Digital BW, The Print

There is a large Epson Center in Singapore, and there should be a 
decent source for paper in that area, you could try contacting them 
for local distributers. There is a double sided matte and also a 
double sided semi-gloss. I don't know if this company ships out of US 
but try them www.atlex.com.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Robert 
McArthur" <mcarthur@d...> wrote:
> I'm going to print my own "coffee table" book and would
> like some assistance wrt paper. I'm using an Epson 2100
> + epson UC. At the moment the research indicates that
> A3 (or A3+) creased is the way to go, providing 4xA4
> per sheet and allowing one full A3 for each sewn 
> signature. 
> 
> Ignoring ink choices (for the moment!),
> I'm having trouble with a choice of paper. Obviously
> it has to be double sided. Semi-gloss is possible or
> matte. Sources seem to indicate that since, mostly,
> books are kept closed and only rarely (relatively)
> opened, longevity is less of an issue than for
> hung prints (is this true?). Tissue between each
> page is possible but not preferred. Handling marks
> are an issue since pages will be turned.
> 
> So it seems I need a A3 semi-gloss or matte, DS with
> high dmax (coffee table++ quality). At least half of the
> book will be B&W and the other half colour. It would
> be nicest to use the same paper for both parts but I
> could change papers at the different signatures so
> as long as they're mostly the same (ie. not textured
> matte B&W vs semigloss colour).
> 
> The other thing is that places like Red River won't
> ship anything outside the US, so any company that
> has that attitude can't be used :-( This includes
> Inkjetart, inksupply and I'm asking mediastreet and 
> awaiting feedback. I do know places here in Australia
> that sell epson (doh), hahnemuhle, somerset 225g and
> just found a bockingford DS (no other information on
> weight etc).
> 
> Anyone who has done this sort of thing (ie. books)
> who has thoughts on paper weight as well as a
> particular brand/manufacturer, or anything else
> relevant - please speak up :-)
> 
> Thanks
> Robert
> PS. for the doubters: yes, I know it will be expensive 
> (and, except for the exact paper price, I *do* know 
> almost how much). No, I'm not going to use mypublisher 
> or ofoto or any other place.
> PPS. I went back a while in the archives searching but
> couldn't find anything relevant.