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PRINT-ON-DEMAND
Short-run "print-on-demand" printing includes any project ranging from 1 to 1,000 copies including:
Further details on Print-On-Demand binding and finishing options available here.
Before
Print-on-Demand technology, printing a short run of books was costly and impractical. A Publisher had to order books
in large quantities, and if that book did not sell, the leftovers collected dust in a warehouse or the author's
garage. If a title did not sell in large quantities, that title went out of print. Print-On-Demand's rapidly
evolving technology has economized the short run print - an author or publisher can order the exact number
of books needed at any time, virtually eliminating storage costs and wasted warehouse space.
Why use Print-On-Demand?
Print-On-Demand allows for specific documents, such as training manuals and
technical pamphlets, to remain as up-to-date as NetPub's Print-on-Demand
technology itself.
Since requirements for such documents are always in flux, Print-on-Demand is a
smart choice, allowing quick updates and reprints of technical documents at a
competitive price.
Print-on-Demand also allows anyone to obtain a document that is typically out of
print, therefore ensuring that no book reaches the end of its life. Even books
that have been out of print for a long period of time can be resuscitated with
Print-on-Demand technology.
An Argument Against Print-On-Demand
Many considering Print-On-Demand think: "I need 1000 books. If I
print a run of 5,000 conventionally, the price-per-book is the same, or less,
than the price-per-book printing 1000 using Print-On-Demand."
Though this is technically true, by thinking beyond the
"price-per-book" box, publishers and authors will realise:
- 90% of the cost of a printed page is spent prior to the actual printing -
(Cap Ventures research)
- An extra amount will be paid for inventory space, insurance and management
- (industry guidelines dictate insurance rates at fifty cents per book each
year)
- An extra amount will be paid to overstock the extra 4,000 books
- Updating materials will come at an extra cost
- 40% of traditionally printed documentation is destroyed. Any edits to your
product will be difficult and costly
So make the economical, cost-effective choice. For all short-run printing,
choose Print-on-Demand. And for all Print-on-Demand jobs, choose NetPublications,
Inc.
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