Book Printing Blog

Are you thinking of self-publishing a book but don’t know where to start? You are looking for a short run book printer who specializes in book design and book printing for self-published books. It should be easy to turn your manuscript into a professional quality book. But, self-Publishing can be a virtual minefield if you are not careful.

If you are a self publisher and are looking for books to fill your distribution channel, The Country Press can fulfill your requirements very effectively. First-time authors and self publishers need a short run book printer who pays careful attention to detail, a company who can customize book design with high end book printing skills.

To make this an efficient and successful process you need an efficient partner who can get advance reader copies, bound galleys, to wide audiences around the world. The process starts with short run books.

Short run printing provides a full range of cost effective services to publishers and authors, contact The Country Press, Inc.

Our new line of Rolland Opaque is now 50% recycled content. That means it contains fibre that has been recuperated entirely from paper used by consumers through recycling programs.

It has been certified by Ecologo and is processed Chlorine Free using gas produced from the decomposition of waste in a landfill.  Biogas, a sustainable and local energy, is transported to the mill by pipeline and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

We now stock this paper in 50, 60 pound white and natural.

A “self-publisher” is an individual who is engaged in the publishing of their own printed material. Recently there has been an increase in authors who want to self publish. This increase in self publishing has meant that there is now a huge demand for short run printing. This means that self publishers need to have access to the kind of print quality that only comes from the equipment of large scale commercial printers.

Rather than using commercial publishing companies, short run book printers are a great option since you are able to order any amount, from 11 to 5000. Commercial printers who do short runs allow the self publisher to save a huge amount of money. This is often the difference between publishing and not publishing for many authors from trade books to manuals, and handbooks to text books.

There are a number of advantages for self publishers who work with a commercial short run book printing company because of the shipping, support services and turnaround time they can offer. Contact Country Press, Inc., we can support the self publisher through the printing and the proofing of their book.

Authors and self publishers choose short run book publishing for faster turn-around. If you need advanced copies, or a smaller amount of books to fulfill order obligations, short run book printer are your best option.

Why short run book printers over commercial printers? Commercial printers make their money on the amount of books they print. So they are not interested in printing the smaller quantity of books that you need.

Recently, more authors and trades people are interested in self publishing. If using a commercial printer or publisher means the difference between printing or not printing your book, short run book printers are the solution. When you have a smaller distribution channel  short run book printers are perfect for you.

Want to order less than 1000 books? Contact The Country Press, Inc.

The Country Press is a pioneer in the design, development and production of Bound Galleys, short run books, Annual Town Reports and custom printing needs, as well as print on demand services. We have operated our book manufacturing business in Lakeville/ Middleboro, Massachusetts, for more than forty-two years.

Our teams of experienced Customer Service Professionals, Pressmen and Designers have over 150 years of collective experience in the industry. We pride ourselves in providing the highest levels of customer satisfaction (guaranteed) while maintaining on time deliveries. You will find us extremely easy to do business with whether you’re a first time publisher or a publishing company. Every day we ship books around the world partnering with the world's largest shipping companies.