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MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Bookbinding Services in California
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a bookbinding services supplier in California, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 131 companies tracked
- Last measured September 22, 2026
- Next measurement October 22, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
117 of 131
companies never appeared in a single buying question
They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.
- 14 named at least once
- 117 never named
- Cell average
- 0.41of 15
Across all 131 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 5.3of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.
A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.
The top ten in California
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when California buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Bindery Inc 130 employeesSanta Fe Springs, California | Santa Fe Springs, California | 9 of 15 answers |
| 2 | NEBCAL Printing 30 employeesSan Diego, California | San Diego, California | 7 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Sumi Printing & Binding Inc 35 employeesCarson, California 2 name variants
| Carson, California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Western Trade Printing 14 employeesFresno, California | Fresno, California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 5 | AlphaGraphics Oceanside California | California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Gibbs Bookbinding California | California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Sir Speedy Whittier California | California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 8 | A-1 Bookbinding 5 employeesLos Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 4 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Action Litho 100 employeesHayward, California | Hayward, California | 4 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Bacchus Press 20 employeesEmeryville, California | Emeryville, California | 4 of 15 answers |
35 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.
Also named, based in another state
AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not California. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Unique Services Group | New Mexico | 3 of 15 |
| Alta Graphics | Florida | 2 of 15 |
| C & H Custom Bookbinding | New York | 1 of 15 |
| Elanders Americas – Los Angeles | Iowa | 1 of 15 |
| Greenerprinter | New Jersey | 1 of 15 |
| H&H Book Services | Texas | 1 of 15 |
One of these yours?
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The five questions we asked
Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.
- 1“Best bookbinding services companies in California”
- 2“Who supplies custom hardcover bookbinding for short runs in California”
- 3“I need a California bookbinding partner for a 2,000 copy art book run, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top bookbinding services suppliers in California for small publishing house buyers”
- 5“Which California bookbinding services providers can handle lay-flat binding with foil stamping”
- 6“List 20 bookbinding services companies in California with their specialties.”the roster question
Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.
Where AI drew its answers from
These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.
- alphagraphics.com3 companies
- bindery.berkeley.edu2 companies
- copycentralglendale.com2 companies
- sumiprinting.com2 companies
- e-minutemanpress.com2 companies
- gibbsbookbinding.com2 companies
- actionlitho.com1 company
- nebcal.com1 company
- a1bookbinding.com1 company
- alta-graphics.com1 company
- amperlitho.com1 company
- bacchuspress.com1 company
48 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 41 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
California in context
California is the only state measured in this category so far, so there is nothing to compare it with yet.
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