Editor's Note: Veteran reprographer Joel Salus shared with us his report comparing CIMPRESS, better known by its primary brand,VistaPrint, and ARC. Read his introduction below and click the link to download the report.
I've been involved in the reprographics and graphic imaging industry for 53 1/2 years by now. (That is not a typo; I am old.) I put this study paper together simply to compare the numbers of two different companies who are players in the imaging industry; that said, the two companies have very different business models. In the US, we know CIMPRESS by its primary brand, "VistaPrint". I, myself, have used VistaPrint in the past [I had to get a small quantity of business cards quickly, when I was getting ready to attend an IRgA event and was promoting my blog ("Reprographics 101")].