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<blockquote data-quote="madelf" data-source="post: 1552551" data-attributes="member: 15415"><p>I think I'm agreeing with Hinterwelt (funny how often that happens). I don't think I want to be a printer.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It seemed intriguing at first impression, but with 10 grand in equipment and work space for a set-up that isn't fast enough to act as a POD provider to others... it just doesn't make sense. Just to get my stuff out... I can buy a lot of professional printing for 10 grand.</p><p></p><p>I also wanted to point out that there's POD and there's POD. There's the low-run print houses that can get you a few hundred copies for a reasonable up-front cost. That's really not what I was thinking of when I brought up the question.</p><p></p><p>There's also the places (like lulu.com) that will print as little as one book at a time, with no upfront setup costs, no warehousing, no shipping costs out of pocket, no expense at all except what is taken out of the sale. Now that is every bit as easy as PDF. And the quality is good. (I ordered a copy of my playtest edition as a trial run and it is a good looking book. It seems pretty tough. It looks every bit as good as most of the other paperbacks sitting on my shelf. I was impressed) The base price per copy is a good bit steeper than the several hundred copy route, making it a poor choice for trying to send through traditional distribution, but for on-line sales there's room for a modest mark-up without being over-priced in comparison to other books. </p><p></p><p>With that sort of service available, I'm amazed that it isn't being used more than it seems to be. Even the RPGnow/mall service seems pretty good (though I haven't seen one of their books). So what I'm trying to figure out is why every publisher releasing a PDF product isn't releasing it in POD as well. It seems like a no-lose situation. If it doesn't sell, you're not out a dime. If it does, you're making money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madelf, post: 1552551, member: 15415"] I think I'm agreeing with Hinterwelt (funny how often that happens). I don't think I want to be a printer. :) It seemed intriguing at first impression, but with 10 grand in equipment and work space for a set-up that isn't fast enough to act as a POD provider to others... it just doesn't make sense. Just to get my stuff out... I can buy a lot of professional printing for 10 grand. I also wanted to point out that there's POD and there's POD. There's the low-run print houses that can get you a few hundred copies for a reasonable up-front cost. That's really not what I was thinking of when I brought up the question. There's also the places (like lulu.com) that will print as little as one book at a time, with no upfront setup costs, no warehousing, no shipping costs out of pocket, no expense at all except what is taken out of the sale. Now that is every bit as easy as PDF. And the quality is good. (I ordered a copy of my playtest edition as a trial run and it is a good looking book. It seems pretty tough. It looks every bit as good as most of the other paperbacks sitting on my shelf. I was impressed) The base price per copy is a good bit steeper than the several hundred copy route, making it a poor choice for trying to send through traditional distribution, but for on-line sales there's room for a modest mark-up without being over-priced in comparison to other books. With that sort of service available, I'm amazed that it isn't being used more than it seems to be. Even the RPGnow/mall service seems pretty good (though I haven't seen one of their books). So what I'm trying to figure out is why every publisher releasing a PDF product isn't releasing it in POD as well. It seems like a no-lose situation. If it doesn't sell, you're not out a dime. If it does, you're making money. [/QUOTE]
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