How many copies to print?

• Making sure to order enough extra for sending out for Review Requests
• Making sure your storage solution is adequate for the number of copies you want
• Making sure you're confident in your ability to actually sell the copies you're thinking of ordering
• Researching any special deals the printer is offering for certain batch orders (keep in mind taking advantage of a fantastic deal won't help much if it results in too many copies that will never sell)
• Making sure the number of copies you want to order is even one of the options your printer offers

In general, it's cheaper to run off more copies than you need than to run out and have to order more. Once your job is already processing, it doesn't cost much extra to print off more copies of what it's already doing, but if it stops and then a few months down the road you end up needing more, they have to start all over again, which is why you save money by just getting more than you need with your first order.

The printer aims for a set number of books but what you receive may end up being more or less than that amount. This is completely normal, since the printing press has certain requirements for paper size and the number of jobs it can process. Your job is one of many they are processing at the same time, so jobs may be combined for efficiency.