List of Print-on-demand publishers.

11MAR2014 ; rev 15SEP2016

 

Purpose:  Prevent acquiring poor quality reprints
Text is often reformatted digitally from plain-text or scanned by OCR

 

Also refer to the guide by Lara Phillips (University of the South Pacific): --
now at; Scholarly Open Access:
< http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/04/08/a-list-of-print-on-demand-publishers-self-publishingvanity-presses-and-other-non-traditional-publishers-for-librarians-and-authors/ >

 

 

Selection procedures:
Prefer ordering from standard/established publishers. 
Prefer ordering from Out-of-print dealers.
Prefer ordering from POD publishers that offer facsimile reprints with the original t.p.

Receiving procedures:
Review the text-block to ensure that the reprint does not consist of poorly scanned OCR text.
Consult with Coll.Dev. if text is unreadable/illegible.

Cataloging procedures:
Follow procedures for Print-on-demand titles.
If the POD publisher does not appear in this list, consult Cataloging supervisor.

 

 

Print-on-Demand publisher

Place of publication / publisher

Reprint types

Adamant Media

[Greenwich, Conn.]

facsim.text w/t.p. ; digital rpt.

AEgypan Press

[Marina del Rey, Calif.] ; 
[Northridge, Calif.?]

digital rpt.

BiblioBazaar
BiblioLife

Charleston, SC

digital rpt.

Book Jungle

Champaign, IL

digital rpt.

Cosimo

New York, N.Y.

facsim.text

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (subsid. of Amazon)

[North Charleston, South Carolina]

digital rpt.  ; (note: also publishes new material)

Digireads.com

[Stilwell, KS?]

digital rpt.

Dodo Press

[Gloucester, England]

digital rpt.

Dyer Press

[Alcester, [England?]

facsim.text w/t.p. ; digital rpt.

Echo Library

Teddington, [England] ;
Fairford, Glos.

digital rpt.

Forgotten Booka

London, [England]

facsim.text w/t.p.

General Books

Memphis, Tenn.

digital rpt. ; digital rpt w/OCR

Hard Press

[Sligo, Ireland]

digital rpt.

HardPress Publishing

Miami, FL

facsim.text w/t.p.

HP BookPrep

[Lexington, KY?]

facsim.text w/t.p.

Kessinger Publishing

Whitefish, Mont.

facsim.text w/t.p. ; digital rpt.

Merchant Books / [Watchmaker Publishing]

[Seaside, Oregon?]

facsim.text w/t.p.

Nabu Press / [BiblioBazaar]

[Charleston, SC]

facsim.text w/t.p. ; digital rpt.

NuVision

[Sioux Falls, S.D.]

digital rpt.

Potter Press / [Read Books]

[US?]

facsim.text

Snowball Publishing (subsid of BN Publishing)

[US?]

digital rpt.  ; (note: also publishes new material)

University of Michigan Press

Ann Arbor, Mich.

facsim.text

University of Michigan, University Library, Scholarly Publishing Office

Ann Arbor, Mich.

facsim.text w/t.p.

Wilder Publications /
SMK Books

Radford, VA

digital rpt.

Wildside Press

[Rockville, Md.] ;
Doylestown, Penn.

facsim.text w/t.p.

Wilson Press

[Seneca Falls, New York?]

facsim.text