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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.

That's neat. I'll look into that.

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.

I agree. I wish I had the time to retypeset those. I would be concerned though with mildew/mold on old, used versions though.

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 h…

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 on…

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 ce…

Thanks, I'll definitely feel proud if I see someone else actually make one of these books.

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-e…

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 a…

I created a site ( https://printableclassics.com ) that allows you to download classic books and customize things like the font size, page size, and the cover. As part of this, I w…

Church -> Marriage -> children -> kids sporting events or school events

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 extr…

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 s…

This is so much better. I wish this had been the advice when I was young.

They're about the same as far as I can tell.