SHORT-RUN BOOKS - Book of One
Ann Arbor, MI-based Edwards Brothers recently went one step further to provide complete, closed-loop service: It installed what it claims is the nation's first onsite print-on-demand facility to be physically located in the distribution center of a U.S. publishing and distribution company.
On-demand, In-house
"We've compressed the supply chain by installing a digital printing/binding line in a customer's warehouse," declares President John Edwards, of his company's recent venture with 20-year customer, Rowan & Littlefield Publishing Group (RLPG). "We installed a few print engines, a binder, a scanning station and the necessary operators to fulfill Rowan & Littlefield's inventory needs. What we've done is give the publisher its own print-on-demand, short-run operation."
