Top Hat Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I should start off by saying that I'm a game collector and much prefer physical copies; I only buy digital when there is no other choice. Are there many of you out there who bought the physical copy, but purchased too late to get one of the printed manuals? Of those who did, has anyone printed the PDF manual so that it neatly fits in the DVD case? I'm just wondering if this might be prohibitively expensive. I have pretty much zero experience working with printers, but I am under the impression that a spiral-bound or "comb-bound" print will not fit in the box (unless the page size were reduced, rendering the text too small to read). On the flipside, any kind of flat binding would be prohibitively costly. What should the printing specs be in order to fit in the DVD case? I haven't purchased the game yet, and I'm weighing my options. If what I'm faced with is owning an empty DVD case that sits beside a too-large, spiral-bound manual on my game shelf, I could forgo the physical copy altogether and just make my own retail box as a project. (Although considering I've been meaning to make a "box set" slipcase for my BO, AK, and BB manuals and discs for, oh, nearly a decade now, I am probably just blowing hot air.) Thanks for reading. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Initially there was a printed 200 page manual and a very pretty limited edition 'steelbook' case with enough room for all the modules. I believe the steelbook was sold out. There was some discussion about offering excess standalone manuals seperately, I don't know if that idea went anywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoex Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Welcome to the forum, Top Hat. As far as I can tell, the print in the manual is so small to begin with, it would hardly be legible after resizing down to make the whole thing fit in the DVD case. Then again, I'm no expert either. Bonus points for one of the most unusual first posts I've ever seen, by the way. Hope someone more helpful comes along soon! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Hat Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks, stoex and MikeyD! I think I'll get an estimate for a print job before buying the physical copy. Even if no one else in the community has done it, I shouldn't let that stop me from exploring this option. I see that the CM:BN manual is presented in an embedded viewer. Can someone tell me what the PDF's dimensions are? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3k Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Rather than looking for a manual small enough for a DVD case, why not look for a DVD case large enough for the manual? Ken 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Malcolm Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks, stoex and MikeyD! I think I'll get an estimate for a print job before buying the physical copy. Even if no one else in the community has done it, I shouldn't let that stop me from exploring this option. I see that the CM:BN manual is presented in an embedded viewer. Can someone tell me what the PDF's dimensions are? Embedded viewer? Mine opens up in Acrobat. The PDF dimensions are: 4.5 inch x 7 inch per page (or as I like to call it, not being American, 114.3mm x 177.8mm) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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