On-Demand DVD

I want to set up a on-demand DVD printing solution for my collection of film shorts, like a CafePress store does for T-shirts. CafePeess has a service that does CDs, which is great for indie musicians, but nothing yet for DVDs.

On-Demand Publishing from CustomFlix has such a service. They print the DVD, package it in a case with an insert, and laminate the disk. You pay a setup fee ($50) which is good for one year, and a low per-disk fee ($7). An additional fee (one-time $10) has them host a streaming trailer.

I’m not sure how much better than my hand-assembled DVD-Rs these disks will be… I think they are still DVD-R disks, but then again, even the disk lamination vs my ink-jet stickers will be a big improvement. The stickers I use now have a practical cost of over a dollar, and I haven’t even been buying nice DVD jackets, so $6 per disk may be well worth it.

Oops- look again. It’s only $7 per disk if you sell 50+ a month. For 1-15 it’s a $10 cut.

Maybe I’ll do it anyway.

Delta Printing also has an on-demand offering, but they don’t list any prices.

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