Lakeside Book Company

The model integrates three operational layers. Printing spans book manufacturing, prepress, design, and embellishments. Storage and fulfillment involve warehousing, global distribution, and inventory management. The selling layer handles order processing and retail-channel placement. This means Lakeside acts as a single-vendor supply chain rather than a contract printer that hands off after binding.

Yes. It owns Dover Publications, a publisher of children's books, coloring books, music scores, and educational material, plus REA, which produces test-prep books for exams such as AP, CLEP, and teacher certification. This dual structure makes the company a manufacturer, a distributor, and a direct-to-consumer publisher holding its own catalog.

The firm is headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, and operates US production assets through its own brand and its Phoenix Color subsidiary. In Canada, it owns Marquis Book Printing, which runs two production plants in Quebec, a plant in Ontario, and a logistics center in Ontario. Its Canadian division Laurentien handles student planners and yearbooks entirely within Canada.

The company offers sustainability options that include responsibly sourced materials and reforestation programs, disclosed through an annual Sustainability Report. The website signals these as a core operating commitment, though the report is not publicly available for download directly on the site.

The firm does not publicly disclose revenue, production volume, headcount, or beneficial ownership on its website or in readily available primary sources. As a result, its status as a family office, private-equity-backed platform, or independent company cannot be confirmed without further disclosure.