How much would it cost to produce 1,000 copies of a book that’s only 20 pages?
Please give me an actual numerical quantity and not an opinion
Please give me an actual numerical quantity and not an opinion
Weasel McWeasel
Too many variables......print , hardcover, binding type, colors or B&W, ....paper quality.......you need to tell the printer all that to get an accurate estimate.
Anonymous
Cost depends on the page size, the type of paper, the type of cover, whether it has photos and illustrations and how many colors are required. When you determine all of those specific factors, we can give you a ballpark price.
Elaine M
Hardcover or softcover? Locally at a print shop or sent to a book manufacturer? Remember there's shipping costs involved then. You need to give us more information, it's impossible to quote you anything.
I did a print run of 200 at Office Depot, of my comics, 40 pages, softcover, double sided and printed in black and white. I did the stapling. Anything over 50 sets and they gave me a discount. It came to $1.48 per unit, my retail price was $5. Usually the more copies you get, the lower the price per unit.
roderick_young
There's all kinds of publishing. Since you have the number of 1000, I assume you mean physical paper. At a place like Staples, you could get it printed, then either spiral- or comb-bound for not very much at all, maybe $1 or less per copy. Or maybe stapled in the middle like a school play program.
If you wanted something stich-bound with a hardcover on quality paper, vanity printing houses can deliver that. Search on Google and you'll see many. They have these machines like giant copiers that can take your pdf file and print and output such a book in low volumes with no manual intervention. I suggest you be absolutely sure you have 1000 people who will want it, or will buy it, though. Consider that many authors do virtual books on Amazon for like 99 cents, and still don't move that kind of volume.
Steven
Im not sure but I suspect it would still cost a lot. These services aren't cheap and the people that own the expensive equipment to do it will not be cheap. Try to find estimates online or contact a publisher