Print Edition Calculator – Numbering, APs & Pricing

Edition size

Artist proofs (AP)

Set APs to 10% of the edition

BAT

PP: printer’s proofs · HC: hors commerce samples · BAT: the approved bon à tirer proof

Number format

Proof numbers

Starting price

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prints sold

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Cost per print

printing, paper, packaging

AP sales

Open edition price

Expected sales

57prints to make

$9,150sell-out revenue

$183average price

$7,896profit after print costs

1/502/503/50…50/50AP 1/5…AP 5/5PP 1/1BAT

APs are 10% of the edition — the usual ceiling.

Revenue as prints sellLimited, tiered Open edition

Prints	Price	Revenue	Running total
1–10	$150	$1,500	$1,500
11–20	$165	$1,650	$3,150
21–30	$180	$1,800	$4,950
31–40	$200	$2,000	$6,950
41–50	$220	$2,200	$9,150

Selling out the limited edition earns $9,150. The open edition needs 200 sales at $45 to bring in $9,000.

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