Your books in small print runs and on demand
Print on demand
As a long-standing and reliable partner for print-on-demand, we offer suppliers a full service. We are there for you, from consulting and project support through to production. After immediate printing, the content you provide is fed directly into the supply chain and integrated into our overnight logistics. In this way, we ensure that every order is processed just in time. This on-demand production eliminates the need to physically store books.
More than 250 publishers currently have their print-on-demand titles printed within our book logistics. Our book trade customers can therefore access over 1 million possible print-on-demand titles overnight. Thanks to the increasing demand for print-on-demand, we are expanding successfully and constantly developing our processes. Our goal: to set the course for the future with new solutions. We have been working with CPI, Europe's largest book printing group, since 2022. Print-on-demand production takes place directly at the logistics site in Erfurt.
How does print-on-demand work?
Whether a single copy or a small print run, your titles are produced in high-quality printing and binding (both soft and hardcover). The books are available to both retailers and readers within one to three days. Production is cost-efficient and economical, as only what is actually needed goes to print.
Advantages for publishers
Why print-on-demand with Zeitfracht?
Fair and flexible
- Free entry possible at any time
- Fair partnership without ongoing costs for data storage or data upload
- Printing from print run 1, without minimum order quantities
- No obligation to exclusivity
Efficient and integrated
- Lean processes, print-on-demand and physical books in a single package
- Full integration of print-on-demand into the ERP systems of Zeitfracht Medien GmbH
- Listing of digital and physical titles in wholesale and publishing distribution under the same conditions
Modern
- State-of-the-art printing technology with toner and inkjet technology
Sustainable
- Optimized life cycle assessment, FSC certified
The topic of print-on-demand has become very popular with many of our suppliers. With our PoD service, we make it possible to keep the backlist up to date, produce novelties risk-free, occupy niches, protect the environment and increase delivery speed.
Kay Wissendorf, Head of Print-on-Demand
