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Questions tagged [print-on-demand]

This tag should be used for questions that deal with "Print on Demand", a business process in which a book will only be printed when someone orders it, which allows printing in small quantities.

This tag should be used for questions that deal with "Print on Demand", a business process in which a book will only be printed when someone orders it, which allows printing in small quantities.

The technology is relatively new as older technologies relied on being able to print a book very often to be economical.

You may for example want to use this tag when asking questions about and you should mention which kind of medium you are interested in, such as whether you are asking about PoD of a or .

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Is there a way I can print a book only for myself?

As selfish as this sounds, I’m really interested in having my own book printed for myself as the title entails. I don’t intend to sell it or distribute it or anything of that sort, but just something I could read for my leisure with a physical…
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Which options for self-publish large book with Print on demand, bible paper and hardcover?

I want to publish one book with about 1,200 pages. We are talking about a book for daily use My requirements are: Print on demand (POD) paper of "bible" type (to avoid a book with a too thick spine) paper with good quality (for resist daily…
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Where to print a weekly black & white comic magazine

Me and a couple of friends are thinking of creating a comic magazine that contains a couple of different original comics. This is what we want the magazine to have. All the images inside will be in black & white We want it to be printed on a 5 x…
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Color scheme for print and ebook

I am currently writing a book intended for print (POD) and eBook (PDF/ePub displayed on different devices, including iPads). I use InDesign (CS4) to create the book. The book uses colors for the tables (rows in alternating colors). Looking at the…
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PoD services that do hardcovers of custom dimensions?

Which print-on-demand (PoD) services allow creating hardcover books of arbitrary dimensions (e.g., 115 × 157 mm)? I'm looking to print 60 copies.
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Do traditional publishers ever make use of "print on demand" (POD)?

Do traditional publishers always use offset printing for the books they publish, or do they sometimes use POD to make books available? If they do use POD, is it primarily for older titles?
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Does CreateSpace (Print-On-Demand) print and ship books to the customer, or do I need to do that?

If I self-publish a book on Amazon using CreateSpace, when someone orders a copy, do I need to go to a local printing company, have it printed, and shipped to them? Or does CreateSpace print the book and ship it to the customer? Is that how…
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On using InDesign or Scribus

My book editor says that we need to professionally reflow the text with Adobe InDesign software (not just in a word processor). She asks $350 for the job, which seems like too much money. Do I assume correctly, that after me inserting non-breaking…
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LaTeX as alternative to Scribus for large text books

I want to publish multiple large text books, each one about 480 pages long, this is print on demand (POD) on IngramSpark. The content is basically text and a few black and white images. Another important aspect is that the text is already written…
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Are there very large format POD publishers?

I have a low quantity book project that will need a book sized A3 with 1000-1500 pages. Is there a print on demand provider out there that could possibly handle that?
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Are print on demand books more expensive than normal published books?

I would like to publish my book. I would like to publish it as print on demand. I don't like the idea of giving my book away to a publisher. I want to have control and remain responsible for marketing and for my book in general. I don't want waste;…
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What is required to sell books in the US and UK from another country via CreateSpace?

I have recently completed my adventure/fantasy novel. I am planning to self-publish it via CreateSpace's POD option. I am from India and want to sell my book in various countries, but could find no mention of it on the CreateSpace site... So my…
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POD Formatting For Soft And Hard Cover

I have a finished manuscript and am ready to self-publish. I will go with IngramSpark and CreateSpace and would like to offer both soft and hard cover versions of my book. Question: Should I supply two different PDFs for soft and hard versions? The…
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Two-color (e.g., black & red) print-on-demand services?

What are some print-on-demand (PoD) services that allow two-color printing? I would like to print a book that uses black and red ink only.
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PoD page limits

LuLu has an 800 pp. limit on their PoD books. What are some other alternatives to LuLu that allow printing more pages per volume (e.g., 1200)?
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