From lojban@cuvmb.bitnet Sun Aug 18 20:05:27 1996 Received: from punt4.demon.co.uk by stryx.demon.co.uk with SMTP id AA14175 ; Sun, 18 Aug 96 20:05:25 BST Received: from punt-4.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 840361937:02204:0; Sun, 18 Aug 96 10:52:17 BST Received: from cunyvm.cuny.edu ([128.228.1.2]) by punt-4.mail.demon.net id aa01798; 18 Aug 96 10:51 +0100 Received: from CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with BSMTP id 7708; Sun, 18 Aug 96 05:51:10 EDT Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 2750; Sun, 18 Aug 96 05:50:47 EDT Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 05:47:52 -0400 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: inputs sought on publiocation of Lojban reference gramm X-To: G.R.A.Dunbar@EEE.RGU.AC.UK X-cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <840361879.1798.0@cunyvm.cuny.edu> Status: R >If the book was to be published with an ISBN then (UK) bookstores (and >libraries) would be willing to order it on request. It will be. >>From the point of view of someone living outwith the US I think it is >immaterial whether the price is $30 or $40. 600 pages, even printed >on thin "bible" type paper is going to cost a fortune to ship. I have to admit that I have not looked into international shipment of books, but we have been paying about US$5 per pound with approximately 1-2 weeks delivery to the UK and other developed countries. >Is the binding true (stitched) casebound hardback or perfect (edge >glued) binding in hard covers? I would much rather see sprial or comb >binding than perfect binding, particularly with a fat reference book >which is opened repeatedly at the same pages. Paperback manuals eject >their pages after a short while. We are ooking at thios issue. Suffice it to say that we will choose a binding of sufficient quality to make the book a worthwhile investment. There are perfect bindings that are better quality than others if we go that route, and there is some considerable desire for a stictched hardbound so we may go that route. there are also hybrid bindings. lojbab