RE: The Benefits of Printing In-House

Subject: RE: The Benefits of Printing In-House
From: Karen Field <kfield -at- STELLCOM -dot- com>
To: "'John David Hickey'" <dave -at- toonboom -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 10:02:47 -0700

How about a passionate "Don't do it!" At my former position, my boss
insisted on printing our 7-volume, 2100 page user guide in house.
Fortunately, she was kind enough to take on that nightmare herself. Which
means that, because our PMs could request guides on a whim, that's ALL she
did--print docs. We had the budget and the approval to go outside, but she
insisted.

Aside from this being a monumental waste of her time, the printer was never
free to for us to use. And it constantly needed maintenance.

These manuals were set in three-ring binders. I can't imagine the extra work
involved in creating binded copies. I just can't imagine using your time
that way when there are companies who are experienced and much more
efficient in this process.

HTH,

Karen Field
Sr. Technical Writer
Stellcom, Inc.
kfield -at- stellcom -dot- com

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