Pricing & Payment

A California resale certificate is a form that businesses in California can use to purchase goods tax-free for resale. This certificate tells the seller that the buyer will be reselling the goods and will pay sales tax on the final sale.

To qualify for a California resale certificate, a business must have a valid seller's permit and must be registered with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). The business must also be purchasing the goods for resale in the regular course of business.

For books shipping to a destination within California, providing a valid resale certificate will allow you to avoid sales tax on your order with Edition One, but you will have to report taxes on the final sale of your books later.

If you have a California resale certificate, please provide it before we create your invoice.

Once we receive payment towards an invoice, we cannot remove the sales tax after the fact.

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For most orders, you can get accurate price quotes by using the pricing calculator on our website.

For projects with custom options, or for larger quantities (over 500 books) we may need to create a custom quote for you.

There are a number of factors that affect pricing, including:

• Type of book – Softcovers (both perfect bound and saddle stitch) are more affordable than hardcovers.
• Page dimensions – For our short run orders (under 500 books) produced with digital presses, there are three price tiers related to page dimensions. In order of increasing cost, these are:
  • One dimension 6" or less, other dimension 9" or less
  • One dimension 9" or less, other dimension 12" or less
  • Both dimensions greater than 9"
• Quantity – The higher the order quantity, the lower the unit cost per book.
• Finishing options – Additions like foil stamping, inset images, dust jackets, softcover flaps, inside cover printing, gatefold pages, etc., all increase the book price.

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If you would like a PO number to be included on your invoice, please supply it when you place your order (mention it in the comments) and we can include it.

For some finishing options such as foil stamping, inset images, dust jackets, gatefolds, and more, we charge a flat setup fee in addition to the per-book cost.

The setup fee covers the extra labor time and materials needed to properly calibrate the machinery and process to your specific order.

This setup work is the same whether we are producing a handful of books or a couple hundred, hence the flat fee per order.

Yes, we will provide an invoice for you once we know all of the specifications of your order.

After we receive a completed order form from you, and you upload files, we'll review everything and send an invoice with instructions for payment.

After you place your order and upload files, we'll review everything to check print readiness, and also send you an order invoice.

For orders under $1,000, we require a full payment before starting on a hard (printed) proof, or production.

For orders over $1,000, we require a 50% deposit before hard proof and production, with the remaining balance due before order shipment.

Shipping is typically billed on a separate invoice when the order is completed. Shipping cost varies with the number and weight of the boxes, and the destination address.

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