Print to Order • Print to Publisher • Print to Warehouse

Choosing the right model for your needs

At Lightning Source, we offer a print and distribution model for every publisher, every title and every situation. Because these are complete vertical integration models, a single communication drives the production process all the way to order fulfillment. Provide us with the quantity and the destination and we’ll handle all the necessary details.

Print to Publisher

With this direct-to-publisher model, we serve as your invisible partner in order fulfillment. We receive your orders, print the quantity of books specified and deliver them on your behalf to warehouses, retailers, authors and consumers using shipping tags with your logo so it appears orders are coming directly from you. For this comprehensive service, you pay Lightning Source for printing, handling and shipping. Discounts are available starting at order line quantities of 50 copies.

Web orders for paperbacks require 3 to 5 days in the U.S. and 5 days in the U.K. Hardback web orders require 5 to 10 days in the U.S. and 10 days in the U.K. Paperback orders submitted via Excel or EDI are printed in 2 days; hardback turn-around is 5 days in the U.S. and 8 days in the U.K.