What Cushing-Malloy books does

Cushing-Malloy, Inc., operating as Cushing-Malloy Books (also branded C-M Books), is a privately held, third-generation family-owned book manufacturer founded in 1948 and headquartered at a single consolidated facility at 1350 North Main Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company produces short to medium run book publications using offset printing, digital printing, and e-book conversion, supporting an 'infinite' range of sizes, finishes, binding types, and paper specifications. Its manufacturing base includes modern press equipment capable of CMYK color production, with environmental practices such as vegetable-based inks, certified-forestry paper sourcing, and recycling programs for paper scraps and aluminum plates.

The firm sells directly to customers through a website-based quote request and FTP file-upload portal, supplemented by inside and outside sales teams that walk customers through ordering. Pricing is quote-based and project-by-project, with no publicly disclosed tiers and no minimum-order requirements, making the model accessible to individual self-publishers while still serving large publishing companies. Customer segments span self-publishers and authors, independent publishers and small presses, large publishing companies, religious publishers, and universities/academic institutions producing journals, catalogs, textbooks, novels, religious texts, and scholarly works.

The business is privately held by the Cushing family, currently led by Chairman Connie Cushing since 1999, with no venture, private equity, or public capital disclosed. The company markets primarily through content (blog/news), organic social (Facebook, X, Pinterest), and earned media, notably a 2022 Fox Business 'Manufacturing Marvels' feature. Geographic scope is domestic United States, and there is no public revenue, headcount, or M&A history available in source materials.

Name

Cushing-Malloy books

Legal name

Cushing-Malloy, Inc.

Website

https://cushing-malloy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cushing-Malloy Books is a third-generation family-owned book manufacturer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, offering offset printing, digital printing, and e-book conversion for short to medium runs. It serves self-publishers, independent publishers, religious publishers, universities, and large publishing companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Book Manufacturing/Printing Services: One-time project-based printing services for books including offset printing, digital printing, and e-book conversion. Customers pay per project based on specifications like quantity, size, finishes, and paper type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cushing-Malloy Books is a family-owned book manufacturer offering offset printing, digital printing, e-book conversion, and out-of-print/back-to-print reprint services for short to medium run publications. The company produces journals, catalogs, textbooks, novels, religious publications, and academic texts for self-publishers, independent publishers, small press, large publishing companies, religious publishers, and universities. Operations are consolidated at a single Ann Arbor, Michigan production facility operating since 1969.

Product overview

Cushing-Malloy Books is a book manufacturing company offering a portfolio of printing and publishing services. The core offerings include offset printing and digital printing for short to medium run publications, along with out-of-print/back to print reprint services. The company also provides e-book conversion for digital distribution. They manufacture various book types including journals, catalogs, textbooks, and novels, serving religious publishers, universities, independent publishers, and large publishing companies. The company differentiates through nearly infinite combinations of sizes, finishes, and options with CMYK color printing and quality assurance processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offset Printing Traditional offset printing services for short to medium run publications, offering high-quality print production using CMYK color process for books, journals, catalogs, textbooks, and novels.
• Digital Printing Digital printing services providing flexible solutions for shorter print runs with quick turnaround times for books and publications.
• Out of Print-Back to Print Reprinting services for out-of-print books, enabling publishers and authors to bring back titles that are no longer in circulation.
• E-Book Conversion Conversion of print books to e-book formats for digital distribution across multiple platforms.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• BookBaby: Self-publishing services platform offering print-on-demand, e-book conversion, and distribution. Targets the same self-publisher and author customer segment as Cushing-Malloy but with a digital-first, asset-light model rather than owned manufacturing.

Others

• Donnelley Financial Solutions: Financial printing and compliance services provider with printing heritage from R.R. Donnelley. Adjacent to Cushing-Malloy in print manufacturing DNA but serves capital markets and regulatory clients rather than book publishers.

Direct peers

• Sheridan: Print services provider with significant book manufacturing operations (Sheridan Books) serving journal, magazine, and book publishers. Comparable in core print services and publisher customer base, though larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Versa Press: Book printer based in East Peoria, Illinois offering short- to medium-run book manufacturing with offset and digital capabilities. Comparable in service mix, run-length focus, and customer segments (indie publishers, university presses, religious publishers).
• Thomson-Shore: Book printing company headquartered in Dexter, Michigan (adjacent to Ann Arbor). Directly comparable as a short-to-medium run book manufacturer serving similar publisher segments in the same regional cluster, with offset and digital capabilities.
• McNaughton & Gunn: Book manufacturer based in Saline, Michigan, specializing in short-run book printing, binding, and finishing. Operates in the same Ann Arbor-area cluster and serves independent publishers and university presses with comparable services.

Broad incumbents

• Ingram Content Group (Lightning Source): Book printing and distribution company with print-on-demand capabilities via Lightning Source. Comparable in serving self-publishers and indie publishers, but operates a much larger network with technology-enabled POD economics that compete with short-run offset printing.
• R.R. Donnelley: Major global printing services provider offering book manufacturing alongside a wide portfolio of commercial printing and packaging services. Comparable in book manufacturing capability but operates at much larger scale across multiple categories.
• Atlas Holdings (LSC Communications successor): Industrial holding company whose portfolio includes LSC Communications, one of North America's largest book and magazine printers. Represents the broad incumbent in book printing against which Cushing-Malloy competes for shorter runs.
• Lakeside Book Company: Large-scale book printing and publishing services company formed from several legacy book printers. Operates broad book manufacturing capabilities across multiple facilities, competing for larger print runs that Cushing-Malloy does not target.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cm_books
• Facebookfacebook.com/CushingMalloyBooks
• Pinterestpinterest.com/cmbooks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cushing-malloy-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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