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<blockquote data-quote="2WS-Steve" data-source="post: 471245" data-attributes="member: 3289"><p>I'm not so sure print publishers would be all that reticent about this. Many print publishers are starting to shift their OOP stock to e-books and having a new way of selling those would be very appealing.</p><p></p><p>LSI's print-on-demand service has some pretty reasonable print costs. A small setup fee, then under $4 per book for a 108 page 8.5x11 book with 4-color cover and B/W interior. You do lose full bleeds and both the cover and interior stock are fairly light but I'd much rather have a bound, double-sided print book than the ugly stuff that comes out of my printer. </p><p></p><p>If an independent gaming store could afford whatever machine they use, has the space for it, and can keep the paper and ink costs reasonable it'd be a pretty convenient way to have a wide inventory base, a large selection of OOP books, and minimal inventory risk.</p><p></p><p>I'm confident that the technology for such an operation is either already here or shortly on its way. The only outstanding issue then is going to be accountability. When Ryan Dancey talked about something similar to this, but regarding in-store "spincasters" and miniatures, he suggested having special keys ship with the templates and each use of the key racks up a charge. Regardless, the accountability problem can't be that difficult to solve.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, from what I understand the PoD service even has an added feature in that it uses digital printing, which can make for crisper images in the printout. There's no reason it couldn't also offer 600 dpi prints as compared to the typical 300 lpi you get from a conventional print house.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2WS-Steve, post: 471245, member: 3289"] I'm not so sure print publishers would be all that reticent about this. Many print publishers are starting to shift their OOP stock to e-books and having a new way of selling those would be very appealing. LSI's print-on-demand service has some pretty reasonable print costs. A small setup fee, then under $4 per book for a 108 page 8.5x11 book with 4-color cover and B/W interior. You do lose full bleeds and both the cover and interior stock are fairly light but I'd much rather have a bound, double-sided print book than the ugly stuff that comes out of my printer. If an independent gaming store could afford whatever machine they use, has the space for it, and can keep the paper and ink costs reasonable it'd be a pretty convenient way to have a wide inventory base, a large selection of OOP books, and minimal inventory risk. I'm confident that the technology for such an operation is either already here or shortly on its way. The only outstanding issue then is going to be accountability. When Ryan Dancey talked about something similar to this, but regarding in-store "spincasters" and miniatures, he suggested having special keys ship with the templates and each use of the key racks up a charge. Regardless, the accountability problem can't be that difficult to solve. On a side note, from what I understand the PoD service even has an added feature in that it uses digital printing, which can make for crisper images in the printout. There's no reason it couldn't also offer 600 dpi prints as compared to the typical 300 lpi you get from a conventional print house. [/QUOTE]
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