Topic: Cheap Binding
Started by: The Lady Fate
Started on: 9/25/2002
Board: Publishing
On 9/25/2002 at 11:40pm, The Lady Fate wrote:
Cheap Binding
Hello.
I was directed here by a friend who told me this was the place for a hopeful small publisher to go and ask questions. Well, here I am, there you are and here's my question:
I'm looking for cheap binding. I'd like saddle-stitched (stapled) books. There's a kinkos next door, but is there another option?
Thanks in advance and thanks for a very informative site!
On 9/25/2002 at 11:48pm, Clinton R. Nixon wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
Check out AlphaGraphics. They did a great job for me. Outside of that, I recommend looking around town for smaller printers: most towns have one or two non-chain print shops, and if you live in the city, there's dozens.
On 9/25/2002 at 11:52pm, The Lady Fate wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
Wow!
I type in a question, I get a cup of coffee, and there's the webmaster with a link! With a store twenty minutes from my house!
Thank you, Mr. Nixon.
(Gee, that doesn't sound right, for some reason.) ;)
Seriously, thank you very much.
On 9/25/2002 at 11:58pm, Valamir wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
Mike and I had a good experience with PiP. I think they're a franchise though, so quality may vary by location.
We had them do a perfect bound soft cover, but they do alot more than that.
On 9/26/2002 at 1:13am, The Lady Fate wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
How much (if you don't mind me asking) did you pay? And what kind of books/binding did you do?
On 9/26/2002 at 1:35am, Valamir wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
it was 86 pages, digest size, perfect bound (i.e. traditional RPG softcover bound). It was a very small run of only 100 copies and very last minute (we picked them up the morning of GenCon) so that contributed to a higher than average price.
It was $610 for 100 copies. With more lead time and a somewhat larger run it would have probably been $1-$2 cheaper.
On 9/26/2002 at 1:43am, quozl wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
Valamir wrote: It was $610 for 100 copies. With more lead time and a somewhat larger run it would have probably been $1-$2 cheaper.
I'm assuming you mean per copy so that would be a total of $100-$200 cheaper, right?
On 9/26/2002 at 4:18am, Valamir wrote:
RE: Cheap Binding
Yeah, of course with more copies that wouldn't translate to cheaper in an absolute $ sense.