I decided to run
an offset print run myself, which was a huge mistake.
The hands - off $ 6.63 per book earned from Lightning Source is actually more than we would have earned by gambling on a huge
offset print run, thanks to the short discount that's otherwise unavailable to most small publishers.
Compare a 5,000
offset print run of a typical novel, which may cost $.50 per copy, to a POD print of the same book, which may cost up to $ 5.00 per copy.
Not only did a self - publishing author have to spend money on the production, but they would drop thousands of dollars on an initial
offset print run to store in a warehouse.
POD requires much less investment than
an offset print run.
This is in contrast to
an offset print run.
When using major POD providers, your book is automatically available and for sale through important channels on demand; when paying for
an offset print run, you then have the challenge of figuring out your distribution methods, and you'll bear the responsibility of fulfilling orders — unless your printer offers additional services and can handle it for you.
There is no reason why an author can't use both POD technology and
an offset print run; the two options aren't mutually exclusive.
Digital printing and POD has eliminated the need for large
offset print runs, allowing millions of new authors to see their printed work come to life quickly, efficiently, and inexpensively.
Standard
offset print runs needed to be in the thousands to justify the fixed costs.
But I've seen enough data to convince me that the printing costs of a book are roughly in the ranges I spelled out above, when printed in large
offset print runs.
Not exact matches
Maurice Darré, chairman at Anjou Etiquettes, said: «By having an alternative to
offset and letterpress, we will be able to respond quickly and at very competitive prices to requests for short label
printing runs and multiple versions.
This strategy
runs counter to the trend of recent cutbacks in newsroom staffs, since it does require that media outlets put reporters on the ground, but it may spread if it turns out to be effective in driving traffic to media websites and generating enough advertising revenue to
offset declines in
print circulation.
The common notion in
printing is that traditional
offset sheet fed
printing presses fills the gap between short
run digital or... [Read more...]
Robin works with high - end
offset, short -
run digital, and
print - on - demand printers Ingram Spark and Create Space.
Most printers are still trying to figure this out so they are primarily short
run printers, mimicking their
offset counterparts, only smaller equipment and shorter
print runs.
«Overs» are overrun copies of a book produced during a
print run with an
offset printer.
Your
print - on - demand files will
print beautifully with Amazon CreateSpace or IngramSpark, and if you're
printing offset or doing a digital short
run, we'll liaise with your printer for perfect results.
The common notion in
printing is that traditional
offset sheet fed
printing presses fills the gap between short
run digital or
offset quantities and longer
run web
printing quantities.
Kristen Steele, Baker & Taylor Publisher Services Phone: 567-215-0030 Email BTPS offers economical solutions for warehousing and order fulfillment, sales and marketing support, inventory management, virtual inventory programs, editorial services, and book manufacturing including
offset, digital short
run, and
print - on - demand (POD).
We specialize in
offset printing, 4 - color digital
printing, eBook conversion, and short and medium
runs for web, sheet - fed, and digital
printing.
employed for large
print runs,
offset lithography is a commercial
printing process in which ink
However, if you plan on
printing your books using a short -
run printer or an
offset press (I highly recommend Total
Printing Systems — not an affiliate, just a fan), you are going to have to consider storing your books in your garage, extra room or a storage facility.
For
runs of 1,000 or more books,
offset printing is generally more economical.
For the longest time
offset printing was the standard process for
printing books for the marketplace and still used by traditional publishers for mass
print runs, producing mass market paperbacks and hardcovers.
All
offset printers will do a credit check prior to opening an account with you as your
print run will likely
run in to the thousands of dollars.
A list of the top 200 short -
run and long -
run offset printers who specialize in
printing books.
Here is a list of short -
run and long -
run offset printers who specialize in
printing books.
Whether you choose small
run book
printing, traditional
offset printing or POD, it is vital to compare all of your book
printing and publishing options and line them up against your plans for sales, PR and book marketing.
McNaughton & Gunn 960 Woodland Drive Saline MI 48176 - 0010 734-429-5411 www.mcnaughton-gunn.com
[email protected] We specialize in
offset printing, 4 - color digital
printing, eBook conversion, and short and medium
runs for web, sheet - fed, and digital
printing.
DeHart's Media Services 6586 Whitbourne Dr. San Jose, CA 95120 408-768-1575 www.deharts.com Whether our customers need a small
print run, supported by our short - run digital print technology — also called Print on Demand (POD) or their needs are better suited to direct - to - plate offset technology, DeHART's offers complete print solutions — including complementary products, software manufacturing, and packaging — to meet our customer's requirem
print run, supported by our short -
run digital
print technology — also called Print on Demand (POD) or their needs are better suited to direct - to - plate offset technology, DeHART's offers complete print solutions — including complementary products, software manufacturing, and packaging — to meet our customer's requirem
print technology — also called
Print on Demand (POD) or their needs are better suited to direct - to - plate offset technology, DeHART's offers complete print solutions — including complementary products, software manufacturing, and packaging — to meet our customer's requirem
Print on Demand (POD) or their needs are better suited to direct - to - plate
offset technology, DeHART's offers complete
print solutions — including complementary products, software manufacturing, and packaging — to meet our customer's requirem
print solutions — including complementary products, software manufacturing, and packaging — to meet our customer's requirements.
