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Originally Posted by Fbone
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.
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Great about the book, so sad about the friend. At least he lives on in his work!
I, too, have been impressed with the quality of POD volumes. They're more expensive, but much higher quality than the average grocery store paperback. Too, if the author/publisher cares enough about his work, POD lends itself to easy revision when errors are found.
--Maria