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I don't systematically print things. And, when I do, it's 2-up
with a small font, so paper wastage is no more of an issue that
it is with traditional publishing.

I'm getting too old to read anything but full sized type on full sized
paper.

As for the bindings, short articles get "bound" with a staple in
the corner, which suits me fine. Large documents can be bound
with a plastic comb, which is arguably a much better binding
than anything else this side of sewn.

I've always wanted to pick up one of those binders cheap, but then you
have to buy the plastic combs, and find a place to keep them where you
can find them the two or three times a year you need them, and it just
gets to be too much trouble for somehting you don't need very often. I
have a huge stack of 3-4 page printouts on my desk that I sift through
every so often when I know there's something in there that I need, but
I still like to read magazine articles from magazines.

If you sold your book in electronic format for the margin you
were hoping for ($5, IIRC), you'd certainly pass the "cheap"
test. I don't think there are many people who will put several
thousand dollars into a piece of gear and yet are so cheap as to
try to get a $5 manual for free. But then again, I see people do
stranger things than that every day.

You'd be surprised. My gut feeling is that if Mackie published this
book (and I offered to write one for them) the customers would expect
to get it free, as an "update" to the product they purchased. However,
if I publish it, at least some will happily pay for it.

Something about the manufacturer rewarding "loyal customers."

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