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Gregath Company e-zine 
Volume 19, Number 9
September, 2019
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 Gregath Company, Inc. 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? A-Z
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Raw Material: Term used to identify different formats of information such as handwritten material, posters, bills of sale, certificates and documents, typed pages, etc. that are to be used in preparing a Camera Ready Manuscript.

Ream: 500 sheets of paper, regardless of size, weight, or grade.  However, many refer to wrapped paper groups as a ream, such 250 index stock, 100 specialty paper, etc.

 Terms marked with an asterisk (*) are not generally used in our office.

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For other writing, printing, publishing, marketing lingo, check our glossaries at
http://www.gregathcomany.com/info/dictionary and
http://www.gregathcompany.com/info/dictionary/writers.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
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Don't just make the decision hard, soft, or electronic. Consider your goals and price points you can offer, as well as the different types of soft binding and paper weights.

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Book Manufacturing Concepts - not in this issue
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Marketing advice
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Sometimes paid advertisement is important: Remember your time is money. Free marketing can be good, but if you take a long time finding that outlet, it can waste your resouces.

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Genealogy ideas - not in this issue
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Have a tip?
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Computer aid!?!
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Adobe PDF is a wonderful thing, but remember there are other programs that may help you achieve your goals better.

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Have a tip?
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About this e-zine
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