Printers

Narrowing down the list of printing presses is daunting. As a small press publication, Necrography strives to create an accessible (read: affordable) magazine and this requires an exceptional balance of conflicting forces.

We want the best we can get from writers and to ensure that, good writers deserve fair monetary incentive. As a solo venture, Necrography has a limited pool of funds for this purpose. I find myself constantly desirous of the ability to pay authors more than I presently do but alas, money doesn't, in fact, grow on trees (yeah - I have checked).

We also want to be available to as many readers as possible. We want men and women, young and old, and rich and poor, reading Necrography. To that end, our cover price can't be prohibitively expensive. I can only hope to cover expenses and frankly am not even concerned with a monetary profit. Of course, to keep the cover price low, we've got to find an economical, quality printer.

Print On Demand (POD) services are becoming more popular given the availability of digital presses and internet technologies. They are, unfortunately, still prohibitively strict in their rules. Most places seem a little more inexpensive than offset but usually you're bound to sell the magazines through their websites and in many cases you have to pay extra for them not to brand your magazine with their logo.

With this in mind I began another search to find a cost effective, quality print house so that Necrography can live and make its way into the hands of every English reading, dark literature lover on the face of the planet. The search continues but the list is narrowing. When the final candidate stands, Necrography's premier issue will soon be born.