Articles

Production · Article | 10.04.24 POD vs. Offset Printing: Making an Informed Decision
by Eli Livshitz

When it comes to publishing, especially for independent publishers and authors, the question of...

Production · Article | 08.02.24 Expanding Horizons: IBPA PubU 2024 Explores Beyond Print on Demand
by Alesha Brown

IBPA recently hosted its annual Publishing University with a focus on “Rise &...

Production · Article | 08.02.24 The Art and Science of Picture Book Making
by Michele McAvoy

There is an art and a science to publishing picture books. I truly believe, as a picture book...

Production · Article | 06.03.24 Increasing Accessibility in Publishing with Large Print Production and Discoverability
by Jessica Nelson

The World Health Organization estimates that at least 2.2 billion people globally have near or...

Production · Article | 12.01.16 Print on Demand or Offset? Let Your Presales Answer
by Elizabeth Turnbull

Nearly all independent publishers today must wrestle with the question that plagues the...

Production · Article | 11.30.16 Print Production: An Array of Options
by Deb Vanasse

The flexible nature of independent publishing allows you to select the processes and printers...

Production · Article | 08.04.14 POD Problem-Solving: Part 2
by Linda Carlson

When I emailed IBPA members to ask about experiences with print-on-demand, and posted a similar...

Production · Article | 07.03.14 POD Problem-Solving: Part 1
by Linda Carlson

INTRODUCTION: When I emailed IBPA members to ask about experiences with print-on-demand and...

Production · Article | 09.06.13 The Stigma of POD
by Aaron Shepard

Nowadays, there’s an odd belief circulating that self-publishing a book as...

Production · Article | 10.01.10 My Lightning Source System for Self-Publishing Profit
by Aaron Shepard

Based on my own experience with Lightning Source, which goes back to 1998—only about a...

Production · Article | 03.01.10 Books Delivered While You Wait: A Close Look at the Espresso Book Machine in Action
by Linda Carlson

What is the Espresso Book Machine, and why should publishers care about it? After interviewing...

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 | 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...

Editorial · Article | 01.01.01 On-Demand Printing Contract Provisions
by Ivan Hoffman -Publishing Attorney

PUBLISHED JANUARY 2001 With the already happening revolution in printing, what sorts of...

Legal · Article | 04.30.99 Out-of-Print Clauses in the Print-on-Demand Era
by Jonathan Kirsch

Editor's Note: Beginning with this issue of the "PMA Newsletter," Jonathan Kirsch,...