hey everyone! apologies if this has already been answered somewhere i couldn't find, but i was wondering if anyone has suggestions on a printing service that'd suit my needs.
i'm looking to do a small run of my novella with somebody who will print, cut, and bind it, then ship it out to me, so i can handle everything else myself. i don't want to mess with big retailers or online vendors or royalty negotiations or middleman fees or any of that, i just want like, twenty five or fifty copies i can sell to my friends and at local art markets and stuff like that. are there any services yall know of that would be good for this? i was looking into Lulu but they seem shady as hell, and from what i can tell, it seems they only offer print on demand if you then also sign up for one of their very bad-sounding distribution plans. i've looked into local bookbinderies but their services are extremely expensive if you're not doing hundreds of copies, and i'm at a loss.