Saturday, July 05, 2008

Publish your own magazine: MagCloud

On demand publishing and manufacturing is fascinating to me. MagCloud is still in beta but you can ask for an invite.
"MagCloud enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and we'll take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.
How much does it cost?
It costs you nothing to publish a magazine on MagCloud. To buy a magazine costs 20¢ per page, plus shipping. For example, a 20-page magazine would be four bucks plus shipping. And you can make money! You set your issue price and all proceeds above the base price go to you. Shipping is a flat $1.40/copy (USPS first class mail) for quantities 1-9, or a flat $13 for quantities from 10-100 (per box of 10-100).
How are they printed?
MagCloud uses HP Indigo technology, so every issue is custom-printed when it’s ordered. Printing on demand means no big print runs, which means no pre-publishing expense. Magazines are brilliant full color on 80lb paper with saddle-stitched covers. They look awesome."

5 comments:

  1. Wowee! That's super-cool! Thanks so much for sharing the link!

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  2. "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one."
    -- A.J. Liebling

    Thank you for such an important link, Meggie

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  3. Anonymous10:57 PM

    Very cool; thanks for sharing this!

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  4. Anonymous8:18 AM

    wow, this is a neat idea!!! not too expensive either! thanks so much for sharing!

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  5. Just requested an invite! So, sooooo cool!! Thanks. Blessings... Polly

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