Print on Demand Book Printing vs Acutrack
Print on demand book printing has its limits, and Acutrack gives you better options. You’ll be impressed when you learn more about our just-in-time printing programs for self-published books. They provide substantial advantages over POD books, keep costs low, and expand your print and binding choices. Not many of what are considered to be the best print on demand book companies compare to what you get when you work with Acutrack.
More Professional Looking Books and Quicker Order Fulfillment
at More Affordable Pricing
The usual selling points for print on demand books, are no inventory costs and customization capabilities such as unique covers for different customers. For some companies or authors, those might be sufficient advantages, but for most, they are not. With Acutrack, you avoid the downsides of slower (or delayed) shipping and limited printing and binding options – and you still enjoy great prices and low inventory expenses.
Benefit from Just-in-Time Book Printing
We’ve analyzed every print-on-demand service for books in the marketplace and come up with something better. Our inventory-based solution with low minimums keeps investment costs down as it speeds up order fulfillment. We provide warehouse space for the copies printed and fulfill orders globally with outstanding logistics and faster order turnarounds than other companies that offer print on demand book services.
- Ideal for businesses and authors with a meaningful and predictable business volume
- Real book printing with higher quality than the cheap inkjet technology used by POD companies
- Quick order fulfillment turnarounds, even during peak-demand times
- Digital or offset printing and all binding types – paperback, hardcover, spiral, wire-o
Our Book Printing & Order Fulfillment Beats POD Every Time
At Acutrack, we’re partners with our clients and make it easy to print your book, take orders through the eCommerce platform of your choosing, and have us fulfill your orders. Time is everything today, and your customers and readers want their books fast and expect them to be professionally printed. We have your book ready to go, and don’t put your orders into a print queue like a POD fulfillment system.
Outstanding Order Fulfillment Service Enhances Your Reputation
Printing your book as a high-quality paperback or case-bound edition puts it in a different league than inkjet print-on-demand books. With print run quantities as low as 50 copies, our short-run laser printing is cost-effective for nearly any book. If your sales are higher (2,000 copies or more), you’ll see cost savings with offset printing. You can select the binding of your choice regardless of the print method.
A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Acutrack Advantage
Is Print-on Demand or Acutrack Better for Your Book?
Our just-in-time model for book printing on demand and fast order fulfillment are ideal for companies and authors with consistent volumes. We’ll professionalize and improve your book over traditional POD if you have meaningful and predictable book sales. Our fulfillment service that integrates with your eCommerce or marketplace lets customers order directly from you, which means you control your revenue.
Keep Your Customer Data and Maintain Your Branding
Sending customers to POD platforms takes them off your site and detracts from your branding. We help you maintain those and keep your customer data which has significant long-term value. With Acutrack just-in-time printing, you can print books on demand and ship your books globally, with collateral if you choose, for surprisingly affordable rates. If anyone returns a book, it returns to inventory and saves you reprint costs for future orders.
| # | Acutrack's Small Batch Book Printing & Fulfillment | Other POD & Fulfillment Companies |
|---|---|---|
| Book Printing | Digital and offset printing options; expanded paper stock choices | Limited print options; often lower-quality inkjet production |
| Binding and Customization | Paperback, hardcover, spiral available; select other enhancements such as spot varnishing, embossing, foiling, etc.; shrink wrap available | Fewer options, quality may be basic; no enhancements available |
| Logistics and Delivery | Books ship the same day orders are received. | Print queue waits commonly delay shipping by four to ten days. |
| Bundling & Upselling | Bundle multiple books or other marketing collateral (thank you card, bookmarks, mugs, t-shirts) | No opportunities to add collateral or merchandise. |
| Order System Integration | Fast, easy integration with any eCommerce or marketplace; support service provided | Limited eCommerce integration |
| Quality and Customer Service | Real, professionally printed books and quick same-day shipping | Lower quality books that look POD; shipping delays and print queue waits |
| Book Printing | |
|---|---|
| Digital and offset printing options; expanded paper stock choices | Limited print options; often lower-quality inkjet production |
| Binding and Customization | |
| Paperback, hardcover, spiral available; select other enhancements such as spot varnishing, embossing, foiling, etc.; shrink wrap available | Fewer options, quality may be basic; no enhancements available |
| Logistics and Delivery | |
| Books ship the same day orders are received. | Print queue waits commonly delay shipping by four to ten days. |
| Bundling & Upselling | |
| Bundle multiple books or other marketing collateral (thank you card, bookmarks, mugs, t-shirts) | No opportunities to add collateral or merchandise. |
| Order System Integration | |
| Fast, easy integration with any eCommerce or marketplace; support service provided | Limited eCommerce integration |
| Quality and Customer Service | |
| Real, professionally printed books and quick same-day shipping | Lower quality books that look POD; shipping delays and print queue waits |
| # | Acutrack | POD (Lulu) | KDP (Amazon) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Printing | Print based on forecast (inventory based) | POD | POD |
| Shipping same day | Yes | No | No |
| POD Print quality | Premium | Standard | Low |
| Monthly order volume < 50 | Not a good option | Best fit | Best fit |
| Monthly order volume > 50 | Best fit | Not a good option | Not a good option |
| Order System Integration |
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Only shopify | None |
| Book Bindery option |
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| Bundling other products | Yes | No | No |
| Cost (200 page, 6” x 9”, b/w print, perfect bound) Less than 200 | $5.85 | $5.85 | $3.20 (Poor quality) |
| Greater than 2,000 | $3.25 | NA | NA |
Who Benefits Most from Our Just-in-Time Model?
Acutrack is ideally suited to businesses and organizations with successful books sold directly to customers through online orders. They include but are not limited to:
- Educational and training content.
- Coaches who have books developed for lead generation.
- Homeschooling, online education or training verticals.
- Lifestyle experts who provide journals or other training content.
If you’re ready to do better than print-on-demand books, let us show you how easy and profitable it is to print and sell books with Acutrack. You’ll enhance your brand, have the freedom to bundle book shipments with collateral, improve the print quality of your books, and speed up your deliveries. We’ll take an interest in your book, and our team members will make it easy to get underway today.
More Professional Looking Books and Quicker Order Fulfillment
at More Affordable Pricing
The usual selling points for POD are no inventory costs and customization capabilities such as unique covers for different customers. For some companies or authors, those might be sufficient advantages, but for most, they are not. With Acutrack, you avoid the downsides of slower (or delayed) shipping and limited printing and binding options – and you still enjoy great prices and low inventory expenses. Have questions about book print on demand services, contact us today.
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