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cinemagician Inner circle Phila Metro Area 1094 Posts |
Just a thought, I think it would be a great idea if someone could tweak the layout and physical construction of magic books so that we could easily lay them out on the table while we practice.
You know what it's like trying to read Erdnase sitting indian style on the living room floor, with one foot stuck in between the margins of your dover edition, your back and neck craining over the pages so as not to cast a shadow over the text, the close-up pad in front of you and the deck in your hands...and then reading..."The deck is held much as usual in the left palm, but more diagonally, so that the first finger from the second joint lies up against the outer end, the first joint of the little finger curled in against the inner end, the second and third fingers slightly curled in against the bottom, and the thumb resting on the top near the outer end, about the middle...Whew- then we reach for the newest DVD on the shelf!
...The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity...
William Butler Yeats |
cinemagician Inner circle Phila Metro Area 1094 Posts |
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we need books that can lay flat, with perhaps an area to rest the deck on etc. Or how about books with little "pop-out doors on the front and back cover- little stands if you will- when it is better to have the book oriented this way?
...The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity...
William Butler Yeats |
Todd Karr V.I.P. Los Angeles 152 Posts |
Cinemagician: I'm in total agreement. Our books are actually so thick that you can lay them open on your desk to perform from. We have the binding sewn extra-strong so you won't crack the spine, and the weight of the pages generally holds the book open.
The idea of a bookstand isn't a bad idea, but the cost would be huge! We've actually considered offering bookstands on our site! Keeping a book open while learning is important...another reason we avoid doing paperbacks. Spiral binding is obviously helpful, but the books tend to fall apart over time and look awful on the shelf. |
cinemagician Inner circle Phila Metro Area 1094 Posts |
Yep! But I'll take spiral bound over comb bound any day! Still combing the dessert- Cinemagican
...The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity...
William Butler Yeats |
Todd Karr V.I.P. Los Angeles 152 Posts |
The other option is to use a long, lightly weighted pillow like one finds in rare book rooms at libraries. It's a little device that gently keeps the pages open.
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