讀後心得

With the demands of education and work, the frequency of photocopying has gradually decreased, leading many netizens to question the profitability model of copy shops. The original poster mentioned in a forum that black and white photocopying costs 1 yuan, and color costs 3 yuan. Even if there are occasional needs to print entire sets of lecture notes or papers, the opportunities to go to a copy shop are still infrequent. Subsequently, many insiders pointed out that copy shops primarily rely on a large volume of printing business, binding services, and corporate contracts to generate income, such as conference manuals and project proposals, as these demands can bring in substantial revenue.

During the process of studying and working, the need for printing often arises. Some netizens pointed out that the cost of printing is not high, and even if one occasionally needs to print an entire handout or thesis, the frequency is relatively low. Additionally, as written assignments are gradually becoming electronic, the number of trips to the printing shop has decreased significantly. In light of this, the original poster couldn’t help but wonder, "How exactly do printing shops make money?" This sparked a lively discussion among netizens.

A netizen posted on the forum stating that the price for black and white printing is 1 yuan per page, while color printing is 3 yuan. Typically, they only print posters or flyers occasionally, and even printing an entire handout or thesis happens very infrequently. Given that most reports are now electronic, opportunities to visit printing shops have significantly decreased, leading the original poster to question the business model of printing shops. In the subsequent comments, many industry insiders shared their perspectives:

• "I once printed a project proposal and script, costing over ten thousand, and I had to wait two days to receive it."
• "If you are in a fine arts or film-related department, you will understand that printing shops are not lacking in profits."
• "These types of printing shops rely not only on walk-in customers but also have income sources from 'bulk printing', such as exam papers, handouts and notes created by teachers, and even output materials for nearby businesses."
• "They likely earn revenue from binding, taking on project proposals and bids from companies."
• "Meeting manuals and reports from various organizations such as companies, civic groups, and foundations are their main sources of income."
• "The sporadic printing done by students is just a supplementary service; in reality, private companies often need to print hard copies of documents when bidding for public sector projects, typically requiring 7,000 to 8,000 yuan or more, and a company may have multiple bidding projects at the same time. Thus, when the bids come in, modifications and reprints are needed at different stages, and the printing costs alone can reach tens of thousands."
• "The business of these printing shops handling project documents rarely stops, and they also provide large-scale printing and business card printing services."