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> Why does a Book with 50 files distill to a PS file of 18 MB
> and output to PDF at 9 MB. No graphics in the book?

Impossible to comment without knowing how many pages there are,
how you're creating your PDF, job options, etc.

> Other books produce a PS file of around 17 to 18 MB but result
> in PDF files of no more than 1.5 MB in size.

A number of reasons is possible:
* The other books are shorter, or contains less tables or other
  elements besides pure text.
* You create your PDF files with different versions of FM or
  Acrobat, or in different ways (Save As, printer drivers, etc).
* You have accidently turned on mutiple copies or registration marks.
* You create bookmarks or thumbnails differently.
* You use different job options, perhaps on different machines.
* You create some books in color and some in b/w.

There is no direct relationship between the size of the PS file
and the size of the PDF file. The job options in Acrobat Distiller
plays a major part in the resulting PDF file size.


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