Gregath Publishing e-zine 
Volume 5, Number 2
February, 2006
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 (if supported) 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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Recycled Paper: Paper that is half (50%) either pre-consumer or post-consumer waste.

Brittle paper (in rebinding): Paper that breaks when folded or crumpled. We don't recommend regular rebinding this type of paper - we suggest visiting a conservator instead.

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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 - Pep up your end papers.
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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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Among the various types of soft bindings, material placed in a three ring binder is considered softbound. Some might consider it hard binding however, due to it's low durability, it is generally considered soft binding.

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This section is drawn from http://www.gregathcompany.com/sb3ring.html
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Marketing advice
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Visit Book Promotion Newsletter Archives for lots of suggestions, case studies, etc. (delivered e-publication is by paid subscription, but online archives are FREE)

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Genealogy ideas
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Always be aware of nicknames and name derivatives.  While looking for Gertie, don't discount any Marguerites, etc.  Even if the family tradition states that Mel is a person's given Christian name, don't ignore a Melvin if its near the right place and/or time.

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Have a tip?  e-mail us
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Computer aid!?!  - Organization - part 4
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Do you have a lot of photos that have been given to you, you've taken, or scanned?  If so, they could be slowing your computer down.  Additionally, if the only copy of a photo you have is on your hard drive, we really don't want to think what will happen if the computer crashes.  If you have the budget and don't mind new hardware, there are several excellent back up systems you can purchase and install to take care of knowing your photos are safe.  But what about those of us with less than 40% hard drive space open?  It's time to file your photos!  One of the easiest ways with today's technology is with a USB drive (starting at $20).  Once you have tamed the photos and put them into file folders, simply plug the drive into your computer, open up its' window and a window that shows your photos and drag and drop.  It is suggested that you keep the drive with a general table of contents to make retrieval/enjoyment fairly easy.  Another excellent way to file photos is by CD. Once you have your photos on removable storage media (drives or disks), it is up to you whether to keep them on your computer.

While you can use this filing tactic with any type of files, currently photos are the universal memory hog.  If you do digital video; have your genealogy back to the 1600 (including lots of collateral lines) in GEDCOM, etc.; have all your audio collection in the hard drive; etc. all of these may be filed similar to the photo example above.

Old School Tip: Were you computing at home in the 1980s?  Still have those large floppy boxes?  If so, they make excellent CD storage - with or without the jewel cases!

Please Note: Due to the newness of digital storage, it is important to keep your storage up to date.  Some of us still have large floppy disks with data on them - and no where to use them!

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About this e-zine
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