Back to the main page

Mailing List Logs for ShadowRN

Message no. 1
From: justin@***********.net (Justin Bell)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:28:23 -0500
At 12:10 PM 3/29/2003 -0500, Adam Jury wrote:
>[That said, spiral bound books traditionally don't seem to sell well
>through the three tier distribution system.]

Would that be because they are so.... not flat and square? And more
difficult to deal with in a larger scale?
Message no. 2
From: adamj@*********.com (Adam Jury)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:58:31 -0500
At 13:28 3/29/2003, Justin Bell wrote:

>Would that be because they are so.... not flat and square? And more
>difficult to deal with in a larger scale?

That's my understanding, yes. They also tend to show wear relatively
easily, so the shelf copies that people thumb through would tend to look
ratty somewhat quickly.

Adam
--
| Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental: http://tss.dumpshock.com |
| adamj@*********.com | http://www.talkinabout.com | UIN: 2350330 |
Message no. 3
From: anders@**********.com (Anders Swenson)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:41:07 -0800
> At 13:28 3/29/2003, Justin Bell wrote:
>
> >Would that be because they are so.... not flat and square? And more
> >difficult to deal with in a larger scale?
>
> That's my understanding, yes. They also tend to show wear relatively
> easily, so the shelf copies that people thumb through would tend to look
> ratty somewhat quickly.
>
> Adam
> --
I have a big 3 ring binder full of SR photocopies I made so my books
wouldn't get the heavy wear I would give them.
I have also had books spiral bound.
--Anders
Message no. 4
From: cougar@***.rr.com (Robert Blackberg)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:13:45 -0500
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Jury" <adamj@*********.com>
To: "Shadowrun Discussion" <shadowrn@*****.dumpshock.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: Spiral bound books


> At 13:28 3/29/2003, Justin Bell wrote:
>
> >Would that be because they are so.... not flat and square? And
more
> >difficult to deal with in a larger scale?
>
> That's my understanding, yes. They also tend to show wear
relatively
> easily, so the shelf copies that people thumb through would tend
to look
> ratty somewhat quickly.
>

I also have to sing the praises of spiral bound Shadowrun books.
I've had all the core rulebooks bound this way at Kinkos copy
centers. Not only do they lie flat, you can fold them around to take
even less space on your desk or table. You can even have Kinkos put
a clear, plastic cover on the front and back to provide more
protection and protect from wear.

Robert
Message no. 5
From: justin@***********.net (Justin)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 09:27:00 -0500
Robert Blackberg said the following on 3/31/2003 8:13 AM:

> I also have to sing the praises of spiral bound Shadowrun books.
> I've had all the core rulebooks bound this way at Kinkos copy
> centers. Not only do they lie flat, you can fold them around to take
> even less space on your desk or table. You can even have Kinkos put
> a clear, plastic cover on the front and back to provide more
> protection and protect from wear.

How much does that usually cost you?
Message no. 6
From: shadowrn@****.net (Mike and Jill Johnson)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:33:06 -0700
At 09:27 AM 3/31/2003 -0500, you wrote:


>Robert Blackberg said the following on 3/31/2003 8:13 AM:
>
>>I also have to sing the praises of spiral bound Shadowrun books.
>>I've had all the core rulebooks bound this way at Kinkos copy
>>centers. Not only do they lie flat, you can fold them around to take
>>even less space on your desk or table. You can even have Kinkos put
>>a clear, plastic cover on the front and back to provide more
>>protection and protect from wear.
>
>How much does that usually cost you?


Just went down to kinkos with my wife and one of her school books bound
like this (I did my Chronopia rulebook a few months ago). The cost was
less then 5 bux. I beleive it was 3.50 to be exact.
Message no. 7
From: cougar@***.rr.com (Robert Blackberg)
Subject: Spiral bound books
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:51:12 -0500
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike and Jill Johnson" <shadowrn@****.net>
> At 09:27 AM 3/31/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> >Robert Blackberg said the following on 3/31/2003 8:13 AM:
> >
> >>I also have to sing the praises of spiral bound Shadowrun books.
> >>I've had all the core rulebooks bound this way at Kinkos copy
> >>centers. Not only do they lie flat, you can fold them around to
take
> >>even less space on your desk or table. You can even have Kinkos
put
> >>a clear, plastic cover on the front and back to provide more
> >>protection and protect from wear.
> >
> >How much does that usually cost you?
>
>
> Just went down to kinkos with my wife and one of her school books
bound
> like this (I did my Chronopia rulebook a few months ago). The
cost was
> less then 5 bux. I beleive it was 3.50 to be exact.

Yep, that sounds like how much I've paid. It's a bit more if you
want those plastic, protective covers.

Robert

Further Reading

If you enjoyed reading about Spiral bound books, you may also be interested in:

Disclaimer

These messages were posted a long time ago on a mailing list far, far away. The copyright to their contents probably lies with the original authors of the individual messages, but since they were published in an electronic forum that anyone could subscribe to, and the logs were available to subscribers and most likely non-subscribers as well, it's felt that re-publishing them here is a kind of public service.