I7 Handbook: Quick Informal Survey
Jim Aikin
Inform 7 Handbook available (probably through lulu.com).
Question:
If you think you might buy a copy, would you prefer coil-bound (lies
flat for easy reference while typing) or perfect-bound (less likely to
have the pages rip loose when you stuff it in a backpack)?
This will probably be a 6x9-inch book, and will be somewhere around 300
pages.
Thanks for the feedback.
--Jim Aikin
S. John Ross
Lulu makes it very easy to offer multiple formats; there's no
difference in cost to you and I'm sure, as a group, we're tough enough
to handle the tyranny of choice.
So I vote stuffing-or-mashed-potatoes on this one: both, please :)
Jim Aikin
That's a good point, which I hadn't considered. Thanks.
There are other factors, though. If it's perfect-bound, I can get an
ISBN, which means it can be sold on sites like Amazon. Coil-bound books
can't get an ISBN -- at least, not from Lulu. So by creating two
versions, I would be creating some potential for confusion and
bureaucratic snafus.
I'm still researching this, so maybe I'll be able to finesse the ISBN
issue, if it is indeed an issue.
--JA
Vivienne Dunstan
> If you think you might buy a copy, would you prefer coil-bound (lies
> flat for easy reference while typing) or perfect-bound (less likely to
> have the pages rip loose when you stuff it in a backpack)?
I'd be incredibly tempted to buy a copy, and would prefer coil-bound.
Viv
Al
> If you think you might buy a copy, would you prefer coil-bound (lies
> flat for easy reference while typing) or perfect-bound (less likely to
> have the pages rip loose when you stuff it in a backpack)?
>
> This will probably be a 6x9-inch book, and will be somewhere around 300 pages.
Make mine perfect bound if you please.
Biagio
great reference!