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<blockquote data-quote="Haltherrion" data-source="post: 5560932" data-attributes="member: 18253"><p>I don't think the landscape versus portrait would in and of itself make much difference to me. I guess I'm not as opposed to softcover although you are right it can be a pain.</p><p> </p><p>Another way to look at it: I would be less inclined to pay hardback prices for a book from an unproven source. The converse is, I'll accept the softback binding in return for being able to try out this unproven source at a more reasonable price.</p><p> </p><p>My focus would be more on content, proofing (any errors cast suspicion on the whole work), and page layout. The latter in the sense of how easy is it to access the information? Are the pages "clean", text easy to follow, fonts, headings and spacing easy on the eyes? Of course, content matters the most. It has to have something that seems well worth having. While once upon a time, I bought anything that momentarily caught my fancy, these days I'm choosier about what fills my book shelves (giving away hundreds of books will do that to you.)</p><p> </p><p>On another note, in RP texts, folks appreciate artwork but a lot of bad artwork is worse than no artwork. Better to have a few nice pieces, even if you have to commision someone on deviantart or the like, then to fill it with your girl friend's pencil sketches if her sketches really aren't all that good.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck; it's a very big project <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haltherrion, post: 5560932, member: 18253"] I don't think the landscape versus portrait would in and of itself make much difference to me. I guess I'm not as opposed to softcover although you are right it can be a pain. Another way to look at it: I would be less inclined to pay hardback prices for a book from an unproven source. The converse is, I'll accept the softback binding in return for being able to try out this unproven source at a more reasonable price. My focus would be more on content, proofing (any errors cast suspicion on the whole work), and page layout. The latter in the sense of how easy is it to access the information? Are the pages "clean", text easy to follow, fonts, headings and spacing easy on the eyes? Of course, content matters the most. It has to have something that seems well worth having. While once upon a time, I bought anything that momentarily caught my fancy, these days I'm choosier about what fills my book shelves (giving away hundreds of books will do that to you.) On another note, in RP texts, folks appreciate artwork but a lot of bad artwork is worse than no artwork. Better to have a few nice pieces, even if you have to commision someone on deviantart or the like, then to fill it with your girl friend's pencil sketches if her sketches really aren't all that good. Good luck; it's a very big project :) [/QUOTE]
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