Print On Demand

What Is Print-On-Demand?
Print On Demand (POD) publishing is a method of producing books in specific quantities needed to meet ongoing bookstore or book buyer orders. POD printing makes it economical to print just one copy of a book at a time because the technology uses digital printing rather than the traditional methods of letterpress and offset printing, which is too complex to print a one at a time.
 
Who uses print-on-demand?

• Authors: Print-on-demand enables self-publishing authors to sell books without having to pay large, up-front costs for a large number of books, when they’re not sure how many they’re going to sell.
•  Publishers: Publishers use print-on-demand to maintain availability without paying high storage costs. It’s also useful for niche publications that have a smaller audience.
•  ​Businesses: Businesses use print-on-demand services to produce customized books for their clients, for marketing, brand-building and information.

 
Advantages for the publishers include:

• Eliminates the need to keep books in inventory;
• Allows books without substantial sales to stay in print;
• The manuscript can be updated because all the copies need not be printed in one go.
• Self-publishers can test the market before investing thousands of dollars upfront.
• Your book can be printed in a short time as opposed to the long wait of traditional presses.

WDP is your source for top quality printed hardcover and softcover books, made in the USA.

Just give us the information needed to prepare a
printing estimate and
we will contact you to
​review your materials and discuss the details. ​

Disadvantages for the publishers are:

• POD books are not usually returnable, which means that brick and mortar stores.
• Profit on the book shrinks for the publisher, because many copies have to be ordered for the distributor, the bookstore gets a cut and the distributor has to get a cut.
• Interior color printing quality is not always as good as with traditional printing so if you’re doing

​Whether you decide on Print-on-Demand or Traditional Printing, Williams DocuPrep can help you. We frequently upload books for our clients to KDP and IngramSpark so we know how to use their templates and what glitches to watch for to make sure your book files are accepted. We also work with several trade printers across the United States who are known for producing high quality books so we can offer you competitive pricing to print in large volume. Contact us for a quote.

Custom Booklets

​Custom booklets are a great way to communicate information just the way you want to. From typesetting, design and layout to printing, WDP will work with you to produce a booklet you will be proud of and one that meets your budget. 

We also design and print:​​

• Annual Reports
• Catalogs
• Church Booklets
• Cookbooks
• Directories

• ​​Medical Books
• Software Manuals
• Training Manuals
• Recipe Books
• Reunion Books

Binding Options

• Saddle-Stitched: The most affordable binding type for booklets from 8 to 96 pages.
• Perfect Bound: Provides a polished, professional finish to a high quality book typically starting at 60 pages or more.
• Plastic Coil Bound: Enhance your presentation, manual, or other document with a more professional spiral binding.
• Wire Coil Bound: Present your document in a professional, elegant, and convenient package for your readers.
• 3-Hole Drilled: The standard binding method for training publications that are inserted into three-hole binders. ​​
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