Ideal for short runs of books requiring superior photographic reproduction
Illustrated Choice gives publishers the opportunity to print litho quality, short run highly illustrated books at a unit cost which is more commonly associated with much longer print runs.
This high-end digital printing service is perfectly suited for runs lengths between 100 and 500 copies and for both paperbacks and hardbacks up to A4 in size.
Using one of our Xerox iGen 2400dpi digital presses we can guarantee you will be stunned at the quality that we can achieve.
This service is ideally suited to books where quality of halftone reproduction is paramount including:
Directories and yearbooks
Art books
Photography books
History books
Cookery books
Sports books
Children's books
Publishers who are looking to produce superior marketing copies prior to publication or to economically reprint backlist titles will also benefit from Illustrated Choice. The image to the right is a detail from a marketing copy of A Glimpse Of Heaven which we printed for English Heritage who were delighted with the sharp colour reproduction that the iGen can produce. In fact the end result completely exceeded their expectations.
Like our Publisher's Choice service, Illustrated Choice offers the same unique fixed price commitment throughout the lifetime of the book as well the ability to switch between offset and digital production if required. The stock of coated papers that we offer can be used on either the iGen or our Speedmaster presses allow for production methods to be adapted to your order levels.
If you have a project that you think would be suitable for production on our iGen and would find like to find out more information then please complete our enquiry form or ring us on 01553 764728. If you would like to download an information guide about Illustrated Choice which includes a price list then please click here.
Case study
No loss of quality moving from offset to digital production
Jane's Information
In 2005 Jane's Information deliberately reduced their litho print runs as a reaction to over-stocking over a number of years and so they looked to overseas printers in order to reduce print costs. However a consequence of this strategy was that they found they could not respond quickly enough to their backlist orders due to the extended supply chain caused by printing overseas. This meant that they were losing a sale of between £400 and £700 for each order they were unable to fulfil.
Biddles were approached in early 2006 as a long standing supplier to Jane's Information to see if we could come up with a solution to this problem. It was a paramount though that if we were going to utilise digital printing as part of our solution that the books had a quality equal to those produced offset.
We therefore developed an offset / digital book manufacturing strategy specifically tailored for Jane's which maintained the quality standards they were looking for but gave them the pricing flexibility they needed for their changing book production requirements. We were able to achieve this due to our ability to use the same paper stock on our offset and digital presses and because the books are finished through the same binding line. We believe this to be a unique facility within the UK book printing market.
"I've been trying to break into Borders for seven years, endless pitches to so many people, and never got a single book in to stores. I sent a set of hardbacks to them earlier this week and was contacted at 8.50 a.m. the next day to say they'd take the lot. I can't think of a better recommendation. Quality counts.
Thanks to everyone at Biddles for the super books.
Illustrated Choice gives publishers the opportunity to print litho quality, short run highly illustrated books at a unit cost which is more commonly associated with much longer print runs.
In 2005 Jane's Information deliberately reduced their litho print runs as a reaction to over-stocking over a number of years and so they looked to overseas printers in order to reduce print costs. However a consequence of this strategy was that they found they could not respond quickly enough to their backlist orders due to the extended supply chain caused by printing overseas. This meant that they were losing a sale of between £400 and £700 for each order they were unable to fulfil.