Publishers
Earnings opportunities through Books on Demand
The structural changes in the book market confront publishers with increasing challenges. In a tough competitive environment with great cost pressure, offering a wide publishing programme outside the bestseller segment is becoming ever more difficult. BoD gives publishers the chance to produce titles with small print runs risk-free – because BoD produces books only when they are ordered, starting with a print run of one copy. Fast delivery to the bookstores is guaranteed as well. After BoD has received an order, each book is printed, bound, and shipped within just twelve hours. Having BoD as a strong sales partner, publishers can now boost the efficiency of their distribution process.
Advantages at a glance
- Saving time and money – BoD gives you customized system solutions from one source. Furthermore, all projects can be handled conveniently and economically online
- Optimizing efficiency – upon request BoD generates a fully electronic connection to publishers’ distribution centres. Orders will then be drop-shipped directly from the printer
- Boosting sales – since the titles are listed in all relevant wholesaler catalogues, you are represented nationwide in all brick-and-mortar and online bookstores
- Increasing liquidity – the innovative on-demand technology eliminates the risky pre-financing of print runs as well as storage and handling costs
- Distinguishing titles from one another – you have free choice of trim sizes, a wide range of binding and design alternatives, and can flexibly integrate individual colour pages in a book
- Sharpening your identity as a publisher – BoD allows you to publish without risk, so you can develop your publishing programme according to the profile you have in mind
