16 brief edition
   Non-Member	$52 book length edition			$28 brief edition

   
   
5. Wage Survey*
   We are currently compiling the 2007 Wage and Benefit Survey for Southern California and San Diego.
   
   *To order please contact PIA/SD at (858) 571-6555 or click here to send an email message.

Sales Club Library
Sales Club members have unlimited access to our Sales Club library where you'll find resources on sales, marketing, and customer service. Any of library's books, audio and video tapes can be borrowed for up to two weeks at no charge. Visit the Sales Club page to learn how to join and take advantage of this valuable resource!