[5366] in APO Printshop
Re: updating website
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jennifer Tu)
Tue Jan 29 21:28:50 2008
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:28:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Jennifer Tu <jtu@MIT.EDU>
To: apo-printshop@MIT.EDU
cc: zev@MIT.EDU
Sorry I dropped this for a bit; revised webpage text below. The only
comment I intentionally didn't incorporate was the single-copy option (on
the theory that if anyone really wants/needs it, they'll ask for it).
--Jennifer
APO provides limited printing services to the community using our
office's circa 1922 printing press. Press operators volunteer their
time at no cost, and the printing is done at cost.
Printing costs vary with each job. Basically, there is a setup fee and
a per-impression fee, in multiples of 100. The setup fee varies with
the complexity of the job, and the per-impression fee depends on the
type of paper used (you may either choose from our paper selection, or
provide your own). We can also order specialty papers at cost, but
this postpones job completion.
Our press can print anything from business cards to envelopes to
invitations to letter-sized paper. Due to the large amount of time
involved in laying out and locking up text, the press is not a good
choice if you're looking for a low number of copies. The high level of
setup required for each job also means turnaround time on a job is
usually at least several weeks. Also, because each paper is hand-fed
into the press, and ink levels vary over the course of a printing run,
the press is not a good choice for a job that requires absolute
uniformity across all printed sheets.
If your job is a good fit for our printing press (large number of
prints, not much larger than letter-sized -- check with us if your job
is slightly larger), contact us at apo-printshop _at_ mit _dot_ edu to
work out details with us. <b>Turnaround time is can be over a month
from finalization of text and layout,</b> though (very rarely) as soon
as a few days. The sooner you contact us, the sooner arrangements (and
timeline) can be made.
