Enclosed is an answer to an e-mail I sent to Schiff inquiring about the quality of their reprinted manuals. "Our reprints are the digital images of the paper originals. The photographic quality is identical. All reprints are spiral bound. Mercedes-Benz of North America sends customers to us for our reprints. Barry Schiff " They have been in business for almost 20 years so I think they are probably doing something right.