What's the best way to print D&D Classic PDF's?

[Halivar]

I love having access to 1e and Next PDF's, but I hate digital devices at the table (and I hate reading from a screen in general). What is the best way to have a 300 page PDF printed and bound?

 

[Stormonu]

Use a printer at work?

Many copy places won't let you print out the PDF as it is a copyrighted work. If you do find a place that does, it's often cheaper to buy the product off of e-bay than pay for the cost of printing.

If you do print, consider doing it in black & white with *maybe* only the cover in color (and possibly of a thicker material). If you don't have a printer at home that can handle the job, I'd suggest some place like Staples, Kinkos or Office Depot - whoever is most convenient, cheapest and will agree to print. They can also do the collating and binding for you.

 

[GreyLord]

I love having access to 1e and Next PDF's, but I hate digital devices at the table (and I hate reading from a screen in general). What is the best way to have a 300 page PDF printed and bound?

If you decide to go print at Kinko's or another printer, make sure to save your digital receipt. I think most times you are allowed to print off what you've bought, so that should be something that you can provide I believe.

Printing them out at a printer and having them bound is my selection of choice.

The only other way that I do, is if I print it off myself, and then use a plastic folder (seems to better protect them overall from the elements if I'll be taking it outside on it's own) to house it in.

 

[Quickleaf]

If you decide to go print at Kinko's or another printer, make sure to save your digital receipt. I think most times you are allowed to print off what you've bought, so that should be something that you can provide I believe.

Printing them out at a printer and having them bound is my selection of choice.

The only other way that I do, is if I print it off myself, and then use a plastic folder (seems to better protect them overall from the elements if I'll be taking it outside on it's own) to house it in.

300 pages? I wonder if Lulu would print it if you show them the receipt? Or no because it's copyrighted? I mean, presumably purchases thru DnDClassics are meant to be printed, not just screen viewed...is adding a cover to that for durability suddenly violating the terms of a purchase thru DnDClassics?

 

[mach1.9pants]

I've printed dozens of PDFs through Lulu, set to private so only I can purchase them. But maybe that is not strictly legal or within their terms of service? I know that I can print it for private use so I don't think there is any difference doing it at home or a pro-printshop. It would certainly be legal in NZ law, it is just whether it violates Lulu's Terms of Service. I am not going to stop doing it until I get stopped, for sure!

 

[Halivar]

I tried to print Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle at Kinko's... $300! Yikes.

 

[Dice4Hire]

This is exactly my big problem with companies offering only pdfs. Great money-saver for them, and makes the business model a lot better, but the options to print cheaply and well just are not there.

 

[DEFCON 1]

It'd be cheaper to just buy yourself a color laser printer from like Staples for $175 to $250 and thus be able to print all your PDFs yourself...

 

[Halivar]

I ended up getting a $30 B/W print from Staples. Thanks for the tips all.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Please let us know how it looks/reads in B+W, thanks.