The missing INK in your supply chain.
Timely, economical digital printing provided at zero shipping cost.
- Digital manufacturing can be turned around in as little as two business days, granting new life to your low-stock or out of stock titles.
- Unlike other printers, IPG prints your inventory on-site. That means no costs to ship your inventory to us.
- 15% and 20% discounts available for 200 + and 500 + unit orders. Contact [email protected] about pricing above 1,000 units.
Industry-standard trim sizes, paper stocks, and book finishes mean we have you (and your books) covered.
- We can print your perfect bound titles in any conceivable size between 4.00” x 6.00” and 8.5” x 11.25”. Spines as thin as 1/16” and as thick at 2.5”.
- Choice of 50# and 60# white and creme papers—along with a specialized 80# gloss coated stock—means we can produce your novel, or your graphic novel, and anything in between.
- 10pt and 12pt cover stocks available with your choice of matte or glossy cover finishes.
IPG Ink's Printing Specifications - Interior
| Type |
Brand |
GSM |
PPI |
Caliper |
Opacity |
Brightness |
All Sizes? |
| White 50# |
Domtar Husky Offset Opaque |
74 |
512 |
0.0039 |
91 |
94 |
Yes |
| White 60# |
Domtar Husky Offset Opaque |
89 |
444 |
0.0045 |
93 |
94 |
Yes |
| Creme 50# |
Pixelle B18 Natural Eggshell |
74 |
500 |
0.004 |
92 |
74 |
Yes |
| Creme 60# |
Pixelle B18 Natural Eggshell |
88.8 |
420 |
0.00476 |
94 |
74 |
Yes |
| Gloss 80# |
Endurance Digital Gloss Text |
118 |
540 |
0.0037 |
93.5 |
92 |
Yes |
$7M investment state-of-the-art equipment means efficient, high-quality production.
- The oldest machine in our shop was born in August, 2018, with an average equipment age of less than 2 years.
- Sophisticated, bar-code driven workflows augmented by brand-new, cutting-edge software in use by only the largest and most sophisticated book manufacturers in the US.
Custom-tailored printing solutions to fit your publishing program.
- Books can be printed print runs as small as one copy, and as great as 5,000 copies—the choice is yours.
- Maintain zero inventory at IPG, and simply manufacture to order. Or choose to keep inventory at our DC, with units replenished automatically when stock begins to run low.
- Issue your own manufacturing orders through IPG’s web-based manufacturing portal.
- Or, be your own supply chain. IPG is always happy to receive 3rd party digital printing or offset orders at our distribution center.
- For maximum avaibility, take advantage of IPG’s deep integration with cutting-edge printing programs at Amazon and Ingram.
Program Essentials
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Lightning Source |
Kindle Enterprise Publishing |
Boooks International |
| Perfect Binding |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Case Binding |
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✓ |
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✓ |
| Managed Inventory |
✓ |
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| Inventory Free |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| On Demand |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Short Run (Prepay) |
✓ |
✓
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✓ |
| Free Shipping |
✓ |
Excludes SDRP |
✓ |
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| ARCs |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Hard Proofs |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
| Available to Non-distributed Clients |
✓ |
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✓ |
Interested? INKcredulous?
Contact your rep or email [email protected] to learn more.