print on demand

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print on demand

The ability to print a pamphlet, manual or book in small quantities as requested, even just one at a time. The printing is done from the computer rather than the traditional offset printing process. Print on demand is environmentally sound because hundreds of thousands of unsold, new books are destroyed annually. In addition, publishers no longer need to maintain a large physical inventory of titles, which translates into huge cost savings.

The Benefits
Print on demand allows every book ever published to be available in the future, and it allows new authors to be published more easily. It prevents wonderful books from ever going out-of-print due to low demand. Using on-demand equipment, a complete, finished hardcover book can be created from scratch in less than 20 minutes. See digital printing.

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Authors can use a wide variety of design, production, and publishing services, and can list books at the big distributors and online stores, print on demand as orders come in, and pay royalties on each sale.

Online self-publishing services by Black Enterprise

The print on demand process (POD) uses digital printing technology to streamline document production.

POD market continues to grow: with mounting pressure from digital ... by Bottiglieri, Janice / Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper

Today the limitations of print -- long cycle times, high costs, little flexibility -- are being changed through a phenomenon called print on demand (POD).

Printing on demand: a new market niche by McGoon, Cliff / Communication World

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