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Post by BlueAndGold on Feb 22, 2020 13:37:15 GMT
Just curious if anyone has experienced this:
A Proof of a new cover is ordered and it arrives looking good, but when production copies are ordered the cover art is printed lighter?
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Post by ronmiller on Feb 22, 2020 19:31:35 GMT
Just curious if anyone has experienced this: A Proof of a new cover is ordered and it arrives looking good, but when production copies are ordered the cover art is printed lighter? If anything, my experience has occasionally been the opposite: covers will sometimes print a little darker. |
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Post by BlueAndGold on Feb 22, 2020 20:10:31 GMT
Ah, OK. So it can go either way. I guess it's just a variable one needs to keep in mind. Thanks!  |
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Feb 22, 2020 21:29:25 GMT
Ah, OK. So it can go either way. I guess it's just a variable one needs to keep in mind. Thanks! It pretty much depends on the machines. If the printer is fully loaded on ink / toner it will likely print slightly darker during the first runs and then a lot lighter as supplies are running low. It happens with print-on-demand as well as traditional publishers.
It all depends on how closely the techs are watching and resupplying the machines.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2020 23:31:23 GMT
Just curious if anyone has experienced this: A Proof of a new cover is ordered and it arrives looking good, but when production copies are ordered the cover art is printed lighter? Blue, I usually have my Lulu books printed in Canada, and they are never any different from what I uploaded. Completely impeccable printing. Perhaps it's the country printer. |
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Post by BlueAndGold on Feb 23, 2020 2:26:56 GMT
I'm not sure how many print facilities Lulu has/uses, but production copies and proofs often come from different states: Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kentucky(?)... It seems like I've seen others too.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 16:31:55 GMT
I'm not sure how many print facilities Lulu has/uses, but production copies and proofs often come from different states: Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kentucky(?)... It seems like I've seen others too. I have spent the last ten or fifteen minutes on Lulu, in Knowledgebase, looking up the countries where lulu has printers. Cannot find. Dommage. |
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