POD, printing is from my experience is more about speed of getting a hot book to market rather than low numbers. I have used POD printers for technical manuals only, when we had very small orders for manuals.
Know what the advantage / disadvantage of off shore printing. And can you take advantage of it.
The question I would asked myself is how does having a POD produced book really meet my needs instead of a smaller print run from an existing print job. And will printing POD effect the quality of picture, and book production.
Graham A Brown
On 6-Mar-05, at 7:02 PM, Rich Mason wrote:
Dan, I've heard good things about the iPhoto books. And some not-so-good things, too--usually related to operator error by the person ordering the books. I've also heard that they are pricey, so it would be tough to make a profit on them. There are size limitations: They must be between 10 and 50 pages. Layout is quite simple, but doesn't allow a lot of flexibility. They are hard cover, which is nice. Search through the discussions at http://discussions.info.apple.com/iphoto/
One other alternative I have heard much mention of is Lulu (http://www.lulu.com/static/photobook.php) They are paperback (with different binding options), but much cheaper than the iPhoto books. They accept iPhoto galleries or you can create your own pdf.
Your initial post sent me off to do research on publishing books. Lots of Print-On-Demand (POD) options out there, but most seem to be geared toward writers and text, rather than photographic quality.
Some links to peruse if considering photo book publishing or POD (in no particular order, and I know nothing about any claims or quality of material there):
http://www2.xlibris.com/pb_pubservices/index.asp
http://bookprinting.articleinsider.com/ 93746_self_publishing_presses.html
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Writers_Resources/Self_Publishing/
http://www.business.com/directory/media_and_entertainment/publishing/ books/production_services/
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,45228,00.html? tw=wn_story_related
http://www.boundgalleys.com/
http://www.ebookstand.com/
http://www.kingprinting.com/
http://www.instantpublishercolor.com/
http://www.morrispublishing.com/
http://www.blitzprint.com/cost.htm
http://www.thebookden.com/forbes.html
http://www.dpsmagazine.com/Content/ContentCT.asp?P=204
That should keep you busy for a while.
Cheers,
Rich Mason
On Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 04:37 AM, Dan C wrote:
What I have in mind is something like Apple's iPhoto, where you pay for one
book at a time. I could have a link on a website, and if someone wishes to
order the book, they can do so, one at a time. My costs and risks are
essentially zero. The question I have concerns the quality of these books.
Do they look like real books?
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