What is Offset Book Printing? Offset Printing is the time-honored, highest-quality printing method used for the vast majority of mainstream-press book releases, and uses a chemical process to create an image. Many authors consider the legendary quality and lower unit-cost of offset printing to be attractive and critical factors. Normally reserved for higher-quantity print jobs, our exclusive printer relationships allow us to make offset printing cost-effectively available at print runs as low as 500 books! Make sure you compare our offset printing prices to everyone else's. What is Digital Book Printing? Digital book printing (including print-on-demand methodology) uses an electric charge to transfer toner or ink. Although digital book printing technology has advanced, it still reportedly accounts for less than 10% of the global printing market Digitally-printed shorter book printing runs generally carry a higher per-unit cost, so we suggest careful consideration of per-unit cost in your decision-making process For your smaller print run, quality digital printing is available for your book printing jobs of fewer than 500 copies at very competitive prices. Offset Book Printing vs. Digital Book Printing? Which is Right For Your Book? It all depends on what your goals our for your book printing job. If you know you will be able to sell a larger quantity of books quickly, offset book printing makes a lot sense. You'll get a much lower cost per book, which means more revenue in your pocket on each book sold.
