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The basis behind Print-on-Demand is
that a computer is used instead of the traditional offset printing
process.
If you’ve ever needed to locate a printing
company that would print a large order in a short time and at an
affordable price, then this article is for you. If you’ve never heard of
Print-on-Demand, POD for short, then I’m proud to introduce this digital
printing technology to you. As I said, it is a digital printing
technology, which permits you to print and bind anything from a book to
a magazine in only a couple of minutes.
The basis behind Print-on-Demand is that a computer is used instead of
the traditional offset printing process. POD is more environmentally
sounder for the simple reason that each year, thousands of unsold newly
published books are destroyed. With POD, publishers do not have to keep
a large inventory of titles on hand, this in turn saves them hundreds of
thousands of dollars each year, and this cost can be passed on to the
consumers.
A skillfully produced POD book provides the same quality as one that has
been produced from offset printing, with the average reader not being
able to tell the difference. However, there are countless publishers and
authors who continue to use the printing process they are familiar,
mainly because with print-on-demand, the promotion of a book falls
mainly with the author. If the book isn’t strongly marketed, bookstores
will not stock it or even offer signings with their authors. Another
reason is that there are some readers and industry analysts who will not
purchase a book unless it has been published in the usual sense.
Electronic books are suffering with a similar problem.
However, despite these drawbacks, POB publishing has several benefits to
offer, one is that POD is a way of reprinting every book ever written.
If you've ever had a "Keeper,” a book that you've read a hundred times
and never grew tired of reading it. Imagine if you lost that book.
Today, once a book is out of publication you have to search used
bookstores, on the Internet, and yard sales in hopes of finding a copy.
If you are lucky, you’ll find a copy in good enough shape to read. With
POD, you could simple place your order and have a brand-new copy
delivered to you. POD is a way to prevent wonderful books from ever
going out-of-print due to low demand.
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