[extropy-chat] Book printing

[Dirk Bruere]

On 1/8/06, Joseph Bloch <transhumanist at goldenfuture.net> wrote:
>
> It's called "on-demand printing". Lulu.com is one of the better ones,
> but there are literally scores of 'em out there, and have been for years.
>
> The problem with them is that there is no editorial process; books are
> printed with tons of typos, grammatical errors, etc. Not to mention
> factual or conceptual errors that would never have made it past the
> slush pile of a more mainstream publisher. But they do indeed have a
> place; I think there's a niche for a value-added service that provides
> editorial, proofing, etc. services, for works which are then turned over
> to an on-demand publisher.
>
> It also speaks to the notion that there is NO reason any book should
> ever go out of print again. Even the most obscure academic title should
> be able to be had without scouring the Internet or used bookstores
> across the globe. (H.R. Ellis-Davidson's "The Road to Hel" comes to mind
> as a perfect example.) Perhaps this is a good avenue for university
> presses to pursue?
>
>
I was thinking more along the lines of decent manuals for high value, low
volume, machinery.
Also to 'preview' a book to sell to a traditional publisher.

Dirk
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