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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. > > -- > The NCP Revue -- http://www.ncprevue.com/blog > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
