Mennonite Press

What Mennonite Press does

Mennonite Press is a US commercial printing company founded in 1902 as the print shop for Bethel College and now operated as a brand within the Valley Print Logistics family. The company is headquartered at 160 S. Sheridan Ave, Valley Center, Kansas, with a secondary production facility in North Newton, and operates within a domestic Kansas-only geographic scope.

The core offering is commercial print production across digital and offset technologies, ranging from one-color forms to full-color catalogs and books. Production is supported by in-house finishing equipment including saddle stitchers, folding machines, and Heidelberg press lines. Complementary service lines include in-house design and consultation, integrated mailing services for direct mail and catalog fulfillment, and a self-publishing platform (Better Self-Publishing) targeting individual authors through a dedicated e-commerce site.

The revenue model is split between project-based commercial printing services sold under a sales-led, quote-based pricing motion to SMB and enterprise customers, and a self-serve, one-time-license self-publishing stream for individuals. With 11-50 employees and no disclosed funding, the entity operates as a sub-scale regional printer whose strategic posture is shaped by its parent company's multi-facility footprint rather than independent growth initiatives.

Name

Mennonite Press

Legal name

Mennonite Press Inc

Website

https://mennonitepress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mennonite Press is a Kansas-based commercial printing company, operating since 1902 within the Valley Print Logistics family, providing digital and offset printing, mailing, in-house design, and self-publishing services to regional commercial customers and individual authors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing Services

NAICS

Books Printing (323117), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing (32311)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Book Printing (2732), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Print-on-Demand Production (Book POD, Short-Run Fulfillment) (MPAJALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Short-Run & Micro-Run Digital Printing Services (POD-adjacent) (MPAJANAI)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Digital offset printing
• Book self-publishing
• Direct mail services
• Print design consultation

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Printing Services: Offset and digital printing services ranging from one-color forms to full-color catalogs and books. Services include in-house design and consultation, and mailing services. Revenue is generated through project-based printing orders.
2. Self-Publishing Services: Self-publishing platform through Better Self-Publishing website targeting authors and individuals wanting to publish books and materials

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mennonite Press operates as a commercial printing company offering digital and offset printing services spanning one-color forms to full-color catalogs and books. The company provides in-house design and consultation, integrated mailing services, and operates a separate self-publishing platform (Better Self-Publishing) for individual authors and self-publishers. Operations are conducted from Valley Center, Kansas with an additional production facility in North Newton, Kansas.

Product overview

Mennonite Press, now part of the Valley Print Logistics family, operates as a commercial printing company offering a unified portfolio of print services. The core offerings include Full Color Printing (via both Digital and Offset methods), complemented by add-on services such as Mailing Services, Self Publishing (with companion site BetterSelfPublishing.com), and In-House Design and Consultation Services. The company serves commercial clients with everything from one-color forms to full-color catalogs and books.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Printing Services Full-service commercial printing spanning one-color forms to full-color catalogs and books, utilizing both digital and offset printing methods for businesses and organizations.
• Self-Publishing Services Book self-publishing platform offered through BetterSelfPublishing.com enabling individual authors to publish and produce their own books.
• Mailing Services Integrated mailing services for printed materials including direct mail, catalogs, and other printed products, offered as a fulfillment add-on to printing projects.
• In-House Design and Consultation On-site professional design and creative consultation services to assist customers with their print projects from concept through completion.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Valley Print LogisticscoreOthersMennonite Press is part of the Valley Print Logistics family. Valley Print Logistics is the parent company that now operates Mennonite Press as a brand, providing expanded capabilities and operational resources across multiple facilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BookBaby: Self-publishing and book printing service for authors. Directly comparable to Mennonite Press's Better Self-Publishing platform and book printing offering.
• Lulu Press: Self-publishing platform offering print-on-demand book production. Comparable to Better Self-Publishing in serving authors, though at significantly larger scale.
• 48 Hour Books: On-demand and short-run book printer targeting self-publishers. Competes for the same author/SMB book production work Mennonite Press addresses through Better Self-Publishing.
• Worzalla: Mid-size book and commercial printer based in Wisconsin. Comparable to Mennonite Press in book printing specialization and Midwest regional scale.
• Walsworth Publishing: Family-owned mid-size commercial and book printer based in the US Midwest. Highly comparable to Mennonite Press in size, book/catalog capabilities, and family/regional operating profile.

Others

• IngramSpark: Book printing and distribution service from Ingram Content Group. Comparable to Mennonite Press's book printing capability while also providing distribution and retail access that Mennonite Press does not offer.

Broad incumbents

• Taylor Corporation: Privately held large commercial printing and marketing services company. Overlaps with Mennonite Press across commercial print, direct mail, and integrated marketing fulfillment.
• Cimpress / Vistaprint: Global mass-customization printing platform serving SMBs and consumers. Direct competitive overlap with Mennonite Press's small-order, online-purchasable printing work.
• Quad/Graphics: Large publicly traded commercial printer offering catalogs, magazines, books, and direct mail at scale. Same end markets as Mennonite Press but at vastly larger scale and broader capability set.

Emerging players

• PrintNinja: Niche digital-first book printer focused on comics, graphic novels, and indie titles. Comparable niche overlap with Mennonite Press on short-run book production for independent creators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MennonitePress
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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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