Re: Postgres Printed Manuals

How much would it be to email the PDF manual to someone like Kinkos and
get it printed? Effectively, that might be the cheepest solution
because it is print-on-demand.

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John Meyer wrote:
> Robert James wrote:
> > The Postgres docs are great. Unfortunatelty, at 1600 pages, my
> > printer is a little weary. Are bound & printed editions available?
> > If not, has anyone had any good experience printing them via any of
> > the online services? (The ones I contacted said it was too big for
> > them to print...)
>
> You do have a point, but remember: 1600 pages is 1600 pages, no matter
> whether you, or somebody else prints them out. That cost would have to
> be translated out somewhere. For instance, I have an old copy of Linux
> Programming (2nd edition) that at the time was priced at $40. I'd think
> reprinting all of those pages would cost a little more. And you also
> have to ask if there is an audience for that in the first place.
>
> I do understand wanting to have a printed manual. In as good as ebooks
> are, sometimes they don't compete with having the printed version in
> front of you, so you are not constantly switching between screens.
>
> What I would suggest is, rather than hoping somebody has the bankroll
> for one LARGE document, somebody might take a close look at a PostgreSQL
> Documentation Project to break down those 1600 pages into three or four
> "manuals" that would be more reasonable to print one at a time.
>
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