W-126: Printed vs. Online Publishing for Societies

Traditionally, the cost of publishing for many societies has been out of reach. Even when society members have taken on a project, the cost of publishing the final book, including making the minimum print run has resulted in an inability to price the product at an acceptable level. What society doesn't have stored in someone's basement boxes of a publication that hasn't sold! Today, print-on-demand, as well as services like LuLu.com which handle all the details make it a worthwhile time to look again at publishing local records.