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Inspiring
February 13, 2018
Question

Just want to print 2 or 3 copies of a large document

  • February 13, 2018
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Since I am going to all sorts of trouble to learn Indesign for other purposes, I am thinking that I might as well also use it for logging my recent trip to South America, rather than using proprietary services such as Snapfish, Shutterfly, etc.

I expect to do about 100 pages but only want two or three copies - most companies require 6 copies.

What DO people who use InDesign use for this sort of a home project?

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Bill Silbert
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 13, 2018

Most people who use InDesign for personal use usually own an ink jet printer such as those made by EPSON, HP and CANON. The machines themselves are usually not very expensive to buy but the ink cartridges will generally be where the manufacturers make their money. You will need one each of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black to operate the printer and they will need to be replaced on a regular basis as they do not have a tremendous supply of ink in each. The machines are sold as either just a printer or as combination machines which can also function as a copier, scanner and fax machine. The quality is usually excellent but they do generally run slower than the laser printers that are usually used commercially by businesses.

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 13, 2018

Are you producing a 100 page document and do you want recommendations for a printer who can print just two or three copies of your journal.

Which version of InDesign and OS?

Size (dimensions) of your publication?

Colour or black and white?

Do the images bleed?

Will the PDF they'll be printing from have reasonably Effective resolution of the images?

What kind of binding?

Which country are you in?

sivey@pdxAuthor
Inspiring
February 13, 2018

InDesign CC 2016, Windows 10

8.5"x11"

mostly color pages

no bleeds

good resolution

Not sure

USA

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 13, 2018

Have a look at Blurb

Create, Print, and Sell Professional-Quality Photo Books | Blurb

You can get a free Blurb InDesign plugin.

You may find this online video tutorial helpful (you can get a 30-days free trial): Creating Photo Books with Blurb