[Scribus] PRINTING Scribus books ?

[Nicholas Vettese]

Thanks.  Was that one photo on the calendar?  I am a photographer, and I was
doing a 12 month calendar with a photo for each month.  I will definitely
check with the email below.

Thanks,
nick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "russbucket" <russbucket at nwi.net>
To: <scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Scribus] PRINTING Scribus books ?


> 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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