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title: "Digital printing | Printing glossary | IN TEMPO"
description: "Printing straight from the file, on a toner or inkjet press, without the plates of offset. It can print a single copy: it is what serves short runs and print on demand, where the book is printed when it is ordered."
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# Digital printing

Also called digital, electronic printing

Printing straight from the file, on a toner or inkjet press, without the plates of offset. It can print a single copy: it is what serves short runs and print on demand, where the book is printed when it is ordered.

## In practice

Estimate your print run first: short, digital; long, offset. For a run in between, ask for both processes to be priced for the same number of copies. Check too that the paper you choose runs on a digital press: the mills’ data sheets say which processes a paper is made for. For a book reprinted as it sells, print on demand avoids unsold copies and their storage.

## Related terms

- [Offset printing](https://www.intempo.fr/en/glossaire/impression-offset/)
- [Print run](https://www.intempo.fr/en/glossaire/tirage/)

## Further reading

[Choosing the paper for your book: high-bulk, offset or coated?](https://www.intempo.fr/en/blog/comment-choisir-le-papier-pour-son-livre/)

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