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Originally Posted by rcentros
A small batch press run really isn't "publishing" (in the traditional sense), it's more in the field of custom printing. Unless you think most books are going to be "published" in small batches, the impact of this process should be negligible for major publishers.
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Small batches are also used for backlist inventory management.
Remember that when big publishers lost a loophole on inventory taxes some years back, they changed warehousing practices and adopted POD.
https://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/how-tho...ed-publishing/
They drastically reduced launch print runs and rely on small batches to feed backlist trickle sales. A lot of books are steady sellers...over time. It is more practical and cheaper to add a small batch once or twice a year than to keep a multiyear supply around, paying taxes and using up warehouse space that could go to other uses. Using small POD batches allows for smaller warehouses so they can save money that way too.
POD isn't just for small fry.