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| Valuable Tips for Catalog Printing
Basic knowledge is a vital factor to save you money and avoid
delays in your printing needs. So to give you this familiarity
with basic information and to keep you away from printing
dilemmas, here are some valuable tips that you should consider.
Let us start with the press types and their distinctions. A web
press, which is specifically designed to print rolls of paper,
can print extensively faster than a sheet fed press. On the
other hand, the intricacy of the web press means more effort to
setup and run. If your catalog or book can meet certain minimums
of quantity and page count, along with using paper formats
available in web form, you can take advantage of the savings the
faster web press allows. In general, catalogs of 16 printed in a
quantity of as low as 5,000 will be cost-effective on a web
press.
With regards to the page count, if you can finesse your page
count to increments of 32 pages for standard format (8-3/8" x
10-7/8") or 64 for the digest format (5-3/8" x 8-3/8") you can
save substantial cost by printing on an eight-unit web press
which is competent of running two webs simultaneously. It means
that the labor time will be slashed to 50%. Standard four- to
six-unit web presses can only print single webs or 16 pages in
standard format. You must use 60# or lighter basis weight stock
for utmost efficiency.
In connection to page size, you can save a substantial amount of
money on your printing by designing for a somewhat smaller page
width. A 7-3/8" page width instead of the standard 8-3/8" page
width means the printer can buy 31" rolls of paper instead of
35" rolls. Your job will need about 10% less paper. Since paper
is a large percentage of your printing cost, your savings on it
can be momentous. Your freight and mailing costs should also be
lessened.
Perhaps the most advantageous and cost effective catalog size is
the standard format (8-3/8" x 10-7/8") with 32 pages. Outside of
this format, the next most cost effective formats are standard
format catalogs with page counts in increments of 16 pages, such
as 48, 64 or 80 pages.
Send your mailing list to your printer or mail house at least 7
days before the scheduled binding/addressing date so that
estimated postage may be calculated and the list analyzed to
prevent delay. Send your postage check at least two business
days prior to the mail entry date.
Scheduling is a critical factor because web presses normally run
24 hour a day, 6-7 days a week. If you see that your disks and
other concerns may not get to your printer on time, be sure to
tell them right away. You can prevent delay if you file delays
in advance. Web presses may still have the flexibility to make
alteration in the schedule that will allow you to meet your
deadliest deadlines.
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