[Scribus] PRINTING Scribus books ?

[russbucket]

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
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