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Subject:Re: Leaflets and manuals: differences? From:"D. Margulis" <ampersandvirgule -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 5 Aug 1998 21:43:04 -0400
Jennifer,
A leaflet is a single 8 1/2 x 11 sheet (or sometimes a half sheet),
printed on one side or both, that leafletters hand out on the sidewalk.
The content usually deals with a political issue.
A short manual may be in the form of a booklet (which is what I suspect
you meant to type instead of leaflet); but booklet refers to the size
and binding style (saddle-stitched) rather than to the content, which
might be most anything. So if you have a short manual and want to
produce it in booklet format, it is still a manual (in terms of content)
even while it is a booklet in terms of form.
Dick
Jennifer O Neill wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> What's the difference between a leaflet and a short manual? How do
> you define the difference in your company?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jennifer O Neill
>
