SHORT-RUN BOOKS - Book of One

The print-on-demand site, which was installed in RLPG's Blue Ridge Summit, PA-based facility, became operational in July 2000. Edwards says that printing and binding short-run books, on-demand, within 24 to 48 hours, has made the term "out of stock" obsolete for this pioneering publishing firm.

And, as more Internet orders are placed for products that are "in-stock 24 hours," book manufacturers are turning to the latest in digital printing/binding technology to print books on-demand, both quickly and cost-effectively. They are eliminating the age-old problem of excess inventory by digitally printing/binding just in time, instead of just in case.