Red Circle Sorcery #7

[Sal]

Well I called for the graders notes.

 

kinda harsh.

 

light spine stress

bends on edges

1/4" corner crease bottom left back cover.

 

8.5 pre-grade

8.5 grader

8.5 grader

9.2 grader

 

I haven't picked up the books yet from the po, so I need compare to the notes.

 

okay, i can see the light spine stress, i'm about 75% agreeing with the edge bends. but if that is a real live bona-fide corner crease...my goodness, what would a 9.6 look like? you couldn't pick it up without slicing your hands to ribbons on the corners...

 

i'm pretty tough with grades, but that certainly - and i can't get a feel for gloss or colour density, especially considering the 72dpi screen resolution of my monitor - seems a bit low. to me.

 

sorry about the low score

[divad]

Well I called for the graders notes.

 

kinda harsh.

 

light spine stress

bends on edges

1/4" corner crease bottom left back cover.

 

8.5 pre-grade

8.5 grader

8.5 grader

9.2 grader

 

I haven't picked up the books yet from the po, so I need compare to the notes.

 

Well Death, I see the crease now that someone has pointed it out to me - perhaps you missed it. Technically, a 1/4" color breaking crease does bring the book down to an 8.5. 1/8" would have got you a 9.0 and 1/16" is allowable on even a 9.4.

[deathlok]

Well Death, I see the crease now that someone has pointed it out to me - perhaps you missed it. Technically, a 1/4" color breaking crease does bring the book down to an 8.5. 1/8" would have got you a 9.0 and 1/16" is allowable on even a 9.4.

 

Well, as I said I don't have the book, so I can't examine it. Technically though it is not color breaking considering the corner is all white, no color to break.

[divad]

Well Death, I see the crease now that someone has pointed it out to me - perhaps you missed it. Technically, a 1/4" color breaking crease does bring the book down to an 8.5. 1/8" would have got you a 9.0 and 1/16" is allowable on even a 9.4.

 

Well, as I said I don't have the book, so I can't examine it. Technically though it is not color breaking considering the corner is all white, no color to break.

 

White is a color, and a crease is a crease I've heard that argument before.

[deathlok]

Well Death, I see the crease now that someone has pointed it out to me - perhaps you missed it. Technically, a 1/4" color breaking crease does bring the book down to an 8.5. 1/8" would have got you a 9.0 and 1/16" is allowable on even a 9.4.

 

Well, as I said I don't have the book, so I can't examine it. Technically though it is not color breaking considering the corner is all white, no color to break.

 

White is a color, and a crease is a crease I've heard that argument before.

 

By that logic then every crease is color breaking if you can see it, right?

[divad]

Yes, a crease is a crease, and a NCB "bend" is a bend.

[deathlok]

Yes, a crease is a crease, and a NCB "bend" is a bend.

 

Then why specify "color-breaking" crease?

[divad]

Personally, I think it's redundant. When people say non-color breaking crease (which we all have said) they mean to say bend. "Crease" connotes permanency, bends can be pressed out.

[Aces]

Well I called for the graders notes.

 

kinda harsh.

 

light spine stress

bends on edges

1/4" corner crease bottom left back cover.

 

8.5 pre-grade

8.5 grader

8.5 grader

9.2 grader

 

I haven't picked up the books yet from the po, so I need compare to the notes.

 

I'm glad to see someone knows how to grade.