Has anyone seen or own these books that are reprinted by Cornells pub.

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acelungger

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Did a search for books by P.O. Ackley and ran acrossed these reprints buy Cornells pubs., here is the deal, you buy the book and then they print it and ship it out!!
Has anyone bought these types of books?? The price is fair,$25.00 for P.O. Ackley's reloading guide 1962 vol 1 and it is a hard back book.
What do you all think? I looked to see if there were any other department in the forum and this seems to be it.
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Greg
 
I also have bought from Abebooks, I was just wondering if they do a nice job on the books or are they chessy?? And they are not hard back!! I will let everyone know in a week or so because I bought one. If you don't mind, what section should I post a question about the 22-6mm Cartidge? I am building one and just got threw reading where guys were burning the throats out of them and want to ask some questions.
Thanks
Greg
 
Will do.
And I will post my question tomorrow.
Thanks
Greg
 
acelungger said:
Did a search for books by P.O. Ackley and ran acrossed these reprints buy Cornells pubs., here is the deal, you buy the book and then they print it and ship it out!!
Has anyone bought these types of books?? The price is fair,$25.00 for P.O. Ackley's reloading guide 1962 vol 1 and it is a hard back book.
What do you all think? I looked to see if there were any other department in the forum and this seems to be it.
If it needs deleted, please delete.
Greg
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These are called print-on-demand books. They are not printed on an offset press, but are essentially photocopies. Quality varies. The type is never as good, the images vary from quite good to pretty poor, depending.

That they are hardback doesn't make them the same as a "traditional" cloth-bound book. Those are put together with Smythe sewing, where only the end sheet is glued to the case. There are two advantages: (1) a single sheet of paper won't fall out (everything is sewn together), and (2) afer a bit of use, the book will lay flat on a table or desk, rather than closing unless you hold it open -- as with your hand.

Best is that these print-on-demand books are are notch bound, so while you can still see the signatures looking down at the spine from the top (the plus is a single page wont fall out), they are glued rather than sewn, and will never lay flat. Worse case, they are "perfect bound" -- like a typical mass-market paperback, where pages will fall out over time, and like almost all glue-in bindings, the book will never lay flat.

But the price is right. The cross-over point in terms of manufacturing costs is about 500 to 700 copies -- it changes with the technology. So, if anyone is printing over 500-700 copies, it will be cheaper to print offset. Fewer copies, use a digital press.

Smythe sewing is getting harder to find, and for that reason alone, is getting pricier.

Probably more than you wanted to know about book manufacturing...
 
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Speaking of books, I just recently noticed that my copy of Robert Ruarks' Something of Value is a first edition. Dust jacket is ratty, but there. Anybody know how much it's worth??
 
Hi Folks,
German Salarar and others. I got my book from Cornell, and for a reader book you can't ask for any better in my option! You just can't beat the price! Maybe after someone has read it 10 times it MIGHT need some repair! I have to be honest, it is very pleasing for me to get a book like this one. Most of my books have collector value or will have, so I am very carefull when reading them! This book is heavy, but I can still fold it over and hold it in one hand to read for a while. I will be buying more of them, I hope that they have the books I want! I plan on buying all the Ackley books they have, there is only a few things bad about Ackley books that I have found, you have to read ever line to put all the numbers together, there seems to be so much stuff that I know or there is so much detail to Subjects that no longer will be used! It makes a science out of everything there is!! Most of us don't care how much Kill Power you need to kill a Spring Buck and what is the perfect cal/.bullet, powder, ect.
If I am to live by the Sword I must die by it! and that is the price a person has to pay if you have no one close to mentor you.
I would mention, there book would be a better book if they used a heavery stock or a Pacrhment paper of some sort! I don't think that would raise the cost of the book that much!
If I can help anyone about anything, please get a hold of me, I have never shot comp and never will, i have loaded and hunted for over 30 years each. And I learn new stuff everyday " And that is why you must read every page of these books .
Later
Greg
 
I purchased one of their print-on-demand books. Price was reasonable and the actual print is acceptable and easy to read. Often times (due to the photo copy nature) photo's are not the best. Small detail can be lost.

For the most part, I am happy with the book and would recommend ordering. The price of the originals was way out of my reach.

Bob
 
Bob you are a 100% right!! I myself could not believe how good they are! If you don't mind me asking What book did you get?, and I will understand if you don't want to reply, that is just fine!
Might just have to break the Old Pigging Bank!
Later
Greg
 
Tony Boyers Book

I first saw Tony Boyers book at a match in Raton last summer. It was the hardcover edition. The owner showed me how it laid flat no matter where in the book you were reading. That was the clincher for me. Ordered it and have been very pleased with the quality of the book as well as the contents. The paper is thick and sometimes I think I've grabbed two pages instead of one. Wish I had more books printed this way.
 
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