Need Linux books

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The paper ends up being so damn thick though. I've done this for some books, and even just 300 pages feels like the equivalent of a 1,000 textbook from a publisher.

What are you doing?
Duplex printing with 2 up means the printout is 1/4 of the normal thickness.
Depending on the print you can get away with 4 pages per side, and the final print out is 1/8th of what it would be.

300pp would become a 38 page booklet.

And you will need a magnifying glass to look at the text.

As I stated already "Depending on the print you can get away with 4 pages per side"

I managed to get 20 pages per side on a print out but could only view it through my electron microscope

That's on helluva book - only read a few pages but its not like any book I've seen on networking before

Yes two sided, but one page per side. The 1/4 way usually ends up being too small.

Also laser printer tends to be a bit thicker than what you'll find in a normal book. That difference adds up over hundreds of pages.