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Demystifying Print On Demand (POD)

   
Author: Marilyn Ross and Tom Ross
 

< P > T h e r e a r e m a n y i d e a l a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r P r i n t o n D e m a n d w h e n o n l y a s m a l l n u m b e r o f b o o k s a r e n e e d e d . T h e y i n c l u d e f a m i l y g e n e a l o g i e s , c h u r c h h i s t o r i e s , c o o k b o o k s a n d a u t o b i o g r a p h i e s w i t h l i m i t e d a p p e a l t o m o s t l y f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s . O t h e r i n s t a n c e s w h e r e t h i s p r i n t a p p r o a c h m a k e s s e n s e i s i f a n o l d b o o k s t i l l s e l l s a f e w h u n d r e d c o p i e s a y e a r , y o u n e e d a f e w d o z e n c o p i e s o f a m a n u s c r i p t t o s e n d o u t a h e a d o f t i m e f o r a d v a n c e b l u r b s , p o s s i b l e b o o k c l u b s a l e s , o r t o i n t e r e s t a n a g e n t o r t r a d e p u b l i s h e r . S o m e s p e a k e r s u s e P O D w h e n t h e y n e e d a s m a l l q u a n t i t y o f a c u s t o m i z e d w o r k b o o k f o r a s p e c i a l c l i e n t o r a s e m i n a r . < / P > < P > W h i l e P O D c a n b e t h e p e r f e c t a n s w e r f o r t h e a b o v e s i t u a t i o n s , i t o f t e n i s n o t t h e b e s t a p p r o a c h f o r a s e r i o u s a u t h o r / p u b l i s h e r . S h o r t r u n s c a n b e s h o r t s i g h t e d . T h e r e i s s o m u c h b e w i l d e r m e n t s u r r o u n d i n g t h i s p u b l i s h i n g v e n u e , i t ' s a s i f A g a t h a C h r i s t i e a n d E l l e r y Q u e e n c o m b i n e d t o c r a f t a b a f f l i n g m y s t e r y . S o t o h e l p y o u s o r t o u t t h e o p t i o n s , h e r e a r e s o m e c l a r i f i c a t i o n s : < / P > < P > W h i l e y o u c a n s a v e m o n e y b y p r i n t i n g f e w e r b o o k s w i t h P O D p r i n t e r s , e a c h b o o k w i l l c o s t y o u m o r e . W h e n y o u f i g u r e o u t w h a t t h e f e e s a r e t o p r i n t t h e i n t e r i o r a n d t h e c o v e r o f y o u r b o o k ( e a c h i s s e p a r a t e ) , y o u ' l l p r o b a b l y b e i n t h e $ 5 - $ 7 p e r b o o k r a n g e . T h a t g e t s e x p e n s i v e i n a h u r r y i f y o u p l a n o n s e n d i n g o u t m a n y c o m p l i m e n t a r y r e v i e w c o p i e s w h i c h h a s p r o v e n t o b e a b s o l u t e l y t h e b e s t w a y t o s e l l b o o k s . I n t r a d i t i o n a l p r i n t i n g o f s a y , 3 0 0 0 b o o k s , y o u ' l l o n l y s p e n d a b o u t $ 2 o r $ 3 a b o o k , d e p e n d i n g o n d i f f e r e n t f a c t o r s . < / P > < P > Q u a l i t y i s s o m e t i m e s a p r o b l e m w i t h P O D p u b l i s h e r s . M o s t d o n ' t r e q u i r e a n y e d i t i n g , s o m a n u s c r i p t s r e p l e t e w i t h e r r o r s m a y b e t h e n o r m . ( E v e n i f y o u h a v e y o u r s p r o f e s s i o n a l l y e d i t e d , y o u r i s k " g u i l t b y a s s o c i a t i o n . " ) I t ' s t h e o l d v a n i t y / s u b s i d y s t o r y c l o a k e d i n n e w t e c h n o l o g y . T h e c o v e r s s e l d o m c a n c o m p e t e w i t h t h o s e s e e n i n b o o k s t o r e s . A n d b e c a u s e t h e i n t e r i o r p a g e s a r e u s u a l l y c r e a t e d o n a D o c u t e c h , l a s e r p r i n t e r t o n e r i s u s e d i n p l a c e o f a c t u a l r i c h i n k s . < / P > < P > O n e o f t h e m a i n r e a s o n s m o s t a u t h o r s s e l f - p u b l i s h i s b e c a u s e t h e y w a n t t o m a i n t a i n c o n t r o l o f t h e i r b o o k s . W i t h m o s t P O D h o u s e s t h i s i s l o s t b e c a u s e t h e y i s s u e y o u o n e o f t h e i r I S B N s a n d l i s t t h e m s e l v e s a s t h e p u b l i s h e r o f r e c o r d i n B o o k s I n P r i n t . A n I S B N i s t o a b o o k w h a t y o u r s o c i a l s e c u r i t y n u m b e r i s t o y o u . I t ' s y o u r I D i n t h e w o r l d . S e e m s l i k e a s i m p l e , h e l p f u l t h i n g , r i g h t ? W r o n g ! I t c a n h a v e f a r - r e a c h i n g r a m i f i