Which route is cheaper for my run?

Below roughly 500 copies digital almost always wins, and above about 1,500 offset does. Between the two it depends on extent, colour coverage and stock, so we quote both and show the crossover.

Can you match a previous printing?

Send a copy of the earlier printing with the order. We measure it, set the target from the sample rather than from the file alone, and note any shift the current stock makes unavoidable.

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Offset and Digital Book Printing

Run length decides the press, not the other way round. We quote both routes from one prepared file so the choice is a cost comparison rather than a commitment, and the colour target stays the same whichever press the job lands on.

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Specifications
Presses	Sheet-fed offset, four and five colour; digital toner and inkjet
Run length	50 to 20,000 copies; digital economical below about 500
Text stock	60 to 130 gsm uncoated and coated; bulk options for low extent
Cover stock	220 to 350 gsm board, with or without lamination
Colour standard	ISO 12647-2 process control, proofs to FOGRA characterisation
Trim sizes	Crown, Demy, Royal, A5, A4, and custom to press sheet limits

Output

What you receive

Printed and folded sections, or printed text blocks for digital runs
Colour verified against the agreed proof at start and through the run
Run sheet recording press, stock lot, and any make-ready adjustment
Overs and unders reconciled against the ordered quantity

Suited to

Academic titles with runs from 50 to 20,000 copies
Institutions reprinting a backlist in small quantities
Publishers who need a short run now and a long run later from one file

Process

How the work runs

Preflight the supplied file and confirm trim, bleed and colour intent
Impose to the press sheet and produce a contract proof
Make ready, pull first-off approval, then run to the approved sheet
Sample through the run and record any correction on the run sheet
Fold, gather and pass the sections to binding

Questions

Questions we are asked

Which route is cheaper for my run?: Below roughly 500 copies digital almost always wins, and above about 1,500 offset does. Between the two it depends on extent, colour coverage and stock, so we quote both and show the crossover.
Can you match a previous printing?: Send a copy of the earlier printing with the order. We measure it, set the target from the sample rather than from the file alone, and note any shift the current stock makes unavoidable.