After completing all of my research and creating a mock up of what my magazine could possibly look like, i thought now would be a good time to start looking a price comparisons for how much it would be to print my magazine. Instead of going through a local printed i wanted to print via online due to the easy ability to price compare, ensuring i am getting the best value of money, i also had to take accountability for other costly areas of magazine such as paper quality and size, amount of pages i was to have and also the binding style i wanted. Luckily i had already taken into consideration all of these things, unfortunately however the paper size i wanted was 'custom' you could consider it, i wanted the paper size to be of a cropped A4 but having the measurements with me meant that i could contact the websites i wanted to compare and see what they could offer me. In addition to these extra fees, i am lucky as i only wanted to print 20 magazines in compassion to 200 which means another price drop for me. To begin my research i started with two recommendations given to me by my tutor, these websites were Vistaprint and Solopress, i also wanted another publishing company to compare the others to as i feel like three is a fair variation, keeping in mind it had to be a UK based print service i decided to go with the website 'Mixam prints.
As i wanted a custom size of cropped A4, i began my approaching each three websites through their live chat option, which luckily all three websites had. When i went to find Vista Prints live chat option it said it was not available and so i would have to find a rough quote through their website, which i didn't mind however i think this rules out me using Vistaprint from here on. I wanted my paper to be uncoated of on recycled paper so that it would have a matte finish and i also wanted my magazine to be bound, i wanted my magazine to have matte paper to keep in touch with the scape book style i am aiming for, as it gives an interpersonal touch.
Over all i did not find the chat used through Mixam very helpful as they did not give me a direct answer where as Solopress did, when it came to the quote price for Mixam as they did not give me a direct answer i took they quote they could give me with a pinch of salt therefore their price came up as Solopress' quote came out to be less inexpensive but also their customer service was better, they employee i worked with was a great help and she was able to give me a direct quote for my custom size and quickly too, the price also played a part in my choice and i believe i will be working with Solopress for my magazine printing.
As i wanted a custom size of cropped A4, i began my approaching each three websites through their live chat option, which luckily all three websites had. When i went to find Vista Prints live chat option it said it was not available and so i would have to find a rough quote through their website, which i didn't mind however i think this rules out me using Vistaprint from here on. I wanted my paper to be uncoated of on recycled paper so that it would have a matte finish and i also wanted my magazine to be bound, i wanted my magazine to have matte paper to keep in touch with the scape book style i am aiming for, as it gives an interpersonal touch.
Over all i did not find the chat used through Mixam very helpful as they did not give me a direct answer where as Solopress did, when it came to the quote price for Mixam as they did not give me a direct answer i took they quote they could give me with a pinch of salt therefore their price came up as Solopress' quote came out to be less inexpensive but also their customer service was better, they employee i worked with was a great help and she was able to give me a direct quote for my custom size and quickly too, the price also played a part in my choice and i believe i will be working with Solopress for my magazine printing.
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