Re: A paper manual

[wmperry@aventail.com (William M. Perry)]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> William Perry <wmperry@aventail.com> writes:
> 
> >   I need to talk to them about saving me some boxes and stuff for my
> > imminent move (last one for a while thank the gods), so I will ask them
> > then.  About how big is the LaTeX'd version of the manual, page
> > wise?
> 
> Well, I understand that one can use smaller point sizes if one use
> better paper and stuff, but the manual at the moment is ~300 pages.
> 
> >   Would we want _real_ hardcover, or should I get a range of quotes?
> 
> Ooh.  A range of quotes would be nice.

  Well, I talked to them yesterday, and they said for anything under ~500
copies, the price would be prohibitive.  For a book that large, they'd have 
to do it on a big press (print 4 8.5x11 sheets on one large one and
trim/fold, etc), which still means 75 separate plates for the press, and
they cost ~$10 apiece.  That would be a one-time charge, but a biggie.
Then you have minimum charges for press time (setup & cleanup are pretty
static, and runs of 100-200 are hardly worth doing).

  Suggested kinkos. :(

-Bill P.