Julie – My colleague did an initial search on POD and directed me
to your site. Thanks for all your incredibly helpful advice!
Last year, I published a book for a client (available on Amazon) and subsequently, his client
wanted one just like it. So he (my client,) has agreed to hire the
same team (me, my writer, editor, layout and graphics artist,
proofreader, indexer) to do publish a special book for his client, but
we don’t want to spend the same amount on printing as we did for his
book (and consequently, are now storing in a warehouse – live and
learn).
My question to you – if you would be so kind to assist – is how
does someone like me, with all the services to get the book to the point
of printing (and truly not caring about it after then – that will be
my client’s client’s problem) – find the POD company would best
suit this situation? If I found the right one, then my client can spend
a much smaller amount – and his client can order new books (and pay
for them) whenever he wants them.
I’d appreciate your help – as I’m not sure what to believe now
that I’ve read more on this subject than I ever imagined existed!
Best regards,
Ruth Milligan
Milligan Communications LLC
ruth@milligancommunications.com
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Your best bet is to bypass POD service providers like Xlibris and
1stBooks and go directly to a POD printer. You might try Digitz or
Fidlar Doubleday. There are others at my site (under 'POD printers'):
http://julieduffy.com/writing/resources.htm
If you want a short run of books, these will work fine. If it's a
book you will want to get available and into general distribution, you
should go directly to LSi, the POD arm of the distributor Ingram. This
will get your book into the Ingram distribution system. The problems
with LSi are that they don't like to work with individuals and there are
annual fees for keeping a book in their system (I think). Other than
that, try Writer's Collective. It is a broker for other publishing
services. I believe they have a relationship with a printer (Fidlar
Doublday) that allows for one-at-a-time fulfillment to the bookstores.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Julie
