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Can Independent Book Dealers Benefit From ‘Print on Demand’?
Wednesday, 12 Mar, 2008 – 19:50 | One Comment
Can Independent Book Dealers Benefit From ‘Print on Demand’?

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.