A Deeper Look at Digital Book Printing

Digital Book Printing involves the use of toner and not ink. This is similar to how a copy machine makes a copy, except with much better technology and a higher quality result.  Advances in digital printing technology have greatly narrowed the gap in quality as compared to offset printing. Improvements in technology have enabled the price per book for a short run to decrease as well.  Digital printing can be done by the sheet just like a copier, or with a web roll where signatures are used—just like the offset book printing process.

Even with all the new technology, the number one concern with digital book printing is ensuring a quality product.  There are a lot of printers that say they print books and can do it for unbelievably low prices.  Many of these printers simply do the printing and then outsource the binding of the book.  By doing that, they are introducing a lot of quality control issues that can make your final product look like it’s not been professionally produced.   

There are very few digital printers that only specialize in the production of books.  If you get a quote that looks too good to be true, it probably is.  Finding the best price, while an important factor, is not the only factor.  Making sure you are working with a quality printer that specializes in book production is equally important
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