Any chance of offering print on demand options for paizo PDFs?

[Steve Geddes]

I only just learnt about print on demand - is it feasible/easy for paizo to offer that service for it's PDF only products? I already get the player guides printed and bound and have been toying with the idea of doing the same with the PFS scenarios - it sounds like print on demand would be both cheaper and easier for me.

Any chance?

[Joana]

Steve Geddes wrote:

I only just learnt about print on demand - is it feasible/easy for paizo to offer that service for it's PDF only products? I already get the player guides printed and bound and have been toying with the idea of doing the same with the PFS scenarios - it sounds like print on demand would be both cheaper and easier for me.

Any chance?

I've seen some chatter around the boards on this, and I believe it's come down to Paizo not being satisfied enough with the quality of the finished project to put their name on it.

[Joana]

Vic Wertz on Print on Demand in 2009

and in 2010

[Steve Geddes]

Thanks, Joanna. Disappointing, but it makes sense. I'll have to stick with my local printer, I guess.

[Vic Wertz]

Steve Geddes wrote:

Thanks, Joanna. Disappointing, but it makes sense. I'll have to stick with my local printer, I guess.

On the plus side, you won't have to pay for shipping!

[Steve Geddes]

Vic Wertz wrote:

Steve Geddes wrote:

Thanks, Joanna. Disappointing, but it makes sense. I'll have to stick with my local printer, I guess.

On the plus side, you won't have to pay for shipping!

There is that (although the Carrion Crown player guides ended up at a little over $40 each from memory - I think if POD ever becomes feasible the shipping costs will be a non-issue (especially with the 'ship everything monthly' option).

Those earlier posts you made were excellent information, btw. For those of us clueless about your business it sometimes seems there's an 'obvious' solution to some perceived problem. I greatly appreaciate the time you spend explaining why those are generally either unworkable or inferior to what you end up doing. I'll keep hoping POD becomes cheaper and higher quality and in the meantime send a bit of business my local printer's way.

[Dark_Mistress]

I agree, I hope some day it becomes feasible for Paizo to offer PoD of their PDF only books and out of print books at some point. I just realize it won't be any time soon.

[pennywit]

Arise, ARISE, dead thread!!!

I came across this today. It looks like it's been a few years since this was last considered. Has Paizo revisited it at all? For a lot of out-of-print materials (i.e., APs and Map Folios), the secondary market it absolutely brutal.

[Cpt_kirstov]

pennywit wrote:

Arise, ARISE, dead thread!!!

I came across this today. It looks like it's been a few years since this was last considered. Has Paizo revisited it at all? For a lot of out-of-print materials (i.e., APs and Map Folios), the secondary market it absolutely brutal.

This comes up every 6 months or so. Vic most recently responded to this again in May in another thread:

Vic Wertz wrote:

I just received new PoD samples a few weeks ago, and though paper quality has improved since the last time I looked into it, I'm still not happy with the print quality.

[pennywit]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

This comes up every 6 months or so. Vic most recently responded to this again in May in another thread:

Vic Wertz wrote:

I just received new PoD samples a few weeks ago, and though paper quality has improved since the last time I looked into it, I'm still not happy with the print quality.

Thanks, thanks very much.