bookman10

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by bookman10 7mo ago
Yes that works too, it's just the grain direction on printer paper runs along the long edge so the books end up very stiff if they're folded.
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by bookman10 7mo ago
That's neat. I'll look into that.
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by bookman10 7mo ago
I had a good experience using Lulu for print on demand books. You can order just quantity one if you want to go that route.
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by bookman10 7mo ago
I agree. I wish I had the time to retypeset those. I would be concerned though with mildew/mold on old, used versions though.
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by bookman10 7mo ago
My understanding is that ink tank printers can be cheaper per page, but lasers can be faster and possibly more durable. I think professional machines tend to be laser printers. I haven't had a problem with the heads drying out but I tr
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by bookman10 7mo ago
Thanks, I hadn't seen bookbinder.js, that looks really neat. I'll remember that if I get back into sewn binding. I personally like to use standard A4/letter size paper and print one page per side and do perfect binding. Print
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by bookman10 7mo ago
That would be including paper and toner, although it can be more. For example, I can buy 5,000 sheets of printer paper for around $50. You use both sides so that would be half a cent per page. I use an ink tank printer and you can get maybe
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by bookman10 7mo ago
Thanks, I'll definitely feel proud if I see someone else actually make one of these books.
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by bookman10 7mo ago
Not yet and it's a little messy now to be honest. The pipeline itself is in node.js and uses mostly pdf-lib ( https://pdf-lib.js.org/ ) and ebook-convert ( https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/generated/e
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by bookman10 7mo ago
It's a really neat hobby. It's great for gifts, especially if you take the high quality artistic approach. I like to do simple "perfect binding" because it saves money (materials are probably around a penny per page), ge
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by bookman10 8mo ago
Church -> Marriage -> children -> kids sporting events or school events
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by bookman10 8mo ago
This doesn't address the entire point of the recommendation, that saturated fats like tallow and butter aren't inflammatory compared to PUFAs, and that red meat is filling and extremely nutritious. Limiting those things over heart
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by bookman10 8mo ago
I found it very disturbing how heavily these were marketed as miracle drugs that would "bankrupt fast food". Seems like another instance of create a problem ("food" industry) and sell a recurring "solution" (bi
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by bookman10 8mo ago
This is so much better. I wish this had been the advice when I was young.
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by bookman10 8mo ago
They're about the same as far as I can tell.