I need to pirate this book thats over 1000 pages. I already have the pdf but I really want a physical copy and the book costs too much for me. Even if I have to buy a bunch of ink (the book has no pictures) and even if I wear out the printhead before the job is done, it’s still going to be cheaper to do this. My printer has been blocked from the internet since before the pandemic so I can install all the 3rd party ink and replacement parts I want. I’m not worried about my printer situation.
It seems the biggest challenge I need to overcome is the paper. Cheap printer paper is going to otherwise work it’s just that it’s too thick. The same amount of cheap printer paper it takes to make the book is going to be more than twice as thick as the book I’m trying to “pirate”.
The 8.5x11in size just happens to be the exact size I need for this. Whats the cheapest paper I can get that’s still thinner than cheapo office printer paper?
So a ream of paper is 500 sheets. You’ll be able to search better by looking for the weight of the paper per ream, rather than the thickness.
https://thomasgroupprinting.com/how-is-paper-weight-measured/
Copier paper is likely to be a bit thinner than letter paper.
Careful about going too thin, or your printer will just shred it and jam up. Tissue paper for example is unlikely to work. Newsprint paper might be okay, but you’ll need to look at the numbers.
Consulting the manual for one’s printer will usually reveal the minimum paperweight it is capable of handling.
Single ply TP. Will look cool as a scroll.
Good idea. I can use the failed attempts to wipe my ass with so this method has practically zero waste.
Getting an e-reader that allows for sideloading is probably the easiest and cheapest workaround for this problem. You can often get them used for quite cheap. It doesn’t give the physical copy, but is more than likely a better reading experience than trying to print out volumes yourself.
Then you can also “borrow” digital books from libraries, among other things.
Or, for that matter, you could just go to a library in person.
You may be able to find a cheaper service from india to print a book on demand, even one offs when providing just a pdf. Doing this on your own printer has too much risk for complications based on the number of pages involved, paper compatibility, and other items of notes here. A dedicated shop will have significantly lower costs for materials and execution so may offer you a reasonable price.
Is there any portal or similar for that kind of services?
Everyone else has given you good suggestions already, I was just wondering what the book was, out of interest?
See if there’s a way you can print “booklet” style, it’ll make it where you can fit two pages on a sheet in landscape format, then cut each page or bond it. Just a thought.
That will cut down on the amount of paper involved but not the thickness of the book. I do plan on printing a bunch of even pages, flipping them around then printing all the odd pages to make it fully double sided. I’ve had success doing that before.
I also have successfully printed booklet style pages before it’s just that I actually want this to have 8.5 x 11 sized pages.
What?
Cutting down on the amount of paper will DIRECTLY impact the thickness of the book. Less pages = less thick.
Edit: nevermind, I missed the part about cutting up the pages…
Try printing two pages per side and double sided printing so you end up with 4 pages on each piece of paper. The only downside is that the book will be in ‘landscape mode’.
