Production

Production · Article | 05.31.08 Really and Truly Print-on-Demand: Pros & Cons
by Linda Carlson

How important is print on demand to your business? Not very, some of you say, but a recent...

Production · Article | 05.01.06 How Big Should the First Printing Be?


PMA members who responded to a blast about first print runs were—as you’ll...

Production · Article | 02.01.06 Beware of Cross-grain Printing
by Dan Poynter

Some printers mismanufacture books. Paper has a grain, just like wood. The paper in a book...

Production · Article | 10.01.05 What to Put in Your RFQ
by Pete Masterson

Printing prices vary not only by the nature of the project but also by the amount of work in a...

Production · Article | 09.01.04 Bringing Out-of-Print Books Back to Life
by Danny O. Snow

Now that new production methods offer the option of tiny print runs, it’s relatively easy...

Production · Article | 05.01.02 The Economics of eBooks: What You Save, What You Stand to Gain
by Rich Elwood

Comparing eBooks with bound books in terms of costs and benefits is a bit like comparing apples...