POD

  Print-on-demand (POD) publishing is a way to have books immediately printed and bound after a customer places an order for the book. The computer, the internet, and POD technology have together been fueling the huge surge in self-publishing. This is because it is a very fast and inexpensive way to get your books into the hands of your customers and readers. Just-in-Time Production Whether the customer orders one copy or ten, these copies will be created, within minutes, and sent out to that customer - therefore no inventory for the publisher or the distributor to buy and put into storage. This process can happen this way because the book printer has a digital file of the book and its cover in its computerized book-making machine. The self-publisher can make changes and additions to the book within minutes - and upload the new files to the printer in minutes. Beneficial to Large Publishers Print-on-demand publishing has been revolutionizing the publishing industry. Many large publ...