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Gregath Publishing e-zine
Volume 4, Number 12
December, 2005
Helping writers, genealogists and computer users of all kinds
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Please note that while an effort to generalize much of this text has been made, some references to "we, our, etc." still occur and much of the information provided applies to The Gregath Publishing Company and may not with other printer/publishers. ALWAYS double check with your printer/publisher on every detail.
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Table of Contents
You may click on each department below to
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a link back to this contents.
What's It
Mean?
Design Inspiration
Book Manufacturing Concepts
Marketing Advice
Genealogy Ideas
Computer Help
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What's It Mean?
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Basic Size: Standard sheet size per type of paper that determines the weight.
Basis weight: "Weight" of a given paper determined by the weight of 500 basic size sheets.
Paper Basis Weight: designation given to a sheet of paper in terms of weight of 500 sheets (1 ream) in the standard size.
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For other printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossary at http://www.gregathcompany.com/gloss.html
Run across a word that you don't understand?
Try us - e-mail
us your word, term or phrase and we will see if we can
shed some light on the matter!
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Design Inspiration
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If a hardbound book is produced, custom consider printed end sheets. Lower cost alternative:
Fancy and/or author signed (possibly even numbered) book plate
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/tipsstarting.html
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Book Manufacturing Concepts
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A Little About Archival Quality
External Factors Beyond Production
If the books are shipped from the publisher to the author, the heat of summer or the cold of winter will subject the books to extremes in temperature. Humidity can become a factor, even before the books are sold, especially in the summer in the south. Books stored where light from a window falls on them directly subjects them to harmful UV. Highly urban areas may have high air pollution that could affect the books. Skin itself (body oil, sweat, finger food grease, etc.), from the reader, can adversely affect the book, as well. The list can go on and on...
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/archival.html
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Marketing advice
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Consider developing at least one aspect of the book into a lecture, or character presentation, and market this presentation - always referring to the book.
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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/service/marketing.html
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Genealogy ideas
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Retrieving Data on Thermal Paper
By Alice Syman in Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
I have some old files containing faxes on that old fax [thermal] paper
that eventually fades. I heard that there was some type of light that
would restore them, but couldn't find out the name and probably couldn't
have afforded it anyway. I wondered, what is it that restores them --
light or heat or a combination of both and possibly with something else.
I turned on a burner on my gas stove and began running the paper, print
side down, back and forth over the flame. When I saw a strip of paper
turning dark I looked and eureka! I could read almost every word of the
print, typed and handwritten. A miracle. I was able to send an adopted
person information about his adoption that he had lost long ago.
This has to be done slowly and carefully and the flame shouldn't be too
high because one can get a nasty burn. I placed the restored copies in
clear sheets. How long they will be legible, I don't know. But they'll
last at least until one can transcribe the information from them.
I sent this bit of info to many other researchers. To date none have
said they knew about it already. I would be interested to know from your
readers if I was just way behind the times on this valuable (to me)
secret.
Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 12 October 2005, Vol. 8, No. 41
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Have a tip? e-mail
us
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Computer aid!?! - Organization - part 2
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Once you have decided whether to have one main organization structure, or divide files by type and then organize, it's time to do some serious directory making and/or "moving in".
Don't start moving your files until you have your main directory structure thought out. For instance, don't make "photo" and "graphic" file folders in My Documents/My Pictures and the move all your graphics, then decide to make folders in photo for subjects, dates, etc. - this would make you more work by having to move the same file every time you choose do divide it more. First take a look at your overall structure you have decided, think about the type of files you have and/or may be making - plan a structure and file folders that will make items easy to find. Once the structure is in place, you can start moving in.
One easy way to move files follows: click Start, then click My Documents. From there, double click a file folder you wish to move into. Continue double clicking into sub folders until you get to a folder you plan on moving files into. Next go back and click Start then My Documents again. If files need to be moved from here just place the mouse on the item, hold down the left mouse button and drag it to the other file folder window and release.
Continue repeating steps until files are in correct folders. Don't worry if you find as you move you need more folders, just make them :o)
Note - if you find you've placed a file folder in the wrong place, the whole folder can be moved just like a single file: drag and drop.
More next month...
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Note: All references to
"click" are using the left mouse button unless otherwise noted.
Have a question or tip? e-mail
us We may be stumped, but either way you'll get a personal reply.
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