Thank you to people for their replies. I use all three mediums: CD, DVD & paper. Storage of data on computers and working on documents has amajor role. However, I don't think you can beat the feel and touch of a good quality old book. To be able to hold it in your hands and turn the pages. Some how it seems more real. The week before last I was at a conference at the Royal College of Physicians. There were rooms with wall to wall, ceiling to floor shelves full of old books. Many 4-5 hundred years and more. It reminded me of the old library from Terry Pratchetts 'Unseed University', and the idea of the books having a life or soul of their own. Hence, my book is on disc and computer but I want to print it out. I don't want to go to a printers. They will charge me the earth. At 250 pages (sides) at A4 with colour prints. That's 30 p a sheet or £75 before binding. I want several copies. I've written to an archival company and await their reply. Hopefully they will a) advise and supply the paper b) will advise on the ink cartridges I use....or supply one which is compatible for my computer. Once printed I want it properly bound. I'm not Rothchild. If costs are too much then I'll have to abandon the idea but hopefully not. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Metcalf" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:13 PM Subject: RE: [ERY] Enduring Documents > Hi Chris, > > I emailed an archivist friend with your request and here is the reply: > > The acid content of the paper (or rather the lack of it) is the important > thing. If he is using a commercial printer they ought to know all about > such matters if they are any good. I would expect their charges to be > higher if proper archival quality paper is specified. There are many > suppliers of archival quality paper and materials and a quick search on > google shows a lot too. This site might be of interest > http://www.memoryboxes.co.uk/ > > Best wishes, > Graham > > >>From: "Chris" <[email protected]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [ERY] Enduring Documents >>Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:54:55 +0100 >> >>Hi All, >> >>I'm in the process of printing out a book on my Blakeston family. I want >>to create something that will stand the test of time but am conscious that >>modern paper deteriorates quickly. Has anybody else looked at these issues >>and how best to produce something that endures? >> >>All the best, >>Chris >> >> >>==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== >>Other Rootsweb Genealogy Lists >>http://lists.rootsweb.com/ >> >>============================== >>Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > > ==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== > If your stuck ask for help but remember lookups are hard work on > un-indexed census > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >