Bookmasters Adds Color InkJet Printing with Océ JetStream Press
ASHLAND, OH—Oct. 10, 2011—Bookmasters, a leading book manufacturer, now offers publishers a more cost-effective print-on-demand (POD) and short-run digital printing (SRDP) option with the addition of the Océ JetStream 1000 digital inkjet printer, supported by an in-line Muller Martini Sigma finishing system.
The quality of the Océ JetStream rivals toner-based and offset printing, but is more affordable for short runs and POD. The popularity of POD and SRDP is rising because it allows publishers to minimize return risk; cut inventory financing, obsolescence, and storage costs; save on freight and handling; and get books to market faster. By producing these savings, along with the lower unit print costs, Bookmasters’ inkjet solution raises the crossover point of digital vs. offset to the 2,000 to 4,000 unit range, a very attractive alternative for trade and scientific, technical and medical (STM) publishers.
“Due to the lower cost per impression and the speed of the Océ JetStream, we now offer even more options for paperback and casebound print-on-demand jobs and for those looking for more affordable color-text jobs,” says Ray Sevin, president, Bookmasters Manufacturing Services.
In addition to the Océ JetStream 1000, Bookmasters offers toner-based digital, web and sheetfed offset printing options. Bookmasters’ binding capabilities include perfect binding, case binding, smyth sewing, saddle stitch, double wire-o, comb, plastic coil, Lay-Flat, and trim-four/drill-three for loose leaf.
“With full CYMK inkjet printing, we no longer have to print an entire book in color just to accommodate a few full-color pages,” says Sevin. “The Océ JetStream capabilities allow us to drop in a full-color page anywhere in a book at industry leading prices.”
About Bookmasters
Bookmasters, based in Ashland, OH, is the largest integrated provider of editorial and design, eBook conversion, printing, printed book and eBook distribution, and marketing services for publishers and authors. The organization has remained a publishing industry leader for more than 40 years.
Source: Bookmasters.
