Hi, On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 11:05:27 +0100 (CET) radar.map35 at free.fr wrote:
> We all can say scribus i great here. I use it everyday as graphic > designer. > > Using a layout program is a bit different from using a text > processor. But you can do exactly what you want, place images and > shapes where you want and be sure the printed result will match a > good quality, especially regarding colors. > > If you have only text in your books, scribus will not be as usefull > as if you'd want to have a creative layout, but it's your choice. > here, we can help you on the basics if you need. > only the precision you get is it worth. But the text has to come from outside scribus. Erich > cheers > pygmee > > ----- Mail original ----- > De: "john Culleton" <John at wexfordpress.com> > ?: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Envoy?: Jeudi 1 Novembre 2012 20:08:24 > Objet: Re: [scribus] Publishing a book on Scribus > > On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:41:53 +0100 > Richard Foley <rich.inud at naktiv.net> wrote: > > > I used Scribus to produce a print-ready PDF for LSI which had 250 > > photographs and 160 pages. No problem. Although I would suggest > > working in chapter size chunks until you come to merging at the end. > > You can read more about my experience with Scribus here: > > > > http://www.naktiv.net/books/wnbr/publishing.html > > > > And other people describe their projects here: > > > > http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Success_stories_2012 > > > For book length projects I still prefer some TeX variant. Things > like indexing, TOC, running heads etc. are easier. And 1,000+ > pages in one file sre no problem, But for covers Scribus is great. > >
