Re: Odd-size Manuals

Subject: Re: Odd-size Manuals
From: Daniel Wise <dewise -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 18:27:32 -0500

Colleagues,

I read a lot of messages giving advice on the production of manuals in sizes
other than 8.5 x 11. But I don't think I saw anyone ask the question *why?*

I seem to remember reading somewhere (STC publication, maybe, but not for
sure) that a company (or someone) had surveyed manual users and had found a
resounding majority absolutely hated the fat, pint-sized books so popular
with software producers. They commented that the junior-size pages held so
little information that the books became bloated, taking up far more shelf
space than they warranted.

Has anyone gathered any user feedback on the subject? Did I read the
obscure article backward? Have times changed and left me behind--again?

Dan Wise
dewise -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com

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