Most impressive, however, was that the single-piece package closely resembles an album cover. "It's more visually appealing and a more integrated package," says Dorn. "It has more of a collectible feeling." Produced by Queens Group (Long Island City, NY), the patented Q-Pack® package is made of a high-impact injection-molded polystyrene (8% of which is recycled material) and 12-pt SBS paperboard. It's offset-printed, with either an aqueous or UV coating, depending on the particular CD. It uses 35% less plastic than the industry-standard jewel box, says Queens Group. Packages are printed, manufactured and assembled by Queens Group, and then sent to replicators, where discs are loaded, shrink-wrapped and shipped. Dorn admits that the Q-Pack costs more than the jewel box, but states that its distinctive features are worth it. 32 Jazz is using the Q-Pack exclusively, except for multiple CD packs.
