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| GrC 439 - Book Design Technology |
A little known fact:The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. Required Textbook: On Book Design, by Richard Hendel Recommended Textbook: Adobe InDesign CS4 Visual Quickstart Guide Something to think about:Life’s too short to read a book you don’t love. Nancy Pearl Another interesting thought... How to Publish Without Perishing GoodiesCD label (2-up vertical, posted 3-13-09) 2009 Bookbuilders West Scholarship Application Project 2 - Specification Packet Checklist (packet is 30% of final exam grade) Measurements for Book Boards.pdf Measurements for Book Covering.pdf CD Templates (244 kb Zipped folder) Quarterbound book instructions.pdf Good Links Cathy Travis, Butterfly Bookbinding Cal Poly Library Special Collections Typography for Books, The Crystal Goblet – Beatrice Warde Paper Resources: http://www.foxriverpaper.com/fox Electronic Text Sites (not all of these sources are free): http://www.etext.org/index.shtml http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/ http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/titles.html http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/languages/english/ http://www.literature.org/authors/ http://www.infomotions.com/alex/ Here is a directory with lots more: http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/Literature/Electronic_Text_Archives/ Trade Publishing Market Links Weldon Owen - San Francisco Office California Trade Publishers General Job Banks
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