BMS Manuals in paperback
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Is the manual just B&W? How much for a full-color print? And how did you make the “border design” that I’m seeing?
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Hi, it is not visible on Lulu.com as I marked it for private access only. I am not sure if I can publish this due to copyright. However, if someone is interested in ordering a copy for himself here is a direct link ‘Link removed’.
Having a nice, bound copy of the manuals is a great idea. I had no idea that it was so reasonably priced.
What if BMS were to publish the manuals through lulu.com (or whatever other similar service)? Could even charge an extra $1 per manual to fill up the “beer and pizza” fund!
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Is the manual just B&W? How much for a full-color print? And how did you make the “border design” that I’m seeing?
Unfortunatly the color print is about eight times more expensive. When changing the format from A4 to more compact 19x25 cm I added tabs and page numbering for better orientation. Nothing fancy, just couple clicks in InDesign.
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Did you combine PDFs? Which ones are in there?
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Im glad I ordered my copy before sandb0x had to remove his link.
It would be cool if Reddog published his documents, manuals, checklists etc to lulu.com.
If he made a few dollars/pounds/eruos out of it then all the better as he deserves it. -
How about getting some cheap 99$ tablet, and save some trees, huh ??? Start thinking people!!!
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For some of us, nothing beats having a physical copy on your lap, chock full of bookmarks and scribbles on the borders.
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how about saving money instead? you know that the cheap tablet isnt worth the $99 right? how about how much electricity it will cost to charge it up, and how much “green” you lose from the power station….
personal preference applies. many pilots are enjoying using tablets for mapping software… but I personally prefer a good printed copy of the ERSA and any AIPs I need.
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How about getting some cheap 99$ tablet, and save some trees, huh ??? Start thinking people!!!
Because a $99 tablet is cheap, as in garbage, and not worth the energy put into making it. Trees get re-planted by the paper companies usually 2-to-1 or 3-to-1 when harvested.
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This is a really great idea.
I hope that Red Dog et al. will come forward with their opinions on having these files up for purchase/download.
And I would have no problem kicking in a few bucks into the beer and pretzel fund for the owner, either. Awesome ideas guys!
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realistically, red dog has put his under standard copyright, and the BMS team have neglected to display a copyright, so one would assume they intend to use a standard one.
these files are made freely available in an electronic format. there is no legal ambiguity in printing a physical copy for backup purposes. at least, not under DMCA, and not under australian copyright law. I am not sure on copyright law overseas, but as I am an Australian citizen, in Australia, it doesn’t bother me that much either.
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Yes, great idea Sandbox, I don’t know why I never thought of this before, I have used Lulu for a couple of books I brought from the USA, that were on very obscure Japanese Sword topics, but the price and quality was great. I had forgotten that you can publish anything yourself there, as you say, if RedDog is cool, a nicely bound Dash-1, with set of charts would be excellent…As you say, even though I have all this stuff on the laptop, nothing beats a manual in the hand, cheers, Mark
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The idea is interesting, indeed
Let me get my stuff organized after coming back from a week holiday and i’ll chime in…realistically, red dog has put his under standard copyright, and the BMS team have neglected to display a copyright, so one would assume they intend to use a standard one.
these files are made freely available in an electronic format. there is no legal ambiguity in printing a physical copy for backup purposes. at least, not under DMCA, and not under australian copyright law. I am not sure on copyright law overseas, but as I am an Australian citizen, in Australia, it doesn’t bother me that much either.
It’s not quite about Copyright law mumbo jumbo people, it’s more about respecting work from your pairs
that to me is rather quite more relevant than law -
are you implying disrespect has been offered?
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no not at all, quite the contrary
I appreciated the link being removed to let me have a chance to manage myself my work -
How about getting some cheap 99$ tablet, and save some trees, huh ??? Start thinking people!!!
I reckon there is far more damage to the planet done by manufacture of ’ gizmo’s and gadgets ’ than the commercial growing of paper. A product that is perhaps the most readily recycled of all. Save some trees?? Words fail me
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Its not obvious to me the difference between printing out on my colour laser printer using expensive retail media or using a print bureau with their cheaper commercial materials. Ive no doubt both routes have been used ever since the 1st falcon related pdf ever appeared (from whatever source). Its to be expected and perhaps the only difference here is that its being talked about. I once bought an extra copy of falcon 4.0 on ebay and it came with a high quality ring bound SP3/SP4 manual. Naturally any commercial exploitation needs to be prevented where possible.
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For me, it’s not just the “printing” that I’m after but the binding of the pages. I used to soft/hard-bind my own stuff but I don’t have the tools now and I find the 2-ring binders to be just accidents-waiting-to-happen. I use 4-ring binders now for any serious reading material, but a good perfect-bound book would be better.
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Hi, just got another volume
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Now you’re just showing off :mrgreen: