Daily Kos :: Comments Behind the Scenes: The dKosTrollhouse Cookbook

Hard Copy (4.00 / 51)

The Cookbook looks awesome printed out in color on 24lb. natural white or parchment paper with the cover printed on glossy photo paper.
I only have a basic HP inkjet paper, but my ink cartridges are fairly new, so it printed out great using draft mode.
My local printing shop spiral bound my copy and added a clear vinyl cover and blue vinyl backing for only $3.50.

Ticks suck!

by 42 on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 07:40:28 AM PDT
- How many pages is it? (4.00 / 3)
  
  My signature beat up your signature.
  
  by Stand Strong on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 07:52:08 AM PDT
  
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  - Stand Strong (4.00 / 3)
    
    It has 144 pages - about 135 of recipes, and a kick-ass indeces - one of posters and one for recipes.
    
    Ticks suck!
    
    by 42 on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 07:55:46 AM PDT
    
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    - Awesome! (4.00 / 2)
      
      Thanks so much!!
      Let's get this on the recommended list, people!
      
      My signature beat up your signature.
      
      by Stand Strong on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 07:58:12 AM PDT
      
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    - I'd advertising this on my website (4.00 / 3)
      
      and will also throw a post up on Philly Future.
      
      My signature beat up your signature.
      
      by Stand Strong on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 07:59:22 AM PDT
      
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      - blogad (4.00 / 4)
        
        can I send you a copy of the blogad at the right? 42, grndursh, would this work for you?
        
        YearlyKos, because you can't *clink* glasses on a comment thread.
        
        by YearlyKos on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:02:03 AM PDT
        
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        YearlyKos (4.00 / 2)
        
        That is fine with us.
        
        Ticks suck!
        
        by 42 on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:04:46 AM PDT
        
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        Sure! I'd love that (none / 1)
        
        Philly_bits (at) Yahoo (dot) com
        
        My signature beat up your signature.
        
        by Stand Strong on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:16:35 AM PDT
        
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        TY (none / 0)
        
        on it
        
        YearlyKos, because you can't *clink* glasses on a comment thread.
        
        by YearlyKos on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 10:36:11 AM PDT
        
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        done! (none / 0)
        
        thanks again!
        
        YearlyKos, because you can't *clink* glasses on a comment thread.
        
        by YearlyKos on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 11:06:32 AM PDT
        
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        It's up. (none / 1)
        
        Was a pain getting a border. Online resoucres sucked so I had to bust out my handy-dandy HTML, XHTML, and CSS "Bible" and look up some border properties.
        Then, it offset my page borders, dropping my entire sidebar at the very bottom of my page, where it's not supposed to be. Turns out it was actually the BuzzFlash newsbox I had that was screwing things up.
        Note to self: Don't forget to view blog in Explorer since many people still use it. :/
        Perhaps when you hand out the ad, you include a simple border format so that the image and the text are all included in one little package.
        Or people can look up border properties and formats.
        BTW, I'm printing the cookbook now. Biggie, it sho' is but it does look good on 24lb paper. Going with 42's recommendation, once it's done, I'll be taking it down to my local Kinko's to see what they can do with it in terms of throwing it in a nice binder.
        ;p
        
        My signature beat up your signature.
        
        by Stand Strong on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 12:24:03 PM PDT
        
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        Stand Strong (none / 1)
        
        Get quotes from Kinko's before printing there. They charged someone $35 (included mailing) for a black and white copy and wanted over $125 for a color copy.
        Supposedly Office Max only charges around $6.00 for spiral binding - should include a clear vinyl front cover, and colored vinyl backing.
        I went to a local printing company, and got a much cheaper quote.
        
        Ticks suck!
        
        by 42 on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 12:31:29 PM PDT
        
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        True (4.00 / 2)
        
        One Kinkos said $85, another said $130. Local printer will do it for $20 and another said that if I get at least 5 of them printed he'll do it for $9 each. That ain't too bad. I think I'll laminate each page and put it in a 3-ring binder though. I like being able to access my recipes like that.
        
        Outta here, I don't deal well with sites that condone racism.
        
        by fabooj on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 01:32:34 PM PDT
        
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        fabooj (none / 1)
        
        That is an excellent idea...you can use a package of plastic sleeves and a 3 ring binder...print out the cover in color on photo paper and if the binder accepts cover inserts - you'll be in business!
        
        Ticks suck!
        
        by 42 on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 02:50:11 PM PDT
        
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        Yes (none / 1)
        
        Mr. Fab is liking it too...I've been reading him the recipes and he can't wait to cook some of them.
        
        Outta here, I don't deal well with sites that condone racism.
        
        by fabooj on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 03:43:18 PM PDT
        
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        thanks so much (4.00 / 2)
        
        and I so relate to what you said about explorer. While working on http://www.yearlykos.org IE gave us all kinds of hell.
        Anyhow, thanks. I'll work on making an easier to handle ad. Kindof rushed this morning. Lot's happening:)
        
        Netroots Nation...mmmmhmmm.
        
        by gina on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 02:07:03 PM PDT
        
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        That's fine. (none / 1)
        
        It gave me an opportunity to review my site in Explorer and see where I needed to tweak it.
        
        My signature beat up your signature.
        
        by Stand Strong on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 02:15:21 PM PDT
        
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        Me too (none / 1)
        
        I want to put a copy on my site too. Once I figure out how to put blogads up on it, it'll be the top one!
        
        Outta here, I don't deal well with sites that condone racism.
        
        by fabooj on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:38:37 AM PDT
        
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        done! (none / 0)
        
        thanks
        
        YearlyKos, because you can't *clink* glasses on a comment thread.
        
        by YearlyKos on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 11:07:12 AM PDT
        
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        send me a copy (none / 1)
        
        i'll put it in my blogads column right up at the top =)
        
        John Cornyn is an asshole with shoes. Support Rick Noriega!
        
        by anna on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:53:54 AM PDT
        
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        done! (none / 0)
        
        Thanks!
        
        YearlyKos, because you can't *clink* glasses on a comment thread.
        
        by YearlyKos on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 11:07:34 AM PDT
        
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      - Thank You! (4.00 / 3)
        
        That is awfully nice of you!
        Some of the recipes from your Food diary did make it into this book, but I have the others cut and pasted on my computer.
        
        Ticks suck!
        
        by 42 on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:03:36 AM PDT
        
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    - this is so fucking cool! (none / 1)
      
      i'm going to buy several copies right now.
      thank you so much for throwing this together. it must have taken so much time and effort; the community appreciates all the hard work!
      
      John Cornyn is an asshole with shoes. Support Rick Noriega!
      
      by anna on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 08:48:36 AM PDT
      
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    - I am commenting here (none / 0)
      
      To
      a. Tell you huzzah! and Good job!
      b. remind me (via my comments page) to check this out later on!
      <hugs>
      
      Experience The Tempest! "The problem with the French is they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur'"-GWB.
      
      by Revel on Thu Nov 03, 2005 at 08:45:38 AM PDT
      
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- Great idea - a dKos cookbook! (4.00 / 2)
  
  I was talking to someone about this not too long ago, in fact.
  I'll be following up for more - thanks for the initiative.
  :)
  
  Never, never brave me, nor my fury tempt:
  Downy wings, but wroth they beat;
  Tempest even in reason's seat.
  
  by GreyHawk on Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 07:59:21 AM PDT
  
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