On-Demand Printing for Ebooks & PDF Reports

"The book you don't read won't help." --Jim Rohn

I have a few dozen ebooks and special reports on my computer that I've never read. Some I've purchased; some were free. Nevertheless, it's content I've wanted to consume, but never have.

Part of the problem is, I don't like to read lengthy documents on my computer screen. Two hundred pages of scrolling through a PDF is exhausting.

So here's what I did: I called my local FedEx Kinko's to see if they could help.

They pointed me to a page on their web site where I can upload print on-demand jobs. I spent a few minutes uploading the PDF files and specifying how I wanted the files printed, then placed my order. Simple as that.

In less than 24 hours from now, I'll drive a mile and half down the road to pick up the hard copies, which I am confident I will now read.

If you struggle with reading long PDF documents on your computer, then maybe you too would benefit from using Kinko's online printing service.

After all, it's not how much information you have, but how much information you consume and apply that counts. Getting digital content printed is a step in the right direction.

Comments

[Chris O'Byrne]

On a sort of related note, I've had some experience with Lulu.com and would highly recommend them at this point. I had to design and publish a book for a client and decided to use Lulu.com. The process was incredibly easy and we received a top-notch product. The nice thing is that it is publish-on-demand, so you don't pay anything until you have something ordered and printed.

This is definitely not the solution to what you are talking about, Ryan, but good to know about for similar projects. For example, if you have a report or group of PDFs on a similar topic that you want to distribute to clients anywhere in the world, you can send the PDF to Lulu.com and have it available for them to purchase as an actual book. (They also do ebooks, but that's going back the other way.)

There is some more information about this at SelfPublishYourOwnBook.com

[Joseph Ratliff]

Ryan,

Also on a similar note...the latest updates for Adobe Reader include a little button in the upper left hand corner of any opened pdf...

That button connects to Fedex Kinkos printing service.

Joseph Ratliff
Author of The Profitable Business Edge

[will]

I definitely did not know this. very useful to be aware of.

your blog's fascinating. I actually did not know copy writing could be this interesting. I'm starting to seriously consider possibly getting into it.

btw, it's Will, from the arizona conference. hope you're doing well. good to see you (in writing, haha). email me back, it'd be cool to hear from you.

[Ryan Healy]

Hey Will - Good to hear from you. Glad you've enjoyed reading my blog.

I leave for 10-day vacation tomorrow, so I'll get in touch with you when I return.

[tower defense]

I actually did not know copy writing could be this interesting. I'm starting to seriously consider possibly getting into it.