c a t i o n s . < / P > < P > T h e I S B N i s h o w p e o p l e f i n d t h e p u b l i s h e r o f a b o o k . S o i f a b o o k c l u b , c o r p o r a t e b u l k b u y e r , c a t a l o g e r , o r f i l m m a k e r , f o r i n s t a n c e , s e e k s t o p u r c h a s e y o u r b o o k , t h e i r i n q u i r y w i l l b e d i r e c t e d t o t h e P O D p u b l i s h e r , n o t y o u . T h i s p r o v e s d i s a s t r o u s b e c a u s e P O D i s n o t d e s i g n e d t o o f f e r t h e d e e p d i s c o u n t s u c h t r a n s a c t i o n s r e q u i r e . S o t h e s e s p e c i a l s a l e s t h a t a r e o f t e n y o u r b r e a d a n d b u t t e r i n t r a d i t i o n a l s e l f - p u b l i s h i n g d i s a p p e a r w i t h o u t y o u r e v e r h e a r i n g a w o r d . < / P > < P > U n f o r t u n a t e l y , b o o k s t o r e s a r e s k e p t i c a l a b o u t c a r r y i n g P O D b o o k s . B o o k s t o r e s t y p i c a l l y r e q u i r e a 4 0 % d i s c o u n t o f f t h e p u b l i s h e r ' s r e t a i l p r i c e , t h e a b i l i t y t o r e t u r n u n s o l d b o o k s , o p e r a t e b y p u r c h a s e o r d e r , a n d e x p e c t t h e p u b l i s h e r t o p a y a l l s h i p p i n g f e e s . T h i s a l l r u n s c o u n t e r t o h o w P O D s o p e r a t e . T h e y o f f e r l e s s t h a n a 4 0 % d i s c o u n t , w o n ' t a l l o w b o o k s t o b e r e t u r n e d , a r e n ' t e q u i p p e d t o i s s u e p u r c h a s e o r d e r s , a n d e x p e c t t h e b o o k s t o r e t o p a y s h i p p i n g f e e s o f s o m e t h i n g l i k e $ 3 . 5 0 p e r b o o k . S o t h e r e g o e s y o u r b o o k s t o r e m a r k e t . < / P > < P > P O D p u b l i s h e r s , m o s t o f w h o m s e e m r i d i c u l o u s l y i n e x p e n s i v e , u s e y o u r b o o k a s a p r o f i t c e n t e r . T h e m o r e b o o k s y o u s e l l , t h e m o r e m o n e y t h e y m a k e . I t ' s o f t e n l e f t t o y o u t o d r i v e t r a f f i c t o W e b s i t e s a n d c r e a t e a n y d e m a n d . < / P > < P > T h e a u t h o r u s u a l l y m u s t p a y i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d o f 7 5 % o f t h e r e t a i l p r i c e o f t h e b o o k t o g e t c o p i e s f o r r e v i e w o r t o r e s e l l . T h u s , i f y o u w e r e t o t r y t o s e l l t o b o o k s t o r e s , w h i c h n e e d a 4 0 % d i s c o u n t , y o u w o u l d l o s e m o n e y o n e v e r y b o o k s o l d . O n e m a j o r P O D h o u s e m a n d a t e s t h a t p a p e r b a c k s r e t a i l f o r $ 1 6 a n d h a r d c o v e r s f o r $ 2 5 . S o w h a t d o y o u m a k e ? O n a p a p e r b a c k , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e a u t h o r r o y a l t y i s $ 1 . 6 0 o n a n y s a l e s t o b o o k s t o r e s , l i b r a r i e s , a n d r e s e l l e r s . . . a n d $ 4 . 0 0 w h e n a b o o k i s s o l d d i r e c t t o a c o n s u m e r . < / P > < P > L e t ' s c o m p a r e t h a t t o a t r a d i t i o n a l s e l f - p u b l i s h i n g a r r a n g e m e n t . T h e a v e r a g e o v e r a l l d i s c o u n t f o r s m a l l p r e s s e s i s 3 8 % . ( T h i s t a k e s i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n b o o k s p u r c h a s e d a t f u l l p r i c e w i t h n o d i s c o u n t s , a l l t h e w a y t o w h o l e s a l e r s w h o r e q u i r e a 5 5 % d i s c o u n t . ) I f y o u h a d a $ 1 4 . 9 5 p a p e r b a c k , m i n u s t h e 3 8 % , y o u r p r o f i t w o u l d b e $ 9 . 2 7 p e r b o o k . I f y o u p u b l i s h e d a $ 2 2 . 9 5 h a r d c o v e r a n d f a c t o r e d i n t h a t s a m e o v e r a l l 3 8 % d i s c o u n t , y o u w o u l d m a k e $ 1 4 . 2 3 o n e v e r y b o o k s o l d . < / P > < P > D o y o u w a n t t o m a k e r e a l m o n e y s e l l i n g b o o k s ? S e r i o u s , s m a r t a u t h o r s / p u b l i s h e r s c h o o s e t r a d i t i o n a l s e l f - p u b l i s h i n g . T h e m y s t e r y i s s o l v e d . < / P > < P > C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 5 M a r i l y n R o s s < / P >

 
 
 

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