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Can Independent Book Dealers Benefit From ‘Print on Demand’?

By Elizabeth Grant-Gibson • Mar 12th, 2008 • Category: News & Opinions

In December 2007, Ingram’s Lightning Source printed 1.2 million units. Yes, that’s million. The average print run was 1.8 copies. The average turnaround time was 12 hours. Now, I know that lots of us have gripes about Ingram, particularly when an order doesn’t happen quite the way we think it should.



Report from the Pulpwood Queen’s Girlfriend Weekend

By Elizabeth Grant-Gibson • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: News & Opinions

by Elisabeth Grant-Gibson - A couple of weeks ago, I made the pilgrimage to Jefferson, Texas, for the annual Girlfriend Weekend that Kathy Patrick and her Pulpwood Queens host. It was my first time.