Drum Book Format Preferences

[someguy01]

If you own a physical copy of a book, why would you need to make a copy of a page within that book?

To take a single page to a practice perhaps, or maybe a lesson. Perhaps one only needs a few pages from said book for something they're doing outdoors and prefer not to bring the entire book. Perhaps the book is old and out of print so making copies versus using the physical book would extend the life of the physical book. The reasons are endless. Why did we all make copies of things at the library whilst in school, you know the days before the interwebs?

 

[BonsaiMagpie]

Tommy Igoe's Groove Essentials is published by Hudson too, and that is the perfect format for the book. Sits on the stand well, pages don't flick back and forth like a bound paperback.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Any flavor of music book should be coil-bound. Even guitar, provided the guitarist doesn't get hisself entangled within.

 

[Swissward Flamtacles]

It depends on the number of pages to me.
If it's about 50 pages or less, I prefer the simple saddle stich binding (I had to look up the terms... http://blog.ironmarkusa.com/4-types-book-binding ).
Coil is better for books with lots of pages, but the coils eat up the edges rather quickly if you do lots of page turns or browse for stuff. So I'd prefer the case binding with a thick paper cover, but I rarely see those used in music books.

 

[Alain Rieder]

I’ll be soon publishing a new book called Time Initiation, and all my books will be offered both in paperback and coil binding, as well as ebook.

 

[jda]

there;s also white/plastic coil/ binding/looks like

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some of that lasts 50 years

 

[Alain Rieder]

there;s also white/plastic coil/ binding/looks like

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some of that lasts 50 years

Yes thanks I know this kind of binding, I use it at home for draft copies, as I do have a binder.
I prefer coil!

 

[Odd-Arne Oseberg]

These two options are the best imo.