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Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by tr33house on Thursday May 25, 2023 @09:50AM (#36070691)
is there a service that can print, bind and mail PDFs with as many pages as this? It'll be useful for some of the manuals I have to read too
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by BeetleB on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:36AM (#36071274)
There are a lot of variables.

I print them myself and take them to FedEx to do the binding. Letter size/A4, though, result in big books and a lot of paper. So I wrote a script that produces a new PDF and reorders the pages. In the new PDF, you have two pages per side of paper (4 pages per sheet). The reordering is done so that FedEx can cut the sheet right in the middle, and put the left half on top of the right half to get the usual ordering. Then they just bind it.

Not counting the cost of my paper, they charge about $11 (probably can get it a bit cheaper but I add some extras in the service when I bind them).

Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by emacdona on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:33AM (#36071234)
https://www.lulu.com/

I used lulu.com to print a copy of OnLisp [1]

What I got was one of the best bound paperback books I've ever held.

<rant> I wish all publishers would just sell eBooks (and publish settings like "optimal paper size") so that I could print my own copy using a service like lulu. One of my biggest gripes with hardcopy books nowadays is that the paper stock they use is so thin that the ink on the other side of the page shows through. Lulu let's you choose the paper stock. I really can't say enough about how happy I was with the quality of the printed book lulu sent me. </rant>

[1] https://www.lurklurk.org/onlisp/onlisp.html

Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by waynesonfire on Saturday May 27, 2023 @11:27AM (#36095558)
I've used lulu few times as well. Really like it. Whats your process for preparing a pdf for it?
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by mindcrime on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:20AM (#36071082)
In another recent thread, somebody mentioned using some Amazon feature for doing this. I might be wrong, but I think you sign up as an author, upload the PDF like it's your book, then buy one copy (or request a proof) for yourself, and then delete it. Maybe somebody who has used this facility can chime in with more (or better) details...
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by tesin on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:13AM (#36070972)
A quick google turned up this service - https://www.printme1.com/
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by ohwellhere on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:29AM (#36071184)
$47 for this work via that service
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by Frummy on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:01AM (#36070821)
Perhaps use the pdf split function to order 4 quarters of the pdf in separate binds
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by vishnugupta on Thursday May 25, 2023 @10:50AM (#36071441)
I use this site [1] and can recommend them. Though I don't know if they are available outside of India.

[1] https://www.printonweb.in

Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by phkx on Thursday May 25, 2023 @11:46AM (#36072257)
There might be a print shop in your area which offers similar services. Or services which explicitly offer to print thesis, but they typically require a minimum number of prints.
Re:Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mathematics [pdf] by 01100011 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @12:04PM (#36072503)
I used Barnes and Noble Press a couple years ago to print a book. Cost $25 or so and was impressed with the results.