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Ben Lehman
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February 21, 2011, 12:48:21 PM »
Hey, folks. I'm nearing the end of a project and I'm realizing I have no clue which printers are any good anymore. The last "who's a good printer" thread was over a year ago. Can anyone who has published a book recently help me out with a recommendation?
The particular project I'm working on is digest sized, saddle stitched (probably), color cover and B+W interior. Probably around 36 pages or so. I'd love to get the costs under about $1.50 a book or so.
Ron, who did you use for Sw/M? I like that book.
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Ron Edwards
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February 21, 2011, 12:58:32 PM »
Hi Ben,
I stayed with
Publishers Graphics
after doing some searching around for alternatives last year. They did a good job of busting out multiple titles for me this past January. I haven't really made any rigorous comparison, but the illustrations and text in the books they do always seem crisp and clean to me. I did find some companies that looked pretty good, like
United Graphics
, and I might try them on a project to see how it goes.
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Nathan P.
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February 21, 2011, 01:15:17 PM »
I've used
360 Digital
for my recent printing needs, and they've been fantastic on service and price.
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February 21, 2011, 01:17:38 PM »
Hey Nathan,
Do you use their fulfillment service? Publishers Graphics has a service like that now, but I haven't used it, staying with the more ordinary but occasionally aggravating 100-book runs.
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February 21, 2011, 01:42:27 PM »
I don't use their fulfillment service, no. I still fulfill direct and via IPR.
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Hey Ben,
For reference and comparison, S/Lay w/Me was $1.13 per book for the last print run. That's a black-and-white cover and a few less pages than what you describe, so I doubt you'd get
that
low a bid from the printer I used. Could they get it under $1.50, though? I don't know.
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Ron: That is mighty tantalizing. We'll see what the quote says.
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I've used 360digitalbooks.com for Blowback and everything since, and they are fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. Incredibly low prices, especially on color, and they don't skimp on the quality. I can't recommend them enough.
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I'll second Publisher's Graphics. Once files are uploaded and you've had your first samples, it's easy to reorder. They are slow, reasonably priced and reliable.
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