On Jan 8, 9:48 am, "Tim Arnold" <tim.arn...@sas.com> wrote: > "floob" <floob.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:0af87074-6d9c-41a8-98ec-501f6f37b...@s1g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > > > > >I have been searching for a way to print the official Python > > documentation into some kind of book (for my own uses). I don't > > really care if it'sprintedon newspaper and bound with elmer's > > glue ... any way I can get relatively recent _official documentation_ > > in print form will do. > > > I'm on the go a lot, and can't read for long periods of time on LCD > > screens anyhow (so having a laptop is not my solution). Until eBook > > readers grow up a bit, I'm stuck trying to print the documentation > > that I REALLY need to read and absorb. > > > Lulu.com is an option, but it would cost something around $100 US > > before shipping to get everythingprinted. Also, I would have to > > split up some larger documents into Volumes, which I'd rather not have > > to do. > > > Has anyone tried this before? Is the documentation already available > > in print? > > > Thanks, > > > drfloob > > just a datapoint, but I used lulu.com to print the latex sources (525 pages) > hardbound for a cost of $25 US. > --Tim Arnold
That sounds about right for 525 pages. But the current A4-sized library reference pdf is 1207 pages alone, and I'm hoping to print / most/ of the docs. I managed to get a lot of the documentation (all but some howtos) fit into 3 books on Lulu. Python Docs LaTeX sources don't seem to be available anymore, and I haven't dug into reStructuredText yet, so I massaged the A4 pdfs to fit into 5.5" x 8.5" to drop the price. Choosing only the most inexpensive options (5.5x8.5, publisher grade paper, paperback perfect bound, etc.), the numbers came out as follows: Total Pages: 2024 Book Cost: $37.87 Shipping: $12.87 (MediaMail, untrackable) Total Cost: $50.74 All in all, it's the least expensive option I've found, and about as comprehensive a set as you can get. It probably wouldn't work for people who can't read small print, though. A letter-sized (8.5" x 11") set would cost maybe 1.5x as much, roughly $75.00. P.S. At two Kinko's near me, double-sided b/w printing was $0.59 per page, compared to Lulu's $0.015. 40x as expensive. THOUSANDS of dollars. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
