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Fbone · 10-15-2010, 03:14 AM

A friend of mine recently wrote and published a small book (120pgs) that is available through B&N and Amazon only as print-on-demand. I went to B&N to order it last Thursday night the 7th. List price was $25.00 with additional 10% off. It was printed in Tennessee on Friday the 8th and shipped UPS the same day. I received it Tuesday 12th which was the next business day. Whole process from order to delivery took 2 business days. It is a quality hardcover.

There has been talk of retailers and publishers using POD to save money and increase efficiency and if my satisfied experience is typical, then it may have a positive future.

PS: Sadly, my friend died of ALS a couple of weeks before publication.

10-15-2010, 03:14 AM	#1
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	First experience purchasing print-on-demand book A friend of mine recently wrote and published a small book (120pgs) that is available through B&N and Amazon only as print-on-demand. I went to B&N to order it last Thursday night the 7th. List price was $25.00 with additional 10% off. It was printed in Tennessee on Friday the 8th and shipped UPS the same day. I received it Tuesday 12th which was the next business day. Whole process from order to delivery took 2 business days. It is a quality hardcover. There has been talk of retailers and publishers using POD to save money and increase efficiency and if my satisfied experience is typical, then it may have a positive future. PS: Sadly, my friend died of ALS a couple of weeks before publication.