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Printing e-books - on-demand

by David.M
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Hello!

I was wondering...

What/where is the best way to get your e-book printed and sent out to the customer. Is it possible to get it on-sale print kind of like how Kunaki the CD/DVD producing company does it?

I've seen a lot of online printing services, but the seem to be VERY expensive/book and I have to order a certain amount and have them shipped to my house.

Any ideas?


Thanks,
David
#ebooks #ondemand #printing
  • Profile picture of the author Teresa Coppes
    The only self-publishing company that I know of is Self Publishing - Lulu.com which offers you different size/paper weight/etc options and prices.

    Good luck!
    Teresa
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  • Profile picture of the author iVentureBiz
    I'll also suggest cafepress the have some options as well..

    CafePress.com : Self Publish Books
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  • Profile picture of the author David.M
    Thanks for the suggestions. They have good black and white prices, but the color seems to really get expensive, do most people who sell physical copies of their ebook sell it in black and white?
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    • Profile picture of the author marciayudkin
      do most people who sell physical copies of their ebook sell it in black and white?
      Yes, definitely. Most of us are accustomed to reading completely black and white books without complaint or indeed without even noticing it.

      Also, print-on-demand color printing is not of very good quality in most cases.

      Stick to black and white.

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      • Profile picture of the author David.M
        Ah ok, well that makes sense. It's a shame though because I like to use images a lot.

        So i found Disk.com, and will give them a call, or they will to me since I filled out a form, asking about there on demand service. I'd like to package a couple CD's along with the book and it seems like they can do that.
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        • Profile picture of the author KenJ
          For good colour prices go to

          createspace.com

          Ken
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  • Profile picture of the author David.M
    Wow createspace.com looks great! They even assign an ISBN number.
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  • Profile picture of the author Karen Connell
    Createspace is the one.

    Once you have the formatting sussed out - it's a breeze!
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  • Profile picture of the author JennSpencerIM
    Thanks for the tip on createspace...probably the cheapest I've seen for color printing. I have to do color since I have up close photos with the tutorials that can't be black and white. If anyone else has an even cheaper alternative to color printing booklets, let me know. I hate to spend $10 per booklet but I haven't found anything cheaper for a 120 page full color printing job.
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    • Profile picture of the author David.M
      Yah Jenn, This is the cheapest I've also found. Most of the time I was getting about $18 for a 116 page book.

      Can't wait to get my book on there, wooot!
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanSupplee
    I believe lulu.com would do it for you to but not 100% sure have not gone down this road as of yet
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