Clarify a UK pubs guideline for a Yank: what's "ring bound"?

If you go to a stationary store they can sell you binder rings, like shower curtain rings (in fact I am currently using some as shower curtain rings, as it happens) but metal and in a range of sizes. Stick those through the holes. They are like the thing in ring binders but without the binder. Probably they *are* what you call snapping rings--but I don't know that term.

This is a bizarre instruction I've never seen before. The only format I'm aware of that is supposed to be bound in any way is for Screenplays. I'd ask for more specific instructions.

caw

Blacbird, I'd never seen it before, either, so I Googled to see if I could get enlightened. Sure enough, lots of UK publishers and universities ask for ring-bound submissions (and theses. Thesises? Thesi?).

Here's one example: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article2277123.ece
And commenters are asking what ring-bound means there, too.

Pretty sure Staples carries the rings.

Are they talking about these?

http://www.ryman.co.uk/Essentials-Treasury-Tags-76mm-Pack-of-20-0743105051.asp

Your local Walmart will have them too. In fact, I have some around here because I'm such a office supply geek.

I'm British and I'm not quite completely sure what they mean by ring-bound. I'd probably put everything in a ring-binder like this.

Here's an example of what they look like. (I just linked to the first site with a pic I could find.)

http://www.business-supply.com/ring...50-bx-silver_ACC72205_product.html?src=nextag