Best Place/Way to Print a Lot of Pages - Print out a 300 Page Textbook

contro3ler on 15/11/2021 - 13:00
Last edited 16/11/2021 - 09:15

I have a few pdfs of some colour textbooks that I want to print.
What is the most economical way to do this? I was considering OW and then thought that there might be cheaper places.

The textbooks are colour, so colour is preferred, but if you know a black and white place thats fine too.

Should be in greater sydney

Thanks a lot!

edit: looks like printing potentially copyrighted material is a no go for OW and most people are saying that I should either print it myself using a laser printer or just use my ipad.
Ill probably get an apple pencil and use iPad.

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Comments

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 15/11/2021 - 13:03
    +23

    Commercial printing will probably refuse due to potential copyright breaches.

  • Ryanek on 15/11/2021 - 13:09
    +3

    I would just buy a mono laser printer

    • weezlebub on 15/11/2021 - 13:28

      this is cheapest option …

      inkstation for more toner, get a printer for 100$, extra toner for 30$ a few reams of paper … print as much as you want …

      alternatively, get a job in an office :)

      • DemocracyManifest on 15/11/2021 - 13:34
        +3

        Not worth getting fired for haha

        • Montyjpm on 15/11/2021 - 13:56

          Unless you're the system admin :)

        • jellykingdom on 15/11/2021 - 15:16
          +1

          Maybe print 30 pages per day?

  • Archi on 15/11/2021 - 13:14
    +10

    most economical…

    friend or family's work place.

  • Quantumcat on 15/11/2021 - 13:23
    +18

    Most economical would be to find a second hand copy of the textbook to buy

    • GG57 on 15/11/2021 - 14:29
      +1

      Or just work from the PDF

    • ozbjunkie on 18/11/2021 - 00:42

      Agree with this

      Or second hand textbook shops on campus?

      Studentvip website also has textbooks for sale

      Could also try the Gumtree or Facebook marketplace for giveaways and "requests" if that's allowed

  • SF3 on 15/11/2021 - 13:47
    +4

    What is the most economical way to do this?

    Don't print it.

    Read from and markup using a tablet (iPad or Android).

    • dust on 15/11/2021 - 13:53

      Tablets aren't cheap though.

      • tomsco on 15/11/2021 - 14:41
        +3

        Luckily they're reusable.

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 15/11/2021 - 14:08
    +2

    you absoloute madlad.

  • prisonmike on 15/11/2021 - 14:32
    +2

    You would be chopping quite a few trees to print 300 pages. Consider alternative options mate.

    • teacherer on 15/11/2021 - 14:35
      +1

      3% of a single tree

      • GG57 on 15/11/2021 - 14:47
        +1

        So, just use tree prunings to make the paper?

    • AndyC1 on 15/11/2021 - 14:41
      +1

      Must be a very small trees.

    • tomsco on 15/11/2021 - 14:42
      +3

      I hear if he prints it against copyright laws, he could end up in prison. The worst thing about prison is the… is the Dementors.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/11/2021 - 15:07
    +1

    Officeworks won't let you print Copyrighted works
    https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/epson-ecot…
    This is an ink tank printer for $394 the best economy you can get, suitable for the colour you want

    • badg3rz on 16/11/2021 - 08:50

      Everytime I went to Officeworks to print alot of bank statements (don't ask why but it was required), no one was around the printers, in fact no one questioned, peeked or wanted to check on the way out.

      You could also go and print 100 pages over 3 days.

      You need to check if it's cheaper buying a printer and ink or if it's just a one off.

    • cfuse on 16/11/2021 - 15:01

      Best economy is a CISS kit off aliexpress and a regular inkjet off gumtree. Then just print until it blows up.

  • Hangryuman on 15/11/2021 - 15:36
    +1

    yep - save money - DON'T print - especially colour.

    when I was a teacher a student once handed me her printed (30-50 page?) assignment saying it had cost her $200 to print

    I was WTF !? - she said she had used up maybe 4-5 colour inkjet cartridges in test-printing versions before she came up with the final version

    so don't do that.

    • andresampras on 15/11/2021 - 16:29
      +1

      lol

      sounds like she really wanted extra marks and/or brownie points for the effort and spend.

  • KaTst3R on 15/11/2021 - 15:57

    If you know you will need large scale printing every year, then invest in a laser color printer and buy third party toner from ebay. Just check if third party toners are available first before deciding on a model. Avoid Lexmark as no compatible toners available due to proprietary chipset on toners.

    • andresampras on 15/11/2021 - 16:31
      -1

      O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  • SydStrand on 15/11/2021 - 16:31

    Print yourself. It's why every university printer is hogged for hours by the same student printing hundred page textbooks.

  • MontyMacaw on 16/11/2021 - 08:05

    Just take the F and go watch a movie.

  • Zachary on 19/11/2021 - 12:26
    -1

    Unless you're definitely going to be using it, don't bother…. I got caught printing a 600 page textbook in colour in one of the student guild's laser copier and printer and had to pay $600…. The library printers were charging $2 double sided with colour and 20 cents black and white double sided but the guild's printer was free…..apparently not if you're printing 600 pages…..

    After paying $600, I only like used it like once or twice a week for only like a month and then that's it….

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