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Gregath Publishing e-zine
Volume 4, Number 8
August, 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
go directly to that article. At the end of each article is
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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Bleed: A printed image that extends beyond the trim edge of a sheet of paper.
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For other writing, printing, publishing,
marketing lingo, check our glossaries at
http://www.gregathcompany.com/gloss.html
and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/glosswrite.html
Run across a word that you don't
understand? Try us - email 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 - Bleeds
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When planning a book, one may need to consider whether to incorporate bleeds into the project. If economy is a factor, the answer to the question is to achieve your ascetic goal some other way. Work with your publisher on this factor is bleeds are really a high priority. Sometimes impression area can be stretched to the point that by the time the binding trim has been taken the book looks like it was planned with bleeds - but economically, the underwriter avoided a costly option.
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This section is drawn from information online at
http://www.gregathcompany.com/udo.html
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Book Manufacturing Concepts
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A Little About Archival Quality
Acid free, permanent and archival can be defined many ways. However, it should be noted that both internal and external factors affect the finished product at any given time. Internal factors are those that go into the making of the raw materials. External factors are everything from the atmospheric conditions during publishing (a book produced in a large industrial park may be subjected to caustic factors), heat, humidity and UV light to a book owner's habit of using hand lotion frequently.
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This section is drawn from information online at
http://www.gregathcompany.com/paper.html
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Marketing advice
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A correctly applied for and used ISBN can lead to more sales and easier distribution. Having an ISBN adds your book to the "Books in Print" series. Most major online booksellers use this as their database. This is also how most bookstores check on availability for special orders.
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Genealogy ideas
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A lot of LDS research resources are available through local LDS Churches. "Stake Libraries" in your local LDS family history center can order any microfilm available in Salt Lake City +++ All this, without having to sit in front of your computer all day.
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Computer aid?!? -
Software: Maintenance
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A computer is a wonderful thing, but unless you change computers yearly (sometimes even then), a little simple maintenance may head off problems in the future. We'll take the time this issue, and future months to mention some of the "high points".
It's always a good idea, to start with general hard disk cleaning (XP: Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Clean Up) and "defragging" (XP: Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter). Of the two, run Disk Clean Up first. It will empty your Recycle bin, delete many temporary files, etc. - nothing you have actually saved into your files, and compress some into smaller space. Think of all the data you have saved, deleted, moved, etc. They are all little chunks of data that can dot your hard drive. Large files may even be stuck here and there, taking quite a bit of system resources to even open it. With defragmenting, you are allowing your computer to bring all your bits together and order them in a much smaller block on the hard drive.
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Note: All references to
"select" and "click" are using the left mouse button unless otherwise noted.
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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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About this e-zine
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