I am looking for comments and advise on print on demand publishing. As many list subscribers who have ordered family books know, postage rates to and from Germany have risen dramatically in the last few years so that postage costs in transatlantic shipping amounts to about half the price of the book. In some ways it is kinda dumb to be shipping all this paper back and forth across the ocean when it is so easy to send digital files. I do not want this conservation to degenerate into CD vs published books but would like to keep it focused on the distribution of published books. In the past year or so I have seen some quite good quality print on demand books. The question is in my mind is does anyone know of a print on demand publisher who has facilities to simultaneously publish books both in the US and in Europe(preferentially Germany)? This would allow the distribution of books in such a way as only domestic postage costs would be necessary. Print on demand has other advantages as well and family books would stay in print. Has anyone any experience with such a publisher or other comments? Dave Dreyer

No experience here, but I love your idea. I do question whether it would be necessary to have the same publisher for both continents. I would think two publishers would work just as well as one, provided one cannot be found that operates in both continents. - Cliff -----Original Message----- From: banat-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:banat-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Dreyer Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:07 PM To: Banat List Subject: [BANAT-L] Print on demand publishing I am looking for comments and advise on print on demand publishing. As many list subscribers who have ordered family books know, postage rates to and from Germany have risen dramatically in the last few years so that postage costs in transatlantic shipping amounts to about half the price of the book. In some ways it is kinda dumb to be shipping all this paper back and forth across the ocean when it is so easy to send digital files. I do not want this conservation to degenerate into CD vs published books but would like to keep it focused on the distribution of published books. In the past year or so I have seen some quite good quality print on demand books. The question is in my mind is does anyone know of a print on demand publisher who has facilities to simultaneously publish books both in the US and in Europe(preferentially Germany)? This would allow the distribution of books in such a way as only domestic postage costs would be necessary. Print on demand has other advantages as well and family books would stay in print. Has anyone ! any experience with such a publisher or other comments? Dave Dreyer ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BANAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2881 - Release Date: 05/18/10 01:26:00