The ability to print books on demand has turned the traditional book publishing industry on its head.

By Bob Neubauer

There are two reasons I’m telling you all this. First, as printers (who have probably printed a few books in your day), I thought you’d be interested in the latest developments in this books-on-demand craze. And second, as I went through the upload process with Amazon, I realized that in-plants can use this service to their advantage. True, anyone can upload a book for free, but setting up the PDFs of the text and cover may be too complex for those unfamiliar with publishing software. That’s where your in-plant’s expertise could come in handy. If you can market your ability to publish books on Amazon, complete with an ISBN number, you can remove most of the hassle from the process.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

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