Inkjet paper is a high-quality paper, sometimes with a chemical coating designed to absorb exactly the correct amount of ink from an inkjet printer. When inkjet printers were first developed, each company produced paper specifically designed for its proprietary ink formula. This paper was expensive relative to standard inkjet paper. Today many companies produce a high-quality inkjet paper that minimizes ink usage and maximizes the quality of the printed product. Inkjet paper definitely uses less ink than normal bond paper.

On the Other: Using Bond Paper

If you are simply writing text with black ink in a normal-quality print mode, bond paper is a good option. It will absorb only slightly more ink than inkjet paper, it costs considerably less than inkjet paper and it is easier to find.

Bottom Line

Bond paper is an appropriate option for documents that don't use color ink or those printed in a normal print mode. However, if you print in color, bond paper will tend to let the ink run much more than inkjet paper does. This reduces the quality of your work and greatly increases the consumption of ink. Your final decision on bond or inkjet paper should include the following parameters: cost of ink, what type of document you are printing, the audience for whom you are preparing your work and the desired quality of your final presentation.

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