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A family member has written a family history (approximately 15,000 words.) Her husband would like to "publish" it to give it to family members and a couple of historical societies, the local library, etc. so we are talking at most 100 copies.
I'm looking for ideas on how to do it cheaply (he was dismayed by what vanity presses would charge him and the number of copies he would have to purchase.)
There is a family member who can set up it up in Pagemaker.
Lulu or local printer?
I'm thinking something along the lines of a chapbook with saddle stapling/or stitching,but I don't know if that would be practical with the length of the piece. One printer suggested that he could put it at the end of a big run but that would mean that we wouldn't necessarily get the paper and ink we wanted but only an approximation - but he would be able to give us a better cost.
Any insights (or websites) that anyone can give would be appreciated.
Thanks.
A family member has written a family history (approximately 15,000 words.) Her husband would like to "publish" it to give it to family members and a couple of historical societies, the local library, etc. so we are talking at most 100 copies.
I'm looking for ideas on how to do it cheaply (he was dismayed by what vanity presses would charge him and the number of copies he would have to purchase.)
There is a family member who can set up it up in Pagemaker.
Lulu or local printer?
I'm thinking something along the lines of a chapbook with saddle stapling/or stitching,but I don't know if that would be practical with the length of the piece. One printer suggested that he could put it at the end of a big run but that would mean that we wouldn't necessarily get the paper and ink we wanted but only an approximation - but he would be able to give us a better cost.
Any insights (or websites) that anyone can give would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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