How is print-on-demand book printing different from the offset printing that was used in the past?
The development of the personal computer revolutionized nearly every industry, and book publishing is no exception. Until the late 1980s, professional printing was done on large printing presses using printing plates. Pre-press work required printing plates for each spread within a book, which were then used for offset print runs. With the advent of desktop publishing and digital printing, pre-press work is now completed within the constraints of digital assets. As printers are now capable of working from digital files prepared by AuthorHouse, the amount of time the printer spends preparing each book is drastically reduced as compared to offset printing.
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