tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post5267239839427312334..comments2024-01-28T20:15:30.773-05:00Comments on The Core Mechanic: DRAGON Magazine In PrintJonathan Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-27661898071167175142009-10-24T17:16:31.449-04:002009-10-24T17:16:31.449-04:00I followed your instructions but Lulu won't up...I followed your instructions but Lulu won't upload it because it says that the pdf is still 11" v 8.5" when it is actually 8.5" v 11" - what the heck?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-33261173866288033662009-01-21T10:39:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:39:00.000-05:00OH... well... how much does it cost to drive down ...OH... well... how much does it cost to drive down to your FLGS to buy a copy of [insert fanzine here]? I mean.. in terms of time? =D<BR/><BR/>Yeah.. I'm not saying this is at ALL economical... but, just a case in point that you CAN make your own custom books/magazines from existing collections of PDFs. I'm currently assembling a B&W book (softback, color cover, B&W interior) of all the dragon magazine magic item articles ever printed. A few hundred pages, but its well worth the ~$30 or so that its going to cost to get printed. Much better than reading it on my computer LCD.... blehhhJonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-35482689667217405532009-01-21T10:15:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:15:00.000-05:00One hour of my time is worth about $40 (according ...One hour of my time is worth about $40 (according to my employer. That raises the cost to: $8 for sub + $20 copy (might as well go for the color at this rate) + time spent = $68!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-53388313308238885632009-01-19T09:51:00.000-05:002009-01-19T09:51:00.000-05:00@Chowiz: I'm glad you found this helpful! I rotat...@Chowiz: I'm glad you found this helpful! I rotated the first page just so that the front cover has "DRAGON" across the top of the page instead of upside down along the bottom. Its becuase of the way the PDFs of dragon are laid out... landscape with DRAGON on the left side going vertical.Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-90512577094916731312009-01-19T09:47:00.000-05:002009-01-19T09:47:00.000-05:00@Johnathan: I've looked through the Book FAQs and ...@Johnathan: I've looked through the Book FAQs and I'm not sure why you've rotated the actual inner text upside down and the cover the other way? <BR/><BR/>This might be how I get my personal copy of OSRIC printed. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>@Syrsuro - it's per page and binding costs. So to do 4 issues would increase the page cost. The FAQs do a good job so far of explaining how it works.Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-38702901527448595282009-01-17T02:06:00.000-05:002009-01-17T02:06:00.000-05:00To what extent is cost dependant upon length.That ...To what extent is cost dependant upon length.<BR/><BR/>That is - what would it cost if someone wanted to have four issues (i.e. a merged pdf) bound together into a single 'volume'?<BR/><BR/>Is most of the cost the binding and printing or is it mostly a per page rate?<BR/><BR/>CarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-65945151292505421312009-01-16T15:15:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:15:00.000-05:00I'm a diehard advocate for bringing back print Dra...I'm a diehard advocate for bringing back print Dragon, but $20 a copy on top of the $8 sub is just crazy. <BR/><BR/>Less so for 88 pages of a self-compired 'best of...' though.Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035431208614358992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-81620679073201665542009-01-16T13:29:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:29:00.000-05:00Heh... true, but if you can live with B&W inte...Heh... true, but if you can live with B&W interiors its more like $5 or $6 per. copy.Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181153683994775767.post-16599676275640567142009-01-16T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:40:00.000-05:00$20 a copy?!?!? I like printed books myself, but t...$20 a copy?!?!? I like printed books myself, but that's crazy.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192316280629844659noreply@blogger.com