Print on Demand (POD) Technology
When a book is printed after your order is placed, you've just subscribed to the Print on Demand (POD) system. Sometimes associated with self-publishing or vanity publishing, POD is increasingly being used by some trade publishers. Some authors will submit their manuscripts, for ecologic tree-saving reasons, to a trade publisher (with full manuscript selection, editoral, design, and promotion processes) that uses POD at time of delivery. And some established authors have been known to choose POD presses/printers for better author returns per copy sold.
Listed are both literary publishers that use POD or have a POD option and POD presses/printers who you as an author could purchase POD and related services from. Binding quality and other production values can vary, so get your hands on recent books printed on demand by the publisher or printer when doing your research.
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Canada
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United States
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Digitization and the Future of Canadian Publishing “Could the printed page give way to the digital screen? Will print-on-demand become a must-have technology for publishers large and small? Is it time to close the book on the book? BookNet Canada brings together publishers, thought-leaders, retailers, and technology vendors to address the impact of digitization on the future of the Canadian book trade.”
Date: Toronto, Canada -- 20 & 21 March, 2007
Toronto,
Ontario,
Canada
http://www.booknetcanada.com/events/index.html
“Feature developed by Rowland Lorimer, Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University…. This paper [HTML and PDF] was originally presented by Dr. Rowland Lorimer, of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at Simon Fraser University, at the January 11, 2007 In Focus Speakers’ Series Workshop on Digital Transformations.”
Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada
http://www.culturescope.ca/ev_en.php?ID=12796_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
“Since its inception in 1995, Trafford has lead the independent publishing revolution. We publish over 2% of all new titles released in North America! Now there are a dozen or so companies offering variations on our original innovative service - yet we believe ours is still the best suited for most authors’ needs. The enhancements and improvements in our service have been based on the suggestions of over 10,000 very creative people (our authors) from over 120 countries.”
Victoria,
British Columbia,
Canada
http://www.trafford.com/
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” Xlibris gives you the tools you need to become your own publisher…. In strategic partnership with Random House, Inc.’s investment subsidiary, Random House Ventures, Xlibris will continuously offer new publishing services that open the marketplace of published books to everyone, and will strengthen and enrich the landscape of books and writing as a whole.”
United States
http://www2.xlibris.com/index.asp
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