BSS5: The Battle Staff SMARTbook, 5th Ed.
TLS5: The Leader's SMARTbook, 5th Ed.
JFODS5: The Joint Forces Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook, 5th Ed.
AODS6: The Army Operations & Doctrine SMARTbook, 6th Ed.
MEU2: The Marine Expeditionary Unit SMARTbook, 2nd Ed.
AFOPS2: The Air Force Operations & Planning SMARTbook, 2nd Ed.
Joint/Interagency SMARTbook 1 – Joint Strategic & Operational Planning, 2nd Ed.
SUTS3: The Small Unit Tactics SMARTbook, 3rd Ed.
Thank you everyone for the votes and feedback on SMARTbook binding options!
We were torn with the decision of moving away from the plastic-comb binding. We had always chosen it because of the true open-flat qualities. Ultimately though, it was the feedback over the years from readers, distributors, and retailers that prompted us to chose a more traditional spine binding over the previous plastic-comb binding (because of durability, packaging, storage, cost and shelf display issues).
The overwhelming choice was for traditional perfect-binding instead of plastic-comb binding — by a vote of almost THREE to ONE!
Although the lay-flat binding with spine costs more to produce than regular perfect binding, it allows us to offer the aesthetics and durability of a traditional perfect-bound book, yet retain the lay-flat capability that our SMARTbook readers value so much.
And for those who still prefer plastic-comb binding, an option is that you could take your book to a local print shop such as Fedex or Alphagraphics and they could trim the binding off (with an industrial page cutter) and hole-punch it either for plastic-comb or a three-ring binder!
Thank you for being a SMARTbook reader. Hooah!
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