Need a decent printer

Hi There not sure what response i'll get but i'm going to throw it out there.
I have only made the swap to mac in last week and i Am delighted with my new imac 27".
I run a small editing business mainly weddings. However I want to start selling peoples edited footage slide shows, photo books, cards, calendars etc etc.
I feel that buying the printing through mac will not give me a good enough profit margin so i am looking for maybe other software and a decent printer so i can set up by myself.
Does any of you do this and can anyone advise me on printer and any software to make calendars etc.
I am buying final cut express 4 for the video editing and slide shows.
I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Tim

You won't be able to print your own books unless you have access to binding equipment and the stock used in the covers, dust jacket, etc. As for calendars you'll need a printer that can handle 13" wide stock of the necessary weight. Then a source to bind the pages with the spiral wire type of binding. You could export the calendar to a PDF file and see if there are printers out there that could print and bind the pages. I know FedEx/Kinkos offers calendars and might be able to print off a pdf file and do it cheaper than thru Apple.
You might find an online book printer that would be better suited cost wise. Some of them are:
Some 3rd Party Sites for Ordering Bound Books
MyPublisher
Ofoto
Shutterfly
SharedInk
ImageStation
PhotoWorks
Viovo
Blurb
As far as cards is concerned, you can't print cards from iPhoto double sided. You'll need to export the card as a PDF, save the PDF to iPhoto and then use an image editor that can handle layers to print both sides in register. I described how to in my tutorials #8 - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card and #8a - Printing a iPhoto Greeting Card to Standard Stock Sizes. If you use Apple's card size you'll have difficulty finding envelopes that fit them nicely.
I can't recommend a printer because it will depend on sizes, paper weights needed, etc. I have had good success with both Canon and Epson printers. Ink costs should be looked into also.
OT

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http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag49/dave0001/Wildlife/Fawn1IMG_1578resized_zps8ad3bbd 4.jpg

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