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Total Printing Systems adds distribution!
Total Printing Systems has partnered with Hybrid Global Publishing to offer publishers worldwide availability of titles.
Total Printing Systems and Hybrid Global Publishing are pleased to announce their partnership to bring worldwide distribution to authors and publishers of all sizes beginning February 1, 2019.
As a short-run book manufacturer, Total Printing Systems has many clients that are in need of distribution for their publications. “In order to add distribution to our many offerings, TPS needed an experienced collaborator to guide our clients through the intricacies of the industry. Our partnership with Hybrid Global Publishing was cemented due to the more than 30 years of publishing experience of HGP owner Karen Strauss. I feel confident our clients that rely on us for book manufacturing can now count on us for their distribution needs as well as superior guidance on the subject.” states Rick Lindemann, President of Total Printing Systems. Through the distribution program, clients will have truly worldwide access to 39,000 brick and mortar and online retailers, wholesalers, libraries, schools, and universities.
In the new collaboration between TPS and Hybrid Global Publishing, the author will have the best of both worlds. Today, the most important thing any author needs to know about distribution is that more than half of all book sales take place online via POD which is how HGP will help. However when an author needs copies printed for a conference, an event or a bulk sale they can use TPS to fulfill those needs.
The distribution services include:
Tier One – multiple titles:
- Up to 25 titles may be submitted within the first year. After the first year, the client may renew for a reduced fee for the next 12 months of up to 25 new titles.
- Hybrid Global Publishing submits metadata for each title which saves time and reduces errors.
- One hour of consulting with Hybrid Global Publishing regarding distribution, marketing, publicity, promotion, and brainstorming.
- Support by phone & email via Hybrid Global Publishing to meet your customer service needs.
- Titles remain in distribution indefinitely.
- Ebook distribution (not creation) included.
- Royalties: Authors receive 70% of net revenue minus printing costs.
Tier Two – single title:
- 1 title
- Hybrid Global Publishing submits metadata for one title which saves you time and reduces errors.
- Support by phone & email via Hybrid Global Publishing to meet your customer service needs.
- Title remains in distribution upon yearly renewal.
- Ebook distribution (not creation) included.
- Royalties: Authors receive 70% of net revenue minus printing costs.
Total Printing Systems is committed to continuous improvement of its services and equipment to best serve clients. The addition of distribution will be a tremendous benefit to authors and publishers.
About Total Printing Systems:
Total Printing Systems, a short-run digital book manufacturer, was founded in 1973. TPS offers single to full color on covers and interiors, an in-house bindery, Print-On-Demand, Ship-On-Demand fulfillment, inventory management, warehousing services, and distribution. The use of cutting-edge technology and decades of experience has brought Total Printing Systems to the forefront of the book manufacturing industry.
About Hybrid Global Publishing:
Hybrid Global Publishing was founded in 2011 by Karen Strauss. Karen has worked at major traditional publishers such as Random House, Crown, Macmillan, and Avon. Hybrid Global Publishing is different from other publishing houses. Created in response to the recent innovations of the publishing industry, we help authors craft quality books. Instead of the traditional publisher/author relationship, we partner with our authors on each publishing journey. Collaboration and a team approach, publishing with us is easy and profitable while providing business skill and international reach. We combine industry-best experience with business creativity and expertise, then work with you to help see all the possibilities you created from the first moment you set pen to paper.
TPS featured in DPS Magazine
The May 2018 issue of Digital Publishing Solutions magazine features Total Printing Systems as well as their client River Junction Press. Learn about Total Printing Systems’ capabilities and the production of Cian from the Philippines by Mary Duda and published by River Junction Press here.
Total Printing Systems received the following note of thanks and kudos from the author and publisher of Cian from the Philippines.
“Please share with everyone on the team how thrilled we are with the quality of the printing for Cian From the Philippines! The photos look even better than what we were accustomed to seeing. We can’t believe the detail and sharpness, and the brightness of the colors.
We are confident that this book will be successful and look forward to many future printings with you.”
– Kira Gale and Mary Duda
Cian from the Philippines may be purchase here. Information about more books in the series available at Kids Around the Globe.
Our bindery just got better!
Digital book manufacturer Total Printing Systems invests in the SigmaTrimming Center which optimizes its short-run production process with a Muller Martini Finishing 4.0 solution.
Based in Newton, Illinois, Total Printing Systems (TPS) began over 45 years ago as a commercial printer and has since evolved into a highly competitive short-run and print on demand book manufacturer. Since this business has been steadily increasing, TPS needed a trimming solution that could efficiently process books of varying sizes. Last November, they installed a refurbished SigmaTrimming Center from Muller Martini.
Explained Rick Lindemann, President, “Our company is extremely active in short-run production, with clients ranging from self-publishers to small presses to Fortune 500 companies. Since the volume of shorter runs is increasing, we needed a state-of-the-art trimmer that avoided costly changeovers caused by books with different formats. And, we needed a trimmer in our price range. The cost of the refurbished SigmaTrimmer was substantially lower than a brand-new machine.”
The fully automated, zero makeready SigmaTrimming Center optimizes the production of high volume ultra short-run perfect bound books. It offers infinite trim variability as well as a barcode-driven workflow to ensure error-free data input and machine set-up. Other advantages include:
- Industry-first zero makeready delivers true 1,000 fully-variable books per hour production.
- Infinite trim variability within the machine specifications accommodates non-standard trim sizes with no costly changeover.
- Fixed-position knife station design with limited moving parts helps eliminate wear and tear and provides high-end commercial trim quality.
“Even though we were batching jobs together, the trimmers we used previously took about 25 minutes to changeover between sizes,” said Mr. Lindemann. “With the SigmaTrimming Center, there’s no changeover time at all. I don’t believe there are many trimmers on the market which can make such a claim. What’s more it’s very simple to operate so it helps reduce the cost of our labor.”
In addition, within certain production environments, particularly for binderies using multiple inline trimmers, nearline trimmers or flatbed cutters, the SigmaTrimming Center further expedites workflows. Bound, untrimmed books of varying sizes and thicknesses can be fed into the SigmaTrimming Center continuously without stopping to change parts or key in data. This also results in labor savings.
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