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I will second you on the suggestion for MR to be "perfect bound". MR is getting to have so many pages now days that I've often wondered why the binding is still staples. GMR and MRP annuals don't have as many pages and they are "perfect bound". National Geographic (not a Kalmbach perodical) is also bound this way. The new binding would not only greatly improve the appearance of the publication, but would also keep the pages together as I read and re-read through them year after year after year. I have some old issues in which the pages are comming out because of the staples wearing through the paper. I haven't received the January '04 issue yet, but from the previous posts, it sounds like it may be an exceptionally thick issue -- like the 50th anniversary issue when compared to the issues that came before it. I also miss the plastic and, previous to that, the paper envelope that the magazines were mailed in. I guess the next questions we subscribers should be asking Kalmbach is: Can the same equipment being used on MRP and GMR also be used for MR? If not, what new equipment will Kalmbach need to purchase to bind MR with the better binding. Can it be used to bind Kalmbach's other perodicals and books as well to make the return on investment in the equipment worth the cost to purchase the new equipment (and also spread the cost over a larger number of subscribers so all benefit in a better product). Dale B.
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