{"id":3782,"date":"2022-09-23T17:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2023-07-14T17:06:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T17:06:44","slug":"offset-printing-vs-print-on-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/publishing-advice-resources\/offset-printing-vs-print-on-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Offset Printing VS Print-On-Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3782\" class=\"elementor elementor-3782\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dce098a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dce098a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bfd3a1\" data-id=\"4bfd3a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9db35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9db35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When authors are ready to move past the convenience store model of print-on-demand and focus on a cost-effective business model, they choose the offset printing model.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Offset printing gives the author full control over the materials used to create a quality end-product. I cover four key differences in quality between offset printing and print-on-demand.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e30c1b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e30c1b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c64b047\" data-id=\"c64b047\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e816ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e816ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark offer extremely limited options for your interior paper:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-16637ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16637ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1bb7bb\" data-id=\"d1bb7bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eeadc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eeadc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Amazon KDP <a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/en_US\/help\/topic\/G201834180\">(source)<\/a><\/b><\/p><ul><li><p><b>Black and White Interior<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p>Black ink and 55# (90 GSM) cream paper<\/p><\/li><li><p>Black ink and 55# (90 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><b>Color Interior<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p>Standard color interior with 55# (90 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><li><p>Premium color ink and 60# (100 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-146e3e4\" data-id=\"146e3e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796f4f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"796f4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>IngramSpark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingramspark.com\/plan-your-book\/print\/trim-sizes\">(source)<\/a><\/b><\/p><ul type=\"disc\"><li><p><b>Black and White Interior<\/b><\/p><ul type=\"circle\"><li><p>Black ink: 50# (74 GSM) cream paper<\/p><\/li><li><p>Black ink: 50# (74 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><p><b>Color Interior<\/b><\/p><ul type=\"circle\"><li><p>Standard color ink: 50# (74 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><li><p>Standard color ink: 70# (104 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><li><p>Premium color ink: 70# (104 GSM) white paper<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49ce244 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49ce244\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fe30d3\" data-id=\"9fe30d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b3c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50b3c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s it! You do NOT even have the option of coated\/uncoated\/glossy\/matte. While these options are passable for basic black-and-white books, print-on-demand should be your last option for printing your illustrated children\u2019s book. Even then, you should approach POD as the non-profitable model that it is.<\/p><p>To prevent buckling of the paper, children&#8217;s books should be printed on a minimum of 85# paper, which is not available with POD.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99d075c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99d075c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1cba2a\" data-id=\"e1cba2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d20c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d20c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc7c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc7c53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c886ef\" data-id=\"3c886ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa27177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa27177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark offer extremely limited options for your hardback\u2019s interior layout:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dba036 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dba036\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-030a703\" data-id=\"030a703\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f00d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f00d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3788\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c9fc37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c9fc37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a98a0ff\" data-id=\"a98a0ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8a0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f8a0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_image_selfends2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5517883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5517883\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41694e7\" data-id=\"41694e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f2177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40f2177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark do not offer the printing and care quality of a dedicated printer:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5cdae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5cdae1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c820d\" data-id=\"21c820d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a2864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24a2864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_quality.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3790\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_quality.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_quality-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_quality-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/melindamartin.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/offsetprintingvsprintondemand_quality-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a1bbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a1bbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c849099\" data-id=\"c849099\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6e65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6e65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>4. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark Offer Limited<span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #333333;\"> Control Over Your Distribution<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5971ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5971ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-617e86c\" data-id=\"617e86c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aca92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aca92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Print-On-Demand truly utilizes some amazing technology. The ability to upload and sell your books through Amazon\u2019s platform is very alluring. But for all of the good these platforms offer, your book is often not stored or shipped with care, which can result in a very unpleasant experience for the customer.<\/p><p>Offset printing, however, puts the customer&#8217;s experience back in your hands. You can either warehouse and ship your own books or you can partner with IAPC to print, warehouse, and ship your books to an individual, a bookstore, Amazon&#8217;s warehouse, or any other place your books need to be shipped to.<\/p><p>S<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/iapc_jm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chedule a call with IAPC&#8217;s sales rep, Jimmy Martin<\/a>, to learn more about how they can help you with printing, warehousing, and distribution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81bde38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81bde38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559cfd9\" data-id=\"559cfd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0249027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0249027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark Offer Limited<span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: #333333;\">\u00a0Binding Options<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2244d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2244d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With POD, your two main binding options are either softcover (paperback) or hardcover (case-laminate or digital clothbound).\u00a0<\/p><p>To complicate matters further, KDP only offers hardbacks in 4 trim sizes: 5 x 8, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, or 6.14 x 9.21, while IngramSpark offers hardback in 13 different sizes.<\/p><p>But to complicate it even further, with Ingram, of those 13 sizes that hardback is available in, you can only get 5 of those sizes with a dustjacket (the largest is 6.14 x 9.21), and only 4 of those sizes in the digital cloth.<\/p><p>Additionally, if you want to print a book in a landscape orientation, your only option is the 11 x 8.5 trim size through IngramSpark. This means you then have to use IngramSpark to distribute to Amazon.<\/p><p>Offset printing allows you to fully customize the tactile experience for your book.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe982c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe982c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>6. Amazon KDP and IngramSpark Offer Zero Upgrades<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c91d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3c91d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With POD, you basically get what you get and, while you can pitch a fit, it won&#8217;t do any good. The POD model is all about keeping production costs down for them, while charging you a premium, which you then have to pass on to your client.<\/p><p>Here are just some of the upgrades you can add to your book if you choose offset printing. None of these are available with POD.<\/p><ul><li>Foil<\/li><li>Spot UV<\/li><li>Embossing\/Debossing<\/li><li>Texture<\/li><li>Glow-in-the-dark Ink<\/li><li>Duplex dustjacket (printing on the inside of the dustjacket for posters, maps, etc.)<\/li><li>Choice of binding tape<\/li><li>Custom endsheets<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1180867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1180867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cfe3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3cfe3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are just a few of the reasons why POD is not the best option for the quality-minded author. 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