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Subject:Re: Short-run user manual printing From:Richard L Hamilton <dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net> To:salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com Date:Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:36:12 -0700
Chris,
You might try CreateSpace.com. This is an Amazon subsidiary that is set up for self-publishers, but they are pretty good for short runs of perfect-bound content. You're close to their minimum for perfect bound books (I think the minimum is 32), but you should be ok.
We use CreateSpace for short runs (we used them for review copies of Krista VanLaan's The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing). I don't have their pricing right at hand, but I'm positive it will be much better than $20/copy.
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On Jul 13, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Chris Morton wrote:
> We have user manuals that are roughly 40 8-1/2" X 11" duplex pages each. I
> just got a quote for a short run on a computerized Canon press that comes
> in at $20+ each for 50 perfect-bound manuals. This is *far* more than I had
> anticipated. Do any of you have a U.S. supplier that offers superior rates
> (even when taking shipping into inconsideration)?
>
> Thanks
>
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