Re: book size

[Elna Tymes <etymes -at- LTS -dot- COM>]

Luigi -

This one has been beaten to death over the years - check the archives
for several flurries of discussions about binding and page size.  To
summarize:

1.  The production costs associated with putting a manual in a binder
are actually more than other forms of binding when you factor in the
actual cost of the binder, the slipsheet and spine material for the
outside of the binder, and the fact that binders tend to be heavier and
therefore more costly to ship than other forms of binding.

2.  Real estate on a desktop is one of the prime reasons publishers
started printing 7X9 books several decades ago.  An 8.5x11 book, opened
on a desktop, takes up more real estate than a 7x9 book.  And desktop
real estate tends to be at a premium for most users.  The smaller the
book, the less shoving around of other stuff.

3.  There are perfect binding options, such as the 'lay-flat' binding,
which permit perfect bound books to actually open and lay flat on a
surface.  They're competitive in most markets with other forms of
binding.

4.  Most writers report plenty of anecdotal evidence that users don't
actually insert updates in binders in correct page order. So what's in a
binder after it's had several updates printed may or may not reflect the
current state of information.

This topic verges on yet another holy war on this newsgroup, so take any
advice with a grain or two of salt.

Elna Tymes
Los Trancos Systems

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