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Subject:Re: Binding costs From:"Bergerson, Carl A" <Carl -dot- Bergerson -at- UNISYS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:02:07 -0700
Sara,
For an example of perfect-bound books that lie flat when opened see
almost any Adobe manual. I don't know what the process is called but it
works well.
Carl Bergerson
Mission Viejo
Product Information
carl -dot- bergerson -at- unisys -dot- com
> ----------
> From: Sara Schertz[SMTP:SSchertz -at- INTERFACESOFTWARE -dot- COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 6:46 AM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Binding costs
>
> Suzette -
>
> What is cerloxing binding? My company is looking at alternatives for
> our
> manuals, which really need to lay flat. We are currently using
> double-o
> spiral bound, but it has two major disadvantages:
> Can't put on shelf and still see the book title
> Binding adds width to the book -- making it difficult to fit
> in
> the box!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sara Schertz
> Interface Software, Inc.
> sschertz -at- interfacesoftware -dot- com
>