{"id":239,"date":"2016-03-14T05:39:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T05:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2016-03-15T10:54:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T10:54:43","slug":"delving-deeper-v3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=239","title":{"rendered":"Delving Deeper V3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Story So Far:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=163\">Delving Deeper V1+V2<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=206\">Delving Deeper Boxed Set<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then there was&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Version Three<\/h2>\n<h4>The Prelude to V3<\/h4>\n<p>V3 was preceded by John Adam&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/odd74.proboards.com\/post\/115436\/thread\" target=\"_blank\">pivotal decision<\/a> on 17th March, 2013 (shortly after the release of V2) to publicly hand over stewardship of the Delving Deeper name and game to myself.<\/p>\n<p>V3 would therefore be Immersive Ink&#8217;s first solo endeavor&#8211;although in actuality any project of this scope naturally involves numerous people.<\/p>\n<h4>The reality of V3<\/h4>\n<p>#DelvingDeeper V3 was eventually issued in May 2014 after about ten months in the works (see below for a little more insight into this). As V2 was really an errata release (V1 plus integrated errata = V2),\u00a0 V3 was in fact #DelvingDeeper&#8217;s first significant revision in its then two year (post-relase) history.<\/p>\n<p>V3 retained the classic three digest-sized booklet format, albeit renaming the individual booklets. The so-called #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules were re-issued as three PDFs at no cost, which are <a href=\"http:\/\/forum.immersiveink.com\/viewtopic.php?f=15&amp;t=113\">still available today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules V3 now comprised:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volume I: Heroes &amp; Magic<\/li>\n<li>Volume II: Delving &amp; Exploration<\/li>\n<li>Volume III: Monsters &amp; Treasures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-240\"><img data-attachment-id=\"240\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=240\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg?fit=594%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"594,416\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V3 Three Booklets\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Three Booklets&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Three Booklets&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg?fit=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg?fit=594%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-240\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg?resize=300%2C210\" alt=\"V3 Three Booklets\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Booklets1.jpg?w=594&amp;ssl=1 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DD V3 as Three Booklets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cover art on the booklets (by Mark Allen) remained unchanged since V1+V2, and were now the only illustrations in the set; interior maps associated with the sample dungeon had been excluded.<\/p>\n<p>The title page of each booklet identifies it as &#8220;Version 3 May 2014&#8221; and bears the publishing mark of Immersive Ink only (that&#8217;s me).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-241\"><img data-attachment-id=\"241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=241\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg?fit=406%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"406,578\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V3 Vol 1 Titlepage\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Vol 1 Titlepage&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Vol 1 Titlepage&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg?fit=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg?fit=406%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-241\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg?resize=211%2C300\" alt=\"V3 Vol 1 Titlepage\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Vol1_Titlepage.jpg?w=406&amp;ssl=1 406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DD V3 Vol 1 Titlepage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The interior typeface is changed to 9.5pt CalifornianFB; a more spacious, Goudy-based type. The interior tables were now numbered, and now had lighter weight borders and shading. The overall effect was (in this reader&#8217;s opinion) an improved reading experience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-242\"><img data-attachment-id=\"242\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=242\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg?fit=413%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"413,618\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V3 interior tables\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 interior tables&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 interior tables&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg?fit=413%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"V3 interior tables\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_interior_tables.jpg?w=413&amp;ssl=1 413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">V3&#8217;s lighter interior tables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>V3 contained a number of revisions over V1+V2, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rationalised spell lists,<\/li>\n<li>Removal of the sample dungeon,<\/li>\n<li>Moving the attack matrix into Volume 2,<\/li>\n<li>Addition of parrying rule,<\/li>\n<li>Addition of jousting rule,<\/li>\n<li>Addition of mounted combat rule,<\/li>\n<li>Addition of overbearing rule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another significant addition was a formal definition of <em>normal<\/em>, <em>heroic<\/em>, and <em>superheroic <\/em>in terms of numbers of Hit Dice. Although not stated in the original game, it was hoped this would enable some players to override <em>normal<\/em> by replacing exactly one definition, rather than having to search for dozens of instances of &#8220;X many HD&#8221; throughout the text. (DD allows for a broad definition of normal&#8211;fewer than 3 HD&#8211;but many folks still prefer EGG&#8217;s stricter definition circa 1975&#8211;up to 1+1 HD).<\/p>\n<h2>The Unpublished Ref Rules Compendium V3<\/h2>\n<p>What few people know is that during the ten months leading to DD V3&#8217;s release as three booklets, it was also prepared for release as a single volume Compendium via Lulu&#8217;s print on demand platform.<\/p>\n<p>I have the single extant copy of the never published V3 Compendium (note the Mark Allen cover art directly from Vol 1).