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rpghost
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Re: Printing .pdfs at Staples
That seem expensive (as is most Kinkos)... Office Depot or Office Max or places like that usually have 5 cents a copy and 1-2 cents for the paper. So that's 12 cents per 2 pages. They even can bind them for a couple bucks. Think it was $3 for a glued binding and $1 for the hard cover stock.
In short, it's not cheaper then POD to do, but it's usually under $10 for a book to be printed out and bound.
James
talien said:
That seem expensive (as is most Kinkos)... Office Depot or Office Max or places like that usually have 5 cents a copy and 1-2 cents for the paper. So that's 12 cents per 2 pages. They even can bind them for a couple bucks. Think it was $3 for a glued binding and $1 for the hard cover stock.
In short, it's not cheaper then POD to do, but it's usually under $10 for a book to be printed out and bound.
James
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I like pdfs. I will still buy a print version of something if I really want it, but I find myself needing that less and less. (Perhaps it has something to do with working for a company that delivers mail to the desktop.)
The biggest advantage for me is being able to copy/paste and to burn CDs. I write all my own adventures (haven't run a "module" in 20 years), so having the ability to put data right into my notes is perfect. When I need to do a search for something, the CD is as quick or quicker than my hardcovers with the Post-It tabs.
Being as how the amount of volumes that I bring to a gaming session continues to increase, I think that I'm in the same chunk of the market that Psion so aptly described.
The biggest advantage for me is being able to copy/paste and to burn CDs. I write all my own adventures (haven't run a "module" in 20 years), so having the ability to put data right into my notes is perfect. When I need to do a search for something, the CD is as quick or quicker than my hardcovers with the Post-It tabs.
Being as how the amount of volumes that I bring to a gaming session continues to increase, I think that I'm in the same chunk of the market that Psion so aptly described.
Given the choice, I will purchase a PDF over a printed product any day.
Most of my campaign material is maintained in 3-ring binders. PDFs allow me to easily print out relavent material and integrate it with everything else. Very rarely will an entire product go into the same binder.
They are also much easier to transport and store.
Most of my campaign material is maintained in 3-ring binders. PDFs allow me to easily print out relavent material and integrate it with everything else. Very rarely will an entire product go into the same binder.
They are also much easier to transport and store.
Sanackranib
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pdf's will never entirely replace hard copy. just as cassette tapes were never replaced by CD'S and DVD's havn't done away with VHS tapes though the DVD quality is superior. in the case of pdf's some of us prefer to read paper vs. a monitor.
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