I have spent the last six months trying to get a calendar published, and the lowest price I found was about $20 US a calendar. At that level, I will be paying people to buy my product. I have looked at most of these companies, as well as local and national printers. It makes no difference.
nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Walzer" <[email protected]> To: <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [Scribus] PRINTING Scribus books ? > stu seven wrote: > > ...well, yes, Booksurge is a "pod" printer... > > but, ay yi yi... the "preparation costs" I am > > seeing are astronomical... one hundreds dollars > > plus, just for printing an already finished file, > > this is in addition to cost per copy. > > > > Anybody else reading this topic, have a > > suggestion for paperback/hardback printers > > who can print one copy, or on-demand, > > without the high prices ? > > > > I'm not sure one exists. *Any* printer is going to charge you setup > costs when you first provide them with your files. $100 isn't out of > line for this kind of setup, especially if you are doing a single title. > If you are a large publisher, you can often qualify for volume discounts. > > Another thing to keep in mind is that Booksurge and Lightning Source > also offer distribution. They are not just printers. > > Other printers in the U.S. that have good reputations include > Fidlar-Doubleday and Publishers' Graphics. Their prices won't be much > cheaper than what is outlined above, however. > > -- > Cheers, > > Kevin Walzer, PhD > WordTech Software - "Tame the Terminal" > http://www.wordtech-software.com > sw at wordtech-software.com > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus >
