How Long Does Family History Book Printing Take?


 

There are few more satisfying things than picking up a book full of your family history and knowing that it has been printed for your family to read and cherish in years to come. As with any custom book, the time it will take to print a family history book will vary with the following factors; preparation, production. At whatever level of professional you are, whether you are outsourcing the printing process or engaging in DIY printing, it helps to know how long this takes. Below is a commission by commission summary of activities that influence the duration of family history book printing.

1. Preparation includes: Preparation involves; Content collection includes;

In fact, preparing content for a book is the most important step before which printing cannot even be considered. This can take anything from a few weeks to several months depending on the amount of material that needs to be sorted and if it is sorted at all. Especially when carrying out genealogical studies, photography’s, to gather illustrations to stories which you can write on sheets, it is very important to devote enough time to this particular stage.

 

2. Design and Layout

After all the syllabi and other content is in hand the next process is to design your layout. This could take from several days to several weeks if you are doing the design yourself, using software such as Adobe InDesign, Canva or Microsoft Word depending on your proficiency level and how complicated your book is. This time doesn’t include time to be spent on various communications with the professional designer, the needed revisions and approval stages.

 

3. Proofing and Editing

Once you have created the design for your family history book ensuring that you proof and edit your work correctly is also significant and should not be a hasty process. As a rule, proofing might last one to two weeks if the book’s length does not exceed a thousand pages. You always have to proofread to look for some sorts of mistakes like typo, incorrect format and many more. Sometimes it is good to involve many members of the family in the proofing process, but we have noted that this takes more time because of coordination.

 

4. Printing Time

When all of the paper work is complete, the physical printing can differ whether printed from home, using an online printer, or from a publishing company selected. Print turnaround times are offered from almost all professional printing services depending on a variety of factors including but not limited to the paper type, binding style, and the number of prints needed. Family history book printing usually takes about two to four weeks with standard turnaround time; however, there are printers who can do rush orders at an extra cost.

 

Factors that can influence printing time include:

  • The type of binding: Compared to soft cover, the hard cover books may take time to produce.
  • Paper and print quality: Additional deluxe paper or full-color printing is available, and it can increase due dates.
  • Quantity: While printing many copies can be time-consuming there are many printers that can undertake these jobs efficiently.

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