So there's some strangeness in the prices for print. This is a small run, how small I'm not sure yet so I thought I would compare prices. Bit labourious, I know; but usually worth it. With care fun print buying you can save a lot of money. The secret is matching job to company.
Above you can see a graph of prices - they are all from the same company but different binding and quantity. Obviously hardback is more costly, but in a short run the lines are pretty straight. Not so softbound. Note the two kinks in the line and that actually hardbound is cheaper than softbound at some low quantities.
Also note that both softbound unit prices fall once you get 250. Probably a switch to a faster machine that needs a longer run through.
At the end of the day there's not much difference for short run in many cases. But sometimes the saving can be spectacular if you allow the printer to dictate sizes and quantities.
