POD Process Description

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NMS Regional POD process FAQ's

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*Please note that at this time, the NMS R-POD network is in Pilot phase. There will be a January soft launch under way with a select number of Pilot stores to test our system with. If you are interested in participating at full launch after March, please submit your information on the Interest in Participation form located on this website, or contact Veronica Gancov at vgancov@nacs.org.

How does the Regional POD network work?
The NMS R-POD network's main objective is to offer participants quick content delivery once their PDF book files are submitted to NMS for preflight and uploaded to our POD Catalog and print network. The Regional Print on Demand network offers you a quick turn around time, two days from order to shipment can be expected on most orders, and it affords you lower shipping costs since books are printed in close vicinity to your store or company.

What types of content can I submit?
If you are a bookstore or association, you can submit many different types of content: OER, faculty generated content, association generated content, foreign titles, trade as text, custom publishing, University Press titles, course packs, campus based content, and faculty notes prepared as books, in addition to others. Please note that at this time, course packs will be perfect bound as books, instead of using a spiral option.

How do I submit my book files to the R-POD network?
Once your bookstore or association has negotiated the rights to your content with a publisher, or you have custom content to submit, files are transmitted to NMS using our POD FTP upload form, located on this website. Using the form, you would submit the necessary metadata, shipping and contact information for your book files. You will then receive further instructions via email to assist you in submitting your PDF files to our FTP upload site.

What happens to my files after they are submitted to NMS?
Your PDF book files are preflighted to assess their compatibility with the printer's file specifications, are fixed if necessary, and are then submitted to the NMS POD Catalog, where you will submit your book order once that process is complete.

How much time do I need to allow for NMS to preflight files before they are submitted to the POD Catalog and are ready to order?
Please allow at least 3 days for NMS to receive your files, process them and have them corrected before print ready files are available for you to order in the POD Catalog.

How do I order my book files from the POD Catalog?
Instructions on ordering your book files are located on this website, on the page called POD Catalog Ordering instructions. Once you order your books, the order is submitted to our POD printer, who then prints and ships them directly to you.

How do I prepare my files to your PDF specifications?
Please see PDF file specifications listed on this website, on the PDF File Specifications page.

Who do I contact if I need help with any of this?
Please contact Veronica Gancov, at (800) 622-7498, ext. 2343, or by email at vgancov@nacs.org for any help on submitting or creating your book files. Thank you.

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