Thanks. Was that one photo on the calendar? I am a photographer, and I was doing a 12 month calendar with a photo for each month. I will definitely check with the email below.
Thanks, nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "russbucket" <[email protected]> To: <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [Scribus] PRINTING Scribus books ? > On Thursday 17 November 2005 05:52, Nicholas Vettese wrote: > $20/calendar is outrageous. Did you check with Gordon Bernard > (info at gordonbernard.com ). I used to get 700 calendars, in color with > businesses advertising for less than $2100. total including setup, printing, > shipping, and cheap envelopes to mail them in. Thats about $3.00/ calendar. > This include a color photo on the calendar. > > Be alot less work than printing them yourself. > > > > > 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" <sw at wordtech-software.com> > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Scribus mailing list > > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > -- > Russ > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus >
