Digital perfecting system for on-demand book print

To address increased demand for high-quality book publication, Printondemand-worldwide.com has combined a Xerox Nuvera 288 with a web ordering and management information system.

The combined systems will help proof customer orders and monitor the status of print jobs, said the company.

According to Xerox, Printondemand-worldwide.com has grown as the requests for short-run book production from publishers around the world has increased.

At the same time, the company also saw an opportunity to invest in new book production areas where high resolution printing was essential.

That includes the publication of art and photography books.

The Xerox Nuvera 288 digital perfecting system is claimed by the company to be able to print onto a wider range of gloss and satin paper types and has a 1,200 dots per inch resolution quality.

As a result, the Xerox monochrome printing quality enables Printondemand-worldwide.com to produce art and photography books in mono to a quality that is comparable to lithographic printing.

Andy Cork, managing director of Printondemand-worldwide.com, said: "As specialists in book production, we are constantly improving our service to customers and pushing the boundaries of what on-demand book production can achieve - hence the introduction of our new web management systems and the Xerox Nuvera 288.

In the past, art and photography books have been difficult to produce as digital print technology has not been able to get to a high enough resolution to allow an authentic reproduction.

With the Xerox Nuvera 288 in place, this problem has been eliminated.

Our work with the Xerox Nuvera 288 is changing the perception of how digital print can address the needs of the publishing market." Printondemand-worldwide.com's decision was not only based on Nuvera's print resolution but also on its ability to reduce Printondemand-worldwide.com's impact on the environment, added Cork.

He said that the Nuvera 288's efficiency and reliability means fewer print materials are wasted and, therefore, it is perceived as an environmentally efficient machine that can meet Printondemand-worldwide.com's environmental objectives.

Peter Taylor, director of production and graphic arts at Xerox UK, said: "Printondemand-Worldwide.com is an innovative print company with its finger on the pulse of customer needs.

As demonstrated by the company book production is entering a new era and we anticipate that digital print is the engine to power this change.".

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