Hi there
Any idea how I can get these done at a reasonable rate?
Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
I am starting a magazine and will start with a quantity of 15 000 - 5 x A4 pages folded in half to make a 10 page booklet. No staples. Good quality white paper,printed in black & white.
Kind regards
Jenny
Printer here.
Do you specifically need no staples? That will add cost because a saddle stitcher (booklet maker) auto collates and staples the books together. To find a printer who collates but doesn't staple will become a 'custom' job so you miss out on getting the more competitive online pricing.
If you decide staples are ok then Google 20pp A5 Booklet online printing. You'll have a raft of prices to compare. PM me if you want me to quote as well.
Your job will be less than half the printing cost if you could get it done in China, but the air freight costs on that volume of paper will be prohibitive (around usd$1000) unless you can wait for the 6 weeks by boat. If your magazine becomes a regular thing then you might consider getting everything done in China and boated here but you bring your editing deadlines forward a month to accommodate the delivery times. For example you have July's issue printed now so when it arrives it will be the right month for distribution.
Best of luck