Paper Buying 101

Brokers will tell you they’ll resolve any problems, and I’ve found this to be true. However, the resolution may not come in time to save a critical mail date. In addition, there will be some administrative difficulty in getting the situation resolved, billing corrected, charges assigned, etc.

Payment terms: Within 30 days of delivering the paper to the printer, you’ll have to pay the broker or mill for it. If you’ve delivered a week or so before printing (to allow time to ensure the delivery is correct), and printing and binding takes a week, you’ll end up paying for the paper about one week after the print job is complete.