Why does the printing price change when the number of pages in the project increases or decreases?
The number of pages directly influences the final printing price of books, catalogs and magazines.
When you adjust the number of pages in the ChatBot, the quote is automatically updated because it impacts the materials, toner used, binding and production process.
The following is a clear explanation of why this happens.
🟪 Why does the number of pages affect the cost of printing?
These are the five main reasons whereby the price changes when adding or removing pages:
🟩 1. More paper is used
Each additional page requires:
- More sheets
- Increased material consumption
- More volume and weight
- Cutting and trimming adjustments
Therefore, adding pages always increases the price.
🟩 2. More HD toner is used
Your printing company works with professional digital printing using HD toner, which has these characteristics:
- High definition
- Increased durability
- Sharper colors
- Ideal for customized editorial production
By increasing the number of pages:
- More toner consumed, especially in projects color
- Areas with more coverage increase cost per page
- Pages with photos or solid elements require more toner than pages with text
➡️ In projects color, The change in price is more noticeable.
➡️ En black and white, The increase is smaller, but still proportional.
🟩 3. Affects the type of binding
The final thickness of the project changes with the number of pages, and this determines the type of binding:
- Thin projects → stapling
- Larger projects → hot-melt (gluing)
If when adding pages the project can no longer be stapled, the system will move the quotation to hot-melt, which changes the final price.
🟩 4. Increases production time and process
More pages required:
- More printed sheets
- Increased printing time
- More time for cutting, collating and proofreading
- Longer assembly and binding times
This increase in process is reflected in the price.
🟩 5. Changes the weight and, therefore, the cost of shipping.
By increasing the number of pages:
- The project weighs more
- It will take up more volume
- Shipping (CDMX or within Mexico) may increase slightly.
In large projects, this may affect the final quotation.
🟪 How much does the price change depending on the pages?
Depends on:
✔️ Paper type
Bond ≪ Buffered ≪ Couché matte ≪ Couché glossy ≪ Couché glossy
✔️ Type of toner printing
Black and white < Color
✔️ Binding method
Stapling < Hot-melt
✔️ Number of pieces
The more pieces you print, the lower the cost per unit.
🟪 Practical examples (non-numerical)
- Add 20 pages in white bond in black and white → small increase.
- Add 20 pages color in glossy couché → notable increase.
- Removing pages in a thin magazine → you can switch from hot-melt to stapling.
- Add many pages → shipping may increase by weight.
🟪 What if I don't know how many pages my file has?
The ChatBot does not scan files.
You only have to indicate the total number according to your Word document, PDF or design program.
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🟦 Conclusion
The price changes when you adjust the pages because each increment directly affects the paper used, HD toner consumption, binding type, production process and final shipping weight.
Therefore, when modifying the number of pages within the ChatBot, the quotation is automatically updated.
