We're happy to bring you today another valuable tip on our weekly series of green printing tips, where we bring you in collaboration with Greg Barber, an experienced eco-friendly printer.Today Greg is discussing one of the most important questions that is relevant to a growing number of self-publishers and small publishers that print relatively small print runs and wonder about the cost of going green and using recycled paper.
Does it cost a lot more to print my book on recycled paper?
Tip #8
To answer this question, I decided to show a couple printed quotes for books we printed on 100% PCW (Post Consumer Waste) recycled paper. Then I compared those quotes to printing on non recycled paper.
QTY: 100 or 500 books
Pages: 220 pages plus cover
Page Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Stock: 70# in 100% PCW text, and 100# in 100% PCW for the cover
Print: 1/1 black for the text and 4 color cover
Bind: Perfect Bound
Cover: Soft Cover
Price:
QTY: 100 (100% PCW)
Price: $7.50 per book, or $750 total.
QTY: 100 (non recycled paper)
Price: $725 ................... $25 less.
QTY: 500 (100% PCW)
Price: $6.90 per book or $3450.00 total.
QTY: 500 (non recycled paper)
rice: $3300.00........................ $150 less.
Example #
Page size: 6 x 9
Pages: 48 plus cover
Print: 4/4 for both text and cover.
Bind: Perfect Bind
Stock: 70# text and 100# cover in 100% PCW Recycled
Price:Using 100% PCW:
100 books was $11.00 per book or $1100.00
1000 books was $7.00 each or $7000.00
5000 books was $2.50 each or $12,500.00
Using non-recycled paper:
100 books .......... $10 less or $1090
1000 books ..........$100 less or $6900.00
5000 books ..........$500 less or $12,000.00
Bottom Line: The paper is not a factor on most books where the quantities are under 5000 books.
And we shouldn't forget the 100% post-consumer paper saves water, energy, pollution, landfill problems, incinerator problems, and avoids Dioxins from being created, that can poison us all.
If you have any further questions following our tips, or you have a specific question you want us to address, please email us to info@ecolibris.net .
More green printing tips:
Green Printing Tip #7 - What is the best alternative if you can't afford to buy Seed paper?
Green Printing Tip #6 - Is Spot Color printing environmentally friendly?
Green Printing Tip #5 - How to avoid being greenwashed when buying printing services?
Green Printing Tip #4 - What does FSC Certified mean? Is it enough?
Green Printing Tip #3 - How you make sure everyone knows you're using green printing practices
Green Printing Tip #2 - How you can make money while printing on 100% recycled paper
Green Printing Tip #1 - Go for a digital job
You can also find further valuable information on Greg Barber Company's website - http://www.gregbarberco.com.
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Yours,
Raz @ Eco-Libris
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