On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:17:40 +0000 killermike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 05 January 2008 10:54:19 Anthony Campbell wrote: > > On 05 Jan 2008, killermike wrote: > > > On Saturday 05 January 2008 10:36:09 Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > > On 04 Jan 2008, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > > > > this way? > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure the above is right, because then, in the bound > > > > > book, the inner margin would appear the same as the outer > > > > > margin, whereas in most books I look at it is smaller. So > > > > > should inner = 0.75 in as well? > > > > > > > > Replying to myself, in the absence of other replies: one of the > > > > staff at Lulu confirms that the above, with a slightly larger > > > > inner margin to allow for the gutter, would be right. > > > > > > Thanks for this. I might be using Lulu with LyX generated content > > > soon myself. -- > > > http://www.unmusic.co.uk - about me, writing, music, gender, geek > > > sitcom etc. > > > > I'm thinking of putting together an account of my experience doing > > this. > > > > One tip: the easiest way to submit your text is as a postscript > > file. This avoids the difficulty of producing a pdf file with > > properly embedded fonts, which is difficult. Lulu does accept ps > > files though it doesn't advertise the fact. The book then appears > > exactly as you have it yourself. > > Another great tip. Thanks. I have done two Lulu books. They are spiral bound and I used top,bottom: 2.5cm inner: 2.5cm outer: 2.0cm I found this to be very satisfactory, but then I didn't purchase a distribution package. I prepared both using pdflatex, and the printed results were good. However, I think the postscript suggestion is good and is what I would do next time. The Lulu forums are full of problems with pdf files, and submitting in postscript avoids all problems. Cheers, Alan > > > -- > http://www.unmusic.co.uk - about me, writing, music, gender, geek > sitcom etc. > >
