There are 702 pages n a book.in how many pages number 5 is printed? In how many pages it is printed only once?
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Not too many years ago my answer would have been NO. In 2014, the answer is not quite as clear. We haven’t had a printing lesson in this column for a while but I don’t see a way around it so bear with me. The Cliff’s Notes version of this answer is NO…. Have your book designer make your page count 304 pages.
Please pick up a plain sheet of 8 ½ X 11 paper. How many pages are you holding in your hand? If you said two, you are correct. The front of the sheet is page one and the back of the sheet is page two. It doesn’t matter if the page is printed or not, it is still a page, so there can NEVER be a 291 page book or a 303 page or any other odd number page count.
Now take that 8 ½ X 11 sheet of paper and fold it in half to 5 ½ X 8 ½. How many 5 ½ X 8 ½ pages to you think you have? If you answer four, you are correct. Now take that folded sheet and fold it again to 4 ¼ X 5 ½. Picture that you trim the top folded edge. How many pages do you think you have now? If you said eight, you’re getting the point and will find the rest of the article, easy to understand. If you said anything other than 8, go back and start again.
For those who had the correct answer above, fold that 4 ¼ X 5 ½ in half one more time to 2 ¾ X 5 ½. What you are now holding in your hand is what a printer would call a 16 page signature. Why is it called a signature? Who knows… that’s what they have been calling is since I started back in the 70’s so I’m fine with calling it that. If you put a staple on the folded edge and trim 1/8 inches off the other three sides, you have a 16 page booklet with a trim size of 2 5/8 X 5 ¼. If you would have folded that in half one more time, you would have had 32 pages. This is the same way books are printed other than the fact that they use larger sheets of paperAnswer:
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