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.
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Sustainability in printing
Monique Gilham, Hasna Hanim, Inaara Imran
There are a variety of solutions to increase sustainability in the Australian printing industry, such as onshore vs offshore printing, different inks and different paper.
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Sustainable ink practices
Dan Godman, Eleanor Nguyen, Kathleen Vincent-Lucas
In this article, we compare data on sustainable ink practices from in-depth case studies with surveys of Australian publishers and printers.
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Alternative publishing models
Jessica Farch, Sharnin Hill, Verity Pascarl
Print-on-demand (PoD) and subscription models provide underutilised alternatives to the wasteful traditional ‘print first, sell later’ publishing model.
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Editorial practices
Eliza Callil, Hannah Doan, Michele Douven
MIA
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