Inkjet Printing
Product Sheet: small and large format/inkjet
Inkjet benefits
- Faster turnaround time
- The most efficient option for shorter printing runs from 25 to 2000 copies
- Access to the Marquis Express option and our High-Speed Train / HST solution allow you to combine the production of your books with those of other publishers and thus obtain a lower unit cost
- Enables Automatic Stock Replenishment development and faster reprints
- Accelerated production cycles allow you to print just-in-time and maintain an optimal inventory that is renewable at the rate of completed sales
- Interior pages and covers can be personalized for special pre-approved projects
Quality
- Same as offset for text
- Slightly inferior than offset for images
- We strongly suggest using treated stock for colour printing
Sustainability advantages
- Printed quantities to meet your needs at competitive costs
- Supports book inventory strategies
- Reduces publisher risk of destroying unsold books
- Less obsolete inventory
- Reduces waste, landfill
- Less paper used due to efficient set up, minimal waste
- Uses water-based inks without solvents producing no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) for a reduced environmental impact
Targeted products
- 1 colour trade market fiction and non-fiction
- Business documents, reports, training manuals, product catalogues, user guides
- Educational books, textbooks, workbooks, readers
- High page counts on thin paper — TORONTO ONLY — (examples: medical books. legal books, accounting books, professional reference books)
Non-targeted products
- High ink coverage books (i.e. full colour or heavy solids) because inkjet ink costs are higher and heavy ink saturation creates print/paper stability challenges
- Premium Quality Books for a publisher with explicit requirements for print quality details, colour matching = for SOME art/ photo/ architecture/medical books
- Low page count books for > 1,000 book runs are not as efficient inkjet vs offset because offset make-ready cost is comparable to inkjet