Eagle Press 2538 Tequesta Lane Miami FL 33133 786-521-7211 www.eaglelitho.com With eaglelitho.com 40 plus years of experience, we are specialists in short or large
run, softback and hard cover
offset book
printing in both black and white and color.
If going with a larger
print run on
offset lithographic presses makes sense because you'll need a large number of copies as cost - effectively as possible, then we'll get your books into production in our
offset plant.
Its
offset quality is ideal for short
print runs, fast turnaround and variable data applications.
It doesn't pay to use an
offset printer unless you are doing a
print -
run of 500 or more copies.
Books digitally
printed have greater unit production fees as compared to the books created in large
runs using
offset presses.
Our longer
run book
printing is primarily for jobs of 1000 books or more and is produced on the traditional high quality
offset printing presses.
When I order
print runs of the same sized «How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free», I have it done at a regular
offset printer.
Especially if you choose
offset printing (large
print runs as opposed to POD).
It's just hard to picture any scenario where a massive
print run is going to
offset the writer's loss of almost all the e-book's lifetime revenue.
I have
printed them all
offset, not
print - on - demand, because POD produces lower quality than
offset for illustrated books, plus I need larger
print runs.
However, the consensus is that
offset printing makes financial sense only when you're planning on doing a big
print run — or when you absolutely must get your book
printed in a size that no
print - on - demand company offers.
Baker & Taylor Publisher Services is one of the largest providers of integrated publisher services in the U.S. Services include
offset printing and binding, short -
run digital
printing and binding,
print - on - demand, distribution and sales, warehousing and fulfillment, eBook conversion and distribution, editorial, and design.
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Print proofs, short
runs, advance copies, and quantities of books using
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4) The numbers above don't include revenue from audiobook editions,
print editions (either POD or
offset -
run)
For more than 40 years, Bookmasters has offered both à la carte and packaged services to book publishers and authors including book manufacturing (
offset, short -
run digital, POD),
printed book sales and distribution, warehousing and fulfillment, eBook sales and distribution, and editorial and design services.
There are several
offset printers who specialize in dealing with very small publishers and short
print runs, and they have great quality and are easy to work with.
Selected Group Exhibitions 2017 Ted Stamm / Gerrit Rietveld, OV Project, Brussels, Belgium 2017 Painting on the Edge: A Historical Survey, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London 2012 Times Square Show Revisited, Hunter College Art Galleries, New York, NY 2010 Black & White, Galleri Weinberger, Copenghagen, Denmark 1987 Recent Acquisitions, Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn, NY 1987 Recent Acquisitions, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY 1985 Art Heritage at Hofstra, Emily Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 1985 Constructures: New Perimetries in Abstract Painting, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY 1984 Fourth Annual Anniversary Show, John Davis Gallery, Akron, OH 1984 Fifteen Abstract New York Painters, Susan Montezinos Gallery, Philadeiphia, PA 1984 Small Works, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 1984 Mail Art, Franklin Furnace, New York, NY 1984 Artists Call, Judson Memorial Church, New York, NY 1984 Process Black, LIU South Hampton, New York, NY 1984 A Decade of Art, Artists Space 105 Hudson, New York, NY 1984
Offset: A Survey of Artists Books, New England Foundation for the Arts, Wakefield, RI 1983 David Reed, Sean Scully, Ted Stamm; Zenith Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1983 Donald Alberti, Russell Maltz, Olivier Mosset, Ted Stamm; 1708 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 1983 Abstraction Two Views: Davis and Stamm, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH 1983 Second Anniversary Exhibition, Harm Bouckaert Gallery, New York, NY 1983 Hundreds of Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY 1983 A More Store, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY 1983 Donald Alberti, Russell Maltz, Olivier Mosset, Ted Stamm; Condeso / Lawler Gallery, New York, NY 1983 Artists for Nuclear Disarmament, Colburn Gallery, Burlington, VT 1982 A Look Back: A Look Forward, Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT 1982 Pair Group, Art Galaxy, New York, NY; travelled to Jersey City Art Museum, Jersey City, NJ 1982 Destroyed
Prints, Pratt Manhattan Center, New York, NY 1982 Annual Holiday Invitational, A.I.A. Gallery, New York, NY 1982 Group Exhibition, Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago, Merwin Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 1982 Pair Group II, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ 1982 Black and White, Freeport Mc Mo
Ran, New York, NY 1982 Faculty Exhibition, Hillwood Commons Gallery, C.W. Post, Greenvale, NY 1981 Drawings, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL 1981 Abstract Painting: New York, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 1981 Arabia Felix, Art Galaxy, New York, NY 1981 Words and Images: Contemporary Artist's Books, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loreto, PA 1981 Love: Hate: Fear and Suicide, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium 1981 New Directions, Commodities Corp..
Phil Chang,
Running Sheet and Wood (After Embedded Dream), 2012,
offset and chromogenic
prints, 48 x 60 inches, Courtesy the artist and Pepin Moore, Los Angeles.