5 Tips on Book Printing8251479
Printing a book of your personal can be a dream come true. With advancements in technology, this dream can now be easily realized. There are many commercial printers providing various printing services in the market. You can learn about your book printing options from these printers and can create a book according to your specifications.
Tips on Book Printing
Book printing does not only imply placing ink on paper. Printing involves a number of aspects that influence the general appearance of the book. Therefore, you should approach all the locations of book printing cautiously. Here are a few tips you must think about whilst preparing to print your book:
1. Size of the book: It is important to first determine on the size of your book. Various sizes are available for different purposes. For example, there are handbooks, manuals and mass markets. Choose the size that will improve the appearance and overall appeal of your book.
2. Technique of printing: There are mainly three types of book printing: web press, lithography printing and digital printing.
Web Press printing is for a large printing run and in the range of 10,000 or a higher generally.
Lithography printing (offset printing - or sheet fed) is usually used with book runs in the range of 500 to 10,000 runs. Digital book printing is used for book runs in the range 1 to 500 books. Even though the unit cost is greater than lithograph printing, the general price is much less when a smaller sized quantity run is used in "Testing-The-Market."
3. Print on Demand: Print on Demand (POD) indicates that more copies of the book can be printed only when they are ordered by clients. This saves time, money and paper.
4. Formatting: Formatting is an essential factor, which makes your book attractive and efficient. Strange spaces, inappropriate fonts and incorrect margins can give your book a clumsy look. Make certain that your printer offers right formatting to your book.
5. Binding: There are many types of book bindings, such as pamphlet binding, saddle stitched binding, side wire binding, spiral/coil binding, comb binding, perfect binding, lay-flat ideal binding, case/hard bound adhesive, case/hard bound smyth sewn, children's case/hard bound, children's board books and children's pop-up books. You can ask the printer for a specific type of binding, according to your preference.
