Digital Book Production: The Demands of On Demand

The value of on-demand digital print to book publishers is clear, Larson maintains. The reduction in warehousing costs, coupled with an efficient IT process for managing production and distribution, are substantial cost center benefits for publishers—particularly as press runs continue to fall.

"Printed books will always have a major role to play," Larson says. "Digital print, and all the systems needed to control their price and quality, and ensure an ever-increasing variety, will help keep the medium alive, and bring more people into the book experience." PI