{"id":678,"date":"2021-06-07T02:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pack-blog.packola.com\/blog\/?p=678"},"modified":"2026-11-10T07:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T07:06:16","slug":"unboxing-the-written-word-creative-custom-boxes-for-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/unboxing-the-written-word-creative-custom-boxes-for-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Unboxing the Written Word: Creative Custom Boxes for Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<main id='bde-main'><section class=\"bde-section-678-100 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-101 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Three-Happy-Mailers-on-Dark-Wood.jpg\" alt=\"Three Happy Mailers on Dark Wood\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Three-Happy-Mailers-on-Dark-Wood.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Three-Happy-Mailers-on-Dark-Wood-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Three-Happy-Mailers-on-Dark-Wood-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Three-Happy-Mailers-on-Dark-Wood-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-678-102 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-103 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Flipping the pages of a new book for the first time is pure joy. But what if you can make that experience more memorable for your readers?<\/p><p>Get inspired by these wordsmiths and see how they use <a href=\"https:\/\/packola.com\/products\/mailer-box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">custom boxes<\/a> to give their readers an unboxing experience like no other.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-678-104 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-678-105 bde-heading\">\nLive Happy\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-106 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Tom Guetzke, an award-winning speaker, shares the life lessons he learned about happiness through his book.<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-107 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Smiling-Man-with-Books.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling Man with Books\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Smiling-Man-with-Books.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Smiling-Man-with-Books-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Smiling-Man-with-Books-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Smiling-Man-with-Books-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-112 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p><i>\u201cWith the release of the book, Think Positive, Live Happy, I want to create an experience for those who order a signed copy through my website and receive their book in the mail. When people order through my website, they receive a signed book and all the proceeds benefit the Special Olympics and Honor flights. I believe that happiness is best shared!\u201d<\/i><\/p><p>True to his mantra, the design of his Packola box will instantly tell you a lot about his book and his message. It can certainly create a happy unboxing experience for anyone who receives it.<\/p><p><em>\u201cIt is always the first piece of mail that is opened and puts a big smile on their face. I also use my Packola Box as a marketing piece that I send out to meeting planners to promote my keynote speaking, as a thank you and sometimes I just send it to people as a random act of kindness.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Learn more about Tom and Live Happy on www.livehappy.me<br \/>Follow Live Happy on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SqeezeTheDay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/livehappy?trk=public_profile_topcard-current-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-678-108 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-678-109 bde-heading\">\nBlue Rock\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-110 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>\u201cDo you know Neil?\u201d is the question readers can find on the top of the custom box that is created by fiction author and entrepreneur Charles D'Amico and Blue Handle Publishing.<\/p><p>Neil refers to one of Charle\u2019s fictional characters named Neil Baggio, an FBI agent who lives off coffee and Jack Daniels. You can read more about Neil and his detective work in the Neil Baggio Suspense series, along with the other novels written by Charles such as One Golden Day.<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-111 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes.jpg\" alt=\"Office Portrait Beside Custom Book Boxes\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes.jpg 1672w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Office-Portrait-Beside-Custom-Book-Boxes-840x473.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-113 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Learn more about Charles D'Amico and Blue Handle Publishing on www.bluehandlepublishing.com<br \/>Follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BHPubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bluerockCD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueRockPub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-678-114 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-678-115 bde-heading\">\nThomas Brigger\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-116 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Thomas Brigger is a businessman, entrepreneur, and traveler. His first novel Beyond the Higher Ground is about intrigue and suspense amid the opioid crisis in Appalachia.<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-117 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Teal-mountain-mailer-on-wooden-table.jpg\" alt=\"Teal mountain mailer on wooden table\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Teal-mountain-mailer-on-wooden-table.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Teal-mountain-mailer-on-wooden-table-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Teal-mountain-mailer-on-wooden-table-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Teal-mountain-mailer-on-wooden-table-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-118 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>With an extensive background in traveling all over the country and in doing various jobs, Thomas draws from his own experience in recognizing the nuances of human behavior. As a small business owner, he also recognizes the importance of marketing his book, which includes the use of a custom box.<\/p><p><em>\u201cI am an author and I often have to send print copies of my book to reviewers, etc. I had the boxes made with the book cover on top next to a space for a shipping label. The custom box gives me a more professional look while protecting the book from any damage and gives the receiver immediate recognition.\u201d<\/em><br \/><br \/>Learn more about Thomas Brigger and his novel on www.beyondthehigherground.com.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-678-119 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><h2 class=\"bde-heading-678-120 bde-heading\">\nSpeak Your Truth\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-121 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p>Allicia is an event host and inspirational speaker who also manages her own blog and runs a small business. Her weekly podcast, Speak Your Truth, tackles practically anything under the sun \u2013 from dating to politics. Allicia is also an author and she makes sure that her readers get her book in a very special way.<\/p>\n<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-122 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Speak-Your-Truth-on-Leather.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Your Truth Mailer on Leather\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Speak-Your-Truth-on-Leather.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Speak-Your-Truth-on-Leather-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Speak-Your-Truth-on-Leather-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Speak-Your-Truth-on-Leather-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\"><div class=\"bde-rich-text-678-123 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m an author and host of Speak Your Truth podcast and I deliver my books in these beautiful boxes. I wanted something classic and beautiful just like me. When customers receive the box, they are absolutely Impressed with the quality.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Learn more about Allicia on www.iamallicia.net<br \/>Follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VanityCosmeticsLipwear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamAlliciaW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vanitycosmetics_lipwear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p><p>Do?you?have your own #PackolaStory to tell? Share it with our growing number of creative packaging enthusiasts at?community@packola.com.?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-678-124 bde-section packola-post-cta\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-678-125 bde-div\">\n              \n  \n  \n\t\n\n  <div class=\"section-background-overlay bde-section-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-678-126 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-127 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cta-badge.png\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-678-128 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packola.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Logo.svg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-678-129 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-678-130 bde-heading toc-ignore\">\nCustom mailer boxes that make every <span>delivery memorable!<\/span>\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-text-678-131 bde-text\">\nQuality Packaging. 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