If you are planning to publish a book that you have personally written, one of the most important decisions you will have to make in finding a manufacturing company that will produce your book. Book manufacturers and publishers are almost often thought to be the same. This is not the case. There is a major difference between the two.
When you hear about book manufacturers, these just concentrate entirely on printing and biding books. They are used by those people that want to have their self-published book printed. On the other hand, book manufacturers receive files in digital form from authors and they produce the books based on the type of paper, page size, the styles of the binding and any other option that the author may want. They are different from the publishers because they do not do editing, proofreading, designing, layout, promotion or marketing or any other support that is offered by the book publishers.
If you want to have your self-published manufactured, you need to consider a manufacturing company as an outsourced service. If you want to get the best manufacturing company, there are some questions that will help you evaluate the credibility of the manufacturing.
Is the company capable of offering hand-accessible hand-on -service and if they do so, when will you need it? If you are conversant with uploading or understanding some instructions, will the company be willing to give you assistance and in an appropriate time. The major problem that self-publishing individuals encounter is coming across a problem failing to get solutions to handle it in person. Technology can help you but when it does not work, you need someone that will always be available to help fix the problem and address your question. Get a company that you will readily rely on when you need hand-on services.
How easy the manufacturing processes and how easy is it to understand and work with it? Inquire from the manufacturer how the process works. You can also get to know about this by looking for a testimonial on their website concerning the ease of their services. Ask the manufacturer the duration it will take to have you ready and once you present it in digital files. If your books are to have soft covers and saddle stick binding, you will have your work within a few weeks. You may have to wait a bit longer if you want your books to come with hardcovers. If you are on a strict deadline, you can give the manufacturer pressure to finish the project so that you can meet the deadlines. But you will have to pay an extra cost but this will be to your advantage.
How quality is their work? Each and every company will claim to produce quality work but definitely there are those that produce more quality than others. Other ill produce more quality books compared to others especially when it comes to hard-cover books that will demand high quality equipment and expertise.