Book-of-One Digital Production Is the Future, and Present

It’s a reality that digital print has enabled very-short-run book production. In fact, the term “book-of-one” has entered the language as a general descriptor of the short-run process. But actually, designing a workable system for continuously producing books of one is no easy task.

First, there is the problem of “ganging” different format files for your cut-sheet or continuous-fed digital printer. This is a bit easier with cut-sheet production since these printers feature multiple paper trays form which you can “pull” different formats. For continuous-fed machines, the challenge is greater since it’s not practical to print completely different book sizes side-by-side.