| The way conventional centers for printing or copying | | | | more number of copies a job requires, the lower the |
| and some of the small printing shops normally make | | | | price per copy. |
| great part of their income is by printing copies for | | | | Larger orders make the costs per copy go down in a |
| different types of business people and binding those | | | | substantial way. It is because less work is needed |
| copies into different kind of documents for use as | | | | when setting up the copiers to print the color copies |
| presentation media. These copy jobs can often be | | | | (or black & white) and considerably less work is |
| very large, sometimes going for the hundred of copies | | | | required in bindery or in other stages along the way |
| at a time. The large majority of commercial copy | | | | depending on the type of work ordered. Less labor |
| centers try to get more customers by offering price | | | | means lower cost of production, which means, |
| discounts based on how large your order is. This is | | | | discount copies for the customers. |
| why discount copies and color copies are not always | | | | The increasing number of competitors for copy |
| different. | | | | centers is another factor that has influenced in the rise |
| Everybody knows that black and white copies cost | | | | of offers of discount copies to clients. It is mainly |
| much less than color copies. The main reason behind | | | | because business owners want to bring customers to |
| this difference in the price lies in the type of toner/ink | | | | their shops and more importantly, keep them as loyal |
| used in color copies and the ones used for black and | | | | clients. They will offer lots of discounts both on black |
| white copies. Another factor is to be considered is the | | | | & white and color copies as well as on any other type |
| speed color copiers work compared to copiers that | | | | of job the client may need. So clients are offered a |
| only do black and white printing. Therefore, copies that | | | | great range of services at very good prices in |
| are only on black and white (not color) are most of the | | | | exchange for their loyalty and continuous business. |
| times offered at much lower prices to attract | | | | So, if you want bulk copies of any type of document it |
| customers. | | | | is very likely you will get a good discount on the |
| However, there are times when it is very convenient | | | | work. It doesn't matter if your copies need to be in |
| for the business and in the copy center's best interest | | | | color or black and white. Even though color copies |
| to offer their customers discount copies when ordering | | | | are a bit more expensive than black & white, copy |
| color copies. Normally, when ordering large quantities | | | | centers are now offering very good deals for new |
| that require some hundreds of copies (sometimes | | | | and existing customers, depending on the amount of |
| even thousands), the price can be considerably | | | | work you want to print off. So make your research |
| reduced. This holds true even if there are other types | | | | and don't miss out the opportunity to save good |
| of work required to be done for the customer. The | | | | money on your copies! |
