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What is the most economical way to print off PDF's? I have downloaded a lot of stuff over the last year or so and I have been going through ink like crazy. Is there a better way? Is it possible to put the files on a zip drive and take it to an Office store and print them that way?

TIA:biggrin:
 
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Yes, in general you can do that. Most copy places can do that no problem and can bind/doubleside, etc very nicely. However, be aware that they WILL normally want to see the copyright etc and follow whatever it applies.
 
rjwolfe3 said:
So for like PDF's from this site for example, would I run into problems copying them at an copy place?
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Depends on the copyshop. Most won't give you grief, but the more "professional" the look of the PDF, if there isn't a copyright release on it.... Then SOME will give you grief.

Just like some of us have to sign a release for our own pictures at some photo places.
 
I also use a commercial program I bought a few years ago "Fine Print 2000". Once set up for your printer it lets you print booklets. A 20 page document can now be printed on 5 pages saving both paper and ink. It reorders the pages and reduces the size. You then print one side of all the pages. Take and put the paper back in the printer and print the other side. Fold in half and you have a booklet with your document. Won't work for everything but for those documents where you can still see what you need in the graphics at half size it will work great.

My wife decided she wanted to do a recipe book for a family reunion last summer. She started collecting recipes from relatives from all over Canada and the U.S. Once she had the recipes transferred to an open office document (equivalent to MS. word only free) she started looking for printers. Minimum order was way to high and the pricing was to much. Checked the printing places like Staples etc. They would copy cut and bind for so much per page (don't remember what it was now) still to high.

I wound up using fine print and having staples bind it for about 25% of the cheapest I could find with someone else printing it.

What I do now is for a document that won't work at half size is print it with my laser (they are almost as cheap as an ink jet now) and if something just has to be printed in colour I do that one page on my ink jet.
 
I always setup my printer to print PDFs in landscape mode with 4 pdf pages on a single "print" page. This is pretty easy to do in the print preferences. This saves a TON of ink, as long as your eyes are decent.

Kyle
 
Forget a used one. Future shop as an example has B&W lasers starting at under $100. I've got a samsung I bought 9 or 10 years ago still works like new although it could use a good cleaning.
 
Hmm.. I've done this over the years and have never even heard of anyone asking
about copyright on a PDF. Copying photos, yes. Printing out PDF's, no.

I mean .. it isn't like they ask for a photo ID when you get copies made. You hand
them the file on disk, ask them to print it out.. I'd be shocked if someone asked
me about copyright
 
I would also suggest looking for a deal on a new one. I'm sure Ed can warn you of the dangers of used. I got a samsung that was under $100 normally, but due to end of year closeout model I got it for $30. Its due for its 2nd toner refil. I wasn't sure about the aftermarket toner refil, but I figured I had nothing to loose.
 
I can handle anything under $100 I think. I will start looking. I might call Staples up tom and ask about printing pdfs. Thanks for all of the good advice guys.
 
If I have a lot of printing I tend to use the double-sided feature on a laser printer (some are auto & some are manual) and just print two pages to each side, or four pages to a single sheet of paper. It saves both ink and paper; and is also lighter to carry around.

The downfall, however, is the toll it can take on your eyes trying to read it all....
 
stolicky said:
If I have a lot of printing I tend to use the double-sided feature on a laser printer (some are auto & some are manual) and just print two pages to each side, or four pages to a single sheet of paper. It saves both ink and paper; and is also lighter to carry around.

The downfall, however, is the toll it can take on your eyes trying to read it all....
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Good advice, unfortunately, I have begun to suffer from the reduced arm length syndrome coupled with a vanity syndrome about wearing glasses....:biggrin:
you know, kinda like I hear fine... everyone is just mumbling. :biggrin:
 
rjwolfe3 said:
I think I may have to go the laser printer route. I wonder if I can find a used one on Craig's List?
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Watch buying a used laser printer . You can purchase a new b/w laser for around $100 but make sure that it comes with the toner cartridge . Some sellers on ebay sell the printer cheap but don't include the toner which can run another $100 or more .
I bought an HP1800 B/W laser printer w/toner cartridge for $125 and love it . I'm still working with the toner cart that it came with . One of the great things about laser is that the ink don't dry out in the cartridge (toner is dry) and you can print thousands of pages on a single cartridge . When you do need a new cart they run about $100 for a true HP cart .
 
No copy shop is going to care what you are copying. And nothing that is posted for public use on the library forum is subject to any copying restrictions. I have a notebook in my garage with nearly every article printed out and tabbed. What would be the point of posting the articles if not for people to use them?
 
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