Re: FT FLEET BOOK

>At 02:49 4/17/98, Ground Zero Games wrote:
>>long they take to reach the US depends on whether they go air or sea
>>freight, you'd best talk to KR about this one (and how long they'll
then
>>take to reach the distributors and stores).
>
>In this day and age of electronic publishing, wouldn't it be possible
to
>just ship the e-files to GeoHex and let them contract with a local
printer
>to do the NorAm distribution? Seems to me it would cut down on the
shipping
>portion of the total costs, and decrease turnaround time.
>
>I realize there may be other economic considerations involved....just
>another drooling, impatient FT otaku daydream. :)

Simply, two short print runs cost a lot more than one large one. Two
sets
of films, two sets plates, two lots makeready, etc., etc., etc.......

The only way to get a reasonable unit price on printing is to do as many
as
possible in the same run.

Jon (GZG)
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