10 Tips to Save Time and Money on Printing

Also, a tighter trim, say, 1/8-inch all around, may translate into cost savings, he notes.

2. Have your printer help control your paper inventory. Steven Zuccarini, president of the merchandise media group for R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago, suggests that catalogers who buy their own paper consider asking their printers to help them manage those purchases—thus saving on inventory carrying costs.