Question 1

What's the minimum order?

Accepted Answer

50 copies for every standard SKU — novels, hardcovers, textbooks, comics, and children's books. That's the floor where our press economics actually work; below 50 the per-book setup cost balloons and we'd lose money on every order. Need fewer? Order a Sample Pack (1, 5, 10, 25 copies) at flat retail with shipping bundled in. Page count is 49–248 pages on standard SKUs (matches our offset rate card). Premium / trade SKUs (coffee-table hardcover, real-estate portfolio, magazine) are quote-only because spec variation matters.

Question 2

How much does it cost to print my book?

Accepted Answer

A 200-page paperback novel runs ~$4.20/copy at 100, ~$3.10/copy at 250, ~$2.35/copy at 500, and ~$2.20/copy at 1,000. Hardcovers run roughly 25% above paperback at the same tier. Children's full-color books add ~₹2.50/page on top. The live calculator on bookprinter.app gives you the exact number for your spec in 10 seconds — shipping is free at 50+, no surprise line items.

Question 3

Is there a setup fee?

Accepted Answer

$0 setup on every standard SKU at 50+ copies — that's the whole bill. Below 50, you'd order a Sample Pack at flat retail (Single Proof $99, 5-pack $159, 10-pack $249, 25-pack $399 — all paperback; hardcover variants ~60% higher) which bundles shipping and setup into the retail price. Premium SKUs carry transparent setup fees that match the prepress reality: trade-magazine $299, brand-catalog $399, real-estate portfolio $599, coffee-table hardcover $799, museum smyth-sewn $999. We show every fee up-front; nothing appears at checkout.

Question 4

Do you ship internationally?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Free shipping at 50+ copies anywhere we deliver — we have direct freight relationships, so we absorb the cost rather than scare you with a $300 shipping line. Sample Packs include tracked international shipping in the flat retail price. Standard delivery: 5-8 business days for 50-100 copies, 8-12 business days for 100-500 copies, 15-21 days for 1,000+ offset runs.

Question 5

Do you take a royalty cut on my book sales?

Accepted Answer

Never. You print with us, you keep 100% of every dollar your book earns. KDP takes 40-60% royalty. IngramSpark and BookBaby take 30-40%. We just print — we don't tax your sales, ever. If you also sell through our distribution platform BookStand, you pay a flat 15% per sale and keep the rest. If you self-host on AuthorPage / WebsiteKit, the 15% disappears too.

Question 6

Can you ship books direct to my readers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can either order copies to yourself in bulk, OR set up direct-to-reader fulfillment — when a reader buys from your site, BookStand listing, or any storefront you connect, we print the book and ship it to their door. You set the price; you keep 100% of the price after print + ship cost. The reader pays the actual carrier rate at checkout (no hidden markup, unlike Amazon Prime where it's bundled into the membership).

Question 7

Can BookPrinter help me publish (not just print)?

Accepted Answer

Yes. BookPrinter is part of the Snowlabs author suite, so you have one-click access to: PublisherKit (manage your imprint, distribution, ISBNs), BookStand (sell digital + paperback to readers, our 15%-per-sale marketplace), AuthorPage (your own author site), WebsiteKit (sell direct from your own domain), CoAuthor (writing assistant), and BookCovers (cover designer). Print with us, then upsell yourself into digital — same dashboard, same login, same author identity.

Question 8

How fast do you deliver?

Accepted Answer

Sample Packs (1-25 copies): 5-8 business days. Standard runs (50-99 copies): 5-8 business days. Bulk (100-499 copies): 8-12 business days. Offset (500-1,000+ copies): 15-21 business days. Premium quote-only SKUs: 21-30 days including proof-approval cycle, then 14 days production.

Question 9

Why are you cheaper than KDP, IngramSpark, and BookBaby at bulk?

Accepted Answer

At 250+ copies, we genuinely undercut all of them. KDP, IngramSpark, BookBaby, and Lulu are POD-only — every copy carries the same digital-press unit cost, so the per-book price barely moves with quantity. We run real offset on bulk (250+) which collapses unit cost as you scale. Below 250 we're competitive but not always the cheapest — at 100 copies we're slightly above KDP, and at <50 we don't quote. Pick the tier that matches your launch.

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