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Book printers for indie authors

Offset book printers for indie authorsChoosing the right book printer for your book shouldn’t be a burdensome task. There are about 35 of them in North America.

To simplify the process, first take your book trim size into consideration, and then choose the kind of printing you want to use (digital vs offset).

List of some book printers for indie authors

Check the list of some of the reputable book printers for indie authors below. While you are looking at their websites, be sure to notice where each book printer is located. Remember that shipping books across borders can be expensive or take a long time, and foreign currency exchange rates can work in your favor or against you.

Digital printers (for short-run printing)

  • Blitzprint
  • Bookmasters
  • Bookmobile
  • DeHART’s
  • Gorham Printing
  • King Printing
  • Printorium

Print-on-demand printers

  • CreateSpace
  • IngramSpark
  • Lightning Source

Traditional printers (offset press)

  • Friesens
  • McNaughton & Gunn
  • Puritan Capital
  • Sheridan
  • Thomson-Shore

The above excerpt from Book Design Made Simple is simply a list. To find out which book printers for indie authors offer which standard trim sizes, download the first part of the book (see below) and read page 21.

Read more: Book binding types »
And more: How to choose the right book trim size »
And still more: Digital vs offset printing »

The excerpt above is from Book Design Made Simple, Second Edition, chapter 5, Choosing your trim size, page 21. Copyright © 2017 Fiona Raven and Glenna Collett.

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