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-244\"><img data-attachment-id=\"244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=244\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg?fit=360%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,424\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V3_Compendium\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Compendium alongside the V4 Compendium&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Compendium alongside the V4 Compendium&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg?fit=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg?fit=360%2C424&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg?resize=255%2C300\" alt=\"V3 Compendium alongside the V4 Compendium\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_V4_Compendium.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;one of a kind&#8221;, unpublished DD V3 Compendium alongside the published V4 Compendium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-245\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-245\"><img data-attachment-id=\"245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?attachment_id=245\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg?fit=313%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"313,344\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V3_Compendium_Spine1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Compendium Spine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;V3 Compendium Spine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg?fit=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg?fit=313%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg?resize=273%2C300\" alt=\"V3 Compendium Spine\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/V3_Compendium_Spine1.jpg?w=313&amp;ssl=1 313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The V3 Compendium&#8217;s spine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>V3 never went public for two reasons: Partly because licensing the cover art was proving to be difficult, and&#8211;in the main part&#8211;because I&#8217;d botched the credits! V3&#8217;s title page was in fact a working draft rather than a finished product, which ultimately meant the V3 Compendium had to be superseded before the POD version could be released.<\/p>\n<p>All this meant V3 itself would be short-lived, soon to make way for the now popular V4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Story So Far: Delving Deeper V1+V2 Delving Deeper Boxed Set And then there was&#8230; Version Three The Prelude to V3 V3 was preceded by John Adam&#8217;s pivotal decision on 17th March, 2013 (shortly after the release of V2) to publicly hand over stewardship of the Delving Deeper name and game to myself. V3 would&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=239\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Delving Deeper V3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[32,4,24,31],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6hrAz-3R","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":163,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=163","url_meta":{"origin":239,"position":0},"title":"Delving Deeper V1 + V2","date":"November 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Version One #DelvingDeeper first appeared in October 2012, some 10 months after I joined the team, as three digest-sized booklets comprising the so-called #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules. These were immediately available as PDFs at no cost--and\u00a0still are today. The #DelvingDeeperReferenceRules V1 comprise: Volume I: The Adventurer's Handbook Volume II: The Referee's Guide Volume\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/V1-Booklets-300x213.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":206,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=206","url_meta":{"origin":239,"position":1},"title":"Delving Deeper V1 Boxed Set","date":"January 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A second post in the short history of DD: this one about the DD V1 Boxed Set. The Boxed Set Shortly after #DelvingDeeper appeared in PDF format Brave Halfling Press launched the Delving Deeper boxed set, in December 2012, as the physical manifestation of the #DelvingDeeper project. I don't personally\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"BHP\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.immersiveink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bill-Lackey-img-3-266x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":177,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=177","url_meta":{"origin":239,"position":2},"title":"The Number of Monsters","date":"December 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"An opportunity for improvement for the next iteration of #DelvingDeeper is in the number of monsters appearing. #DelvingDeeper V4 assumes around 8 players, whereas recent polls show that 4-6 players is now the norm. According to the original game, a group of 4-6 players can expect to run into 2-12\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":156,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=156","url_meta":{"origin":239,"position":3},"title":"Here&#8217;s a Thing","date":"November 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(That's never likely to be seen beyond this post). \u00a0 So what the frig is Eyre Tor??\u00a0Or more appropriately, what was it? Way back--before I'd ever heard of the #DelvingDeeper project--I apparently had a bit of time on my hands. Around 2007-2008, I was running a D&D campaign that included\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"Two Copies of Eyre Tor","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i561.photobucket.com\/albums\/ss56\/waysoftheearth\/Blog\/Eyre%20Tor%206.1%20Cover%202010_zpszm24iqz8.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":146,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=146","url_meta":{"origin":239,"position":4},"title":"Planning What&#8217;s in the Hardback","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Planning What's in the Hardback With the #DelvingDeeper hardback in the pipe at last, I've had to re-think where the line should lie between Reliquary and the Ref Rules. It isn't easy. Going waaay back the plan was the Ref Rules were to be a minimal, no-frills framework; Reliquary (and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Delving Deeper\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":107,"url":"https:\/\/www.immersiveink.com\/?p=107","url_meta":{"origin":239,"position":5},"title":"What&#8217;s With Perfect Binding?","date":"May 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Why would anyone go to all the bother of doing a\u00a0section-sewn hardback\u00a0when POD services all over the planet will do you a \"perfect bound\" book at\u00a0a fraction of the cost? POD is ultimately about economy and convenience; it's fantastically cheap and that's a great thing. 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