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Re: [SLE] [OT...sort of]Hardcopy or electronic books?
- From: "suse_gasjr4wd@xxxxxxx" <suse_gasjr4wd@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 13:05:54 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <BFA48D63.E3C7%suse_gasjr4wd@xxxxxxx>
On 11/19/05 7:44 AM, "Steven T. Hatton" <hattons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Saturday 19 November 2005 07:34 am, suse_gasjr4wd@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Same here...I would rather receive things digitally, then I can always
>> print it out myself.
>> (my only issue is getting things to duplex correctly sometimes)
>> Anytime a new manual comes out (as with a new version-upgrade) I print out
>> the books for it.
>>
>> The PDF formats lets me do word searches, but many times I have to read the
>> whole thing first to understand _what_ to look for...
>>
>>
>> Yes, I can read them off of a laptop while in the car or something, but a
>> book doesn't have batteries that die.
>
> Suppose you are dealing with a 4-volume set with the smallest volume having
> over a thousand printed pages? Would you prefer to get the hardcopy
> professionally bound, or use whatever mechanism you currently use?
>
> http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/
>
> Steven
LOL
We are printers...we perfect bind ourselves...
Also all the others...GBC, spiral, etc.
But my fav is a cheap 3 ring binder.
Quick, cheap, reusable.
Sorry I can't really help, but I see your dilemma.
--
Thanks,
George
If you play a Windows 2000 disk backwards you will hear satanic chants but -
and this is much more frightening - if you play it forwards it installs
Windows.
> On Saturday 19 November 2005 07:34 am, suse_gasjr4wd@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Same here...I would rather receive things digitally, then I can always
>> print it out myself.
>> (my only issue is getting things to duplex correctly sometimes)
>> Anytime a new manual comes out (as with a new version-upgrade) I print out
>> the books for it.
>>
>> The PDF formats lets me do word searches, but many times I have to read the
>> whole thing first to understand _what_ to look for...
>>
>>
>> Yes, I can read them off of a laptop while in the car or something, but a
>> book doesn't have batteries that die.
>
> Suppose you are dealing with a 4-volume set with the smallest volume having
> over a thousand printed pages? Would you prefer to get the hardcopy
> professionally bound, or use whatever mechanism you currently use?
>
> http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/
>
> Steven
LOL
We are printers...we perfect bind ourselves...
Also all the others...GBC, spiral, etc.
But my fav is a cheap 3 ring binder.
Quick, cheap, reusable.
Sorry I can't really help, but I see your dilemma.
--
Thanks,
George
If you play a Windows 2000 disk backwards you will hear satanic chants but -
and this is much more frightening - if you play it forwards it installs
Windows.
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