Comments on: POD Practices, Part 1: Keepin’ The Customer Satisfied http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/ burning passions, burning opinions, simply juicy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:03:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Stace Johnson http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-145 Stace Johnson Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:23:15 +0000 http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-145 You're absolutely right. Getting product on the bookstore shelves is critical to serendipitous sales, and just-in-time publishers have a challenge in that area. That's where marketing comes in. Flying Pen Press is well aware of this challenge, and to that end, we have purchased space at Book Expo America in New York City in June and will be promoting our books in various places throughout the Internet. FPP may be a small publisher using a new business model, but our aim is to produce books that rival or surpass the quality of the ivory tower publishers, not just the vanity presses. You’re absolutely right. Getting product on the bookstore shelves is critical to serendipitous sales, and just-in-time publishers have a challenge in that area. That’s where marketing comes in. Flying Pen Press is well aware of this challenge, and to that end, we have purchased space at Book Expo America in New York City in June and will be promoting our books in various places throughout the Internet. FPP may be a small publisher using a new business model, but our aim is to produce books that rival or surpass the quality of the ivory tower publishers, not just the vanity presses.

]]> By: Nicole J. LeBoeuf-Little http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-152 Nicole J. LeBoeuf-Little Tue, 01 May 2007 07:30:20 +0000 http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-152 Thanks, Stace. I'm really in admiration of how Flying Pen Press are approaching this challenge seriously. We chatted a bit about that in class Wednesday night, actually. I'm curious as to what FPP has planned as far as distribution goes. Obviously no warehousing is necessary, but just to get into the major bookstores it seems one has to deal with the established big distributors. Is FPP negotiating with those sorts of folks at this time? (BTW - the phrase "just-in-time" tickles me greatly. But has that phrase a different meaning than "print-on-demand," or is it a synonym being used to avoid the cultural baggage of the phrase "print-on-demand"?) Thanks, Stace. I’m really in admiration of how Flying Pen Press are approaching this challenge seriously. We chatted a bit about that in class Wednesday night, actually.

I’m curious as to what FPP has planned as far as distribution goes. Obviously no warehousing is necessary, but just to get into the major bookstores it seems one has to deal with the established big distributors. Is FPP negotiating with those sorts of folks at this time?

(BTW - the phrase “just-in-time” tickles me greatly. But has that phrase a different meaning than “print-on-demand,” or is it a synonym being used to avoid the cultural baggage of the phrase “print-on-demand”?)

]]> By: Stace Johnson http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-155 Stace Johnson Tue, 01 May 2007 19:05:23 +0000 http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-155 FPP's printing company is owned by Ingram. That means any title we print will automatically be available on Ingram's distribution list, so any book store, big or small, can easily get it. As for "just-in-time" publishing, I guess it is a little bit of a euphemism. It's true that POD has become a loaded term, and avoiding the baggage that comes with it is sometimes desirable. FPP’s printing company is owned by Ingram. That means any title we print will automatically be available on Ingram’s distribution list, so any book store, big or small, can easily get it.

As for “just-in-time” publishing, I guess it is a little bit of a euphemism. It’s true that POD has become a loaded term, and avoiding the baggage that comes with it is sometimes desirable.

]]> By: Nicole J. LeBoeuf-Little http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-165 Nicole J. LeBoeuf-Little Mon, 07 May 2007 23:10:19 +0000 http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-165 Hey, that's neat! I didn't know FPP had such a close relationship to Ingram. That can't help but be a good thing. Hey, that’s neat! I didn’t know FPP had such a close relationship to Ingram. That can’t help but be a good thing.

]]> By: DamionKutaeff http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-601 DamionKutaeff Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:42:01 +0000 http://www.burnzpost.com/2007/04/29/pod-practices-part-1-keepin-the-customer-satisfied/#comment-601 Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I'm glad to join your conmunity, and wish to assit as far as possible. Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I’m glad to join your conmunity,
and wish to assit as far as possible.

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