The Classroom Set

The Classroom Set is a perfect use for short-run publishing. Say you have created your own annotated version of Frankenstein as it relates to modern-day genetic research, or an original textbook of an esoteric or obscure subject that wouldn’t justify a large print run. There’s no need to run down to Kinko’s (sorry, FedEx) and create a bunch of amateurish comb-bound slabs of paper that look like the book of raisin recipes your Aunt Matilda put together for her entire extended family.

Bind these babies properly. Create an eye-catching cover. Make something you can be proud of. Your work will be taken more seriously and maybe you can even shop copies around to other like-minded individuals. You can keep the prices reasonable (as opposed to most textbooks), and still keep a substantially larger piece of the economic pie for yourself.