| From: | Fanguad fanguad@****.rit.edu |
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| Subject: | My book is coming apart!!! |
| Date: | Mon, 19 Jun 2000 23:01:34 -0400 |
> According to Bull, at 5:17 on 19 Jun 00, the word on the street was...
>
> > Did you get them done in the flat plastic ring binding, or in plastic that
> > resembles the wire notebook binding, just thicker and black?
>
> The trouble is in describing these things through e-mail :)
>
> Roughly like this:
>
> || || || ||
> || || || ||
> -++-++-++-++- (but much longer this way ->)
> -------------
>
> The ASCII art is supposed to represent what these things look like when
> rolled open; the vertical bits in the drawing go through the holes in the
> paper, and the thing is rolled up. The white ones break (probably from
> exposure to daylight) but the black ones hold up okay even though they're
> the same size and thickness.
I would not recommend getting this kind, unless you actually
*know* the person who is doing it. Of the several books I've had
treated in this way, only one was done properly (i.e. far enough
away from the spine so that the pages don't rip out).
OTOH, all (one) of the books I've had treated with spiral binding
have held up. Admitedly, I've only had one success with each, but
I do like the spiral binding better, partly because it enables you to
fold the back around behind the rest of book, allowing you use half
the physical space.
You might also consider getting them 3-hole punched, and then put
into a notebook (most likely D-Ring).
Advantages: you can have several books in one binder, i.e. all the
cyberware books.
Disadvantages: won't fit into standard file folder
Harder to read the inside paragraphs compared to the other two
methods of binding
You might look like a CCG player
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