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Gregath Publishing e-zine
Volume 7, Number 9
September, 2008
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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Spiral Binding: Soft type of binding by means of a spiral-twisted wire or plastic coil at spine.

Bonded Leather: A hard binding fabric that is made by mixing genuine leather fibers with an adhesive to bond them into a viable fabric that is then embossed to reproduce the original texture. Less durable than genuine leather, it retains it's distinct smell.

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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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Do add other things besides text!

Books can be dry facts, or the most wonderful and engaging non-fiction historical account. However, it's always nice to "spice up" the text with other items.

Basic ideas include:

family photos- portraits and/or snap shots
photographs of the place
Historical photos from local, regional or national archives
artwork - drawings, paintings, sketches
maps
clip art- historical and decorative design elements such as dividers
documents - to go along with transcriptions
keepsakes
different bullets

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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/publish/design/elements.html
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Book Manufacturing Concepts
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When you have text that covers more space than you want in a manuscript, what can be done?

More advanced level space savers:

Alter line spacing (MS Word instructions follow):

To the right of that box (At), you want to click that down arrow to choose a point size 1 point smaller than what you are using (example 12 pt text - 11 pt at). Generally no more than 2 pts smaller - or you begin to cut off sections of the top and bottom of the words.
Click OK button at bottom - this will effect everything that was highlighted. If nothing is highlighted, it will only effect the line/paragraph where the cursor is currently.

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This section is also published at http://www.gregathcompany.com/FAQ\manuscript.html
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Marketing advice
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Consider USPS Online click and ship - www.usps.com/business for order shipmements. You can save you from 5 cents per package on up - the post office will even pick up at your door (just be sure to use "schedule a pick up" when creating the label).

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This section is drawn from
http://www.gregathcompany.com/bookselling.html
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Genealogy ideas
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If you haven't looked into www.footnote.com yet, take a look. They have lots of plans and are growing all the time. Some things you can see for free, others are subscription.

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Have a tip? e-mail us
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Computer aid!?!
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See Genealogy this issue

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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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