Production
The production stage of a book’s life is probably the most extensive one, covering everything from manuscript creation to design, editing, publishing models, printing and ink practices. It is also the part most people think of as having the most environmental impact, because of the large amounts of materials used and the overall effect of the numerous processes.
Monique Gilham, Hasna Hanim, Inaara Imran
This article discusses different solutions to increase sustainability in the Australian printing industry, like onshore vs offshore printing, different inks and different paper.
Dan Godman, Eleanor Nguyen, Kathleen Vincent-Lucas
This article compares data on sustainable ink practices from in-depth case studies with surveys of Australian publishers and printers.
Jessica Farch, Sharnin Hill, Verity Pascarl
This article explores print on demand and subscription models as underutilised alternatives to the traditional, wasteful ‘print first, sell later’ publishing model.
Eliza Callil, Hannah Doan, Michele Douven
This article explores print on demand and subscription models as underutilised alternatives to the traditional, wasteful ‘print first, sell later’ publishing model.
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