[FM Discuss] FM newspapers

[Douglas Bagnall]

David wrote:

>>>>>> "adam" == adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> writes:
> 
>> By comparison for a trial we are looking into in New Zealand the costs
>> break down to something like this : 1500 copies of 16 page tabloid
>> folded (broadsheet size 382mm wide x 540mm high, tabloid 265mm wide x
>> 380mm high) Black & White 760 euro (approx conversion from NZ
>> dollars).
> 
>> Thats about 50 euro cents per copy....or 5% the raw cost of a book
>> from lulu (forgetting delivery costs for now).
> 
> But note, that it is also only 16 pages.  On Lulu you get about 10 times
> more pages for only 20 times the price.  However Lulu page size might be
> about 2 times smaller.


The 2.3 times larger pages can fit more than you might think, because
less space is wasted in margins and everything generally fits together
better.  Here's an example of the Audacity manual fitting on 18 "Oamaru
tabloid" pages with the default settings (the book version has 83 pages):

http://objavi.flossmanuals.net/books/Audacity-en-2009.09.17-21.50.48.pdf

This can be reduced by tuning the CSS or perhaps squeezing in another
column.

> http://www.megadruck.de/produkte/artikel_details.asp?kategorie=68&produktgruppe=3&artikelcode=P06-000630#
> 
> They would print 32-page documents with huge page sizes of 305 x 450 mm
> (greater than 2x A4) for only 34 cents.  However, minimum order amount
> is 10000  :(
> 
> This one is even cheaper: 
> http://www.jadedruck.de/produkte/zeitungen/berliner-format.html
> 
> 24 cent/32-pages 305x450


Does this 305x450 size have a name?  I'll put it in the Objavi size list.

I think in Martin's case, the Oamaru printers are still the best option:
shipping costs from Germany would be high and it might be hard to find
10000 readers in New Zealand.


Douglas