managing colour printing by the public

>>> "Bill Teschek" <bteschekhampton.lib.nh.us> 4/28/2006 6:44 AM >>>
We charge 10 cents for B&W copies and 25 for color at
our library
<<<

We have the same setup - B&W by default, colour as an
option. B&W are a mix of LJ4050 & LJ8150. Colour is
a Dell 5100CN. They are clearly labeled in Windows XP as
being either B&W or Color printers after their room
names.

Our charges, though, are 8 cents & 25 cents.

We haven't had colour long enough for a cost comparison,
but the colour toner cartridges are expensive enough to
justify it, IMO. The black toner cartridges in the colour
printer, though, are considerably less expensive than those
in our B&W printers.

Our students get $16 credits each quarter to cover the first
200 B&W, 64 colour or whatever mix. Photocopies are
handled by the same ID card and are also 8 cents. We don't
offer colour copiers. 

AFAIK, we have not broken even on printing when you factor
in the systems, support & supplies. We really
implemented this to cut down on waste, not to make money.

We use Pharos Uniprint to control all of this...

HTH,
David 


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