Apparatus and methods for distributing print jobs

Apparatus for distribution of a page description language (“PDL”) file comprising:

• a print job creator which generates at least one PDL file, wherein the PDL file comprises a set of printer control commands;
• a plurality of destination devices;
• a device status database;
• a destination database comprising a plurality of destination queues, each destination queue comprising a script adopted to modify the set of commands to describe how the at least one PDL file will be routed to the plurality of destination devices;
• and
• a print job distributor coupled to the plurality of destination devices, to the device status database, and to the destination database, wherein the device status database provides information to the print job distributor about the status of the plurality of devices, and wherein the print job distributor is adapted to route the PDL file to one of the destination queues for processing by the plurality of destination devices.