I just ordered the Gigabooks binder from Gigabooks. There just were so many options to consider but this seems to give me the most flexibility at a reasonable price. I'm not going to do any more as far as layout etc. until I've got the machine.
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Besides deciding on fonts etc. I have one other thing to find that is new for me: paper for printing the text part of the book, i.e. the book I'm contemplating will contain prints (that's now the easy part) and stories. So I need an inkjet ready paper that is double-sided and that feels and turns like book paper. Not enhanced matte. I'm guessing it would need to be a thinish cotton paper - but I honestly don't know. I think another trip to Staples is in order.
In other words - the book is going to have a narrative flow (words!) with what I'm calling "plates" with the photographs that illustrate the story. The model for all this is the old Sherlock Holmes stories - as seen in the Strand Magazine with illustrations. To further complicate this whole endeavor - the usual letter size paper is not appropriate and I really don't want to have to cut paper in bulk. So I'm leaning towards 8 x 10 sized paper. The "text" paper should have some grain - some tooth to it.
Anyway - I think that's the last part of this puzzle to figure out. I may be biting off more than I can chew. Though actually - the InnovaArt smooth cotton isn't bad - but it's costly. What the hell - if nothing else, I learned a new term: Imposition Software.
