Publishing Editors and agents- BOND PAPER??

Question

Okay, all the novel-submission websites I've seen say
NEVER USE COPIER PAPER OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ERASABLE PAPER
for a manuscript--they say you MUST use
20lb BOND PAPER. But when I try to find this "bond paper" to buy online, I only see big rolls of stuff, and when I ask at printing businesses, they try to tell me that copier paper IS bond paper, and different from "rag" or linen" stuff.
I looked online at paper-type websites that said copier paper is one thing and that bond paper has cotton and stuff in it and comes in finishes like "linnen" and glossy? and stuff, but there doesn't seem to be any place in the world where I can BUY this stuff in 8 and a half by 11 sheets... DO EDITORS REALLY WANT YOUR MANUSCRIPT ON SOME WEIRD, SEEMINGLY NONEXISTANT FANCY PAPER that no can tell me what it is or where to buy some???
I want something that says 20 lb BOND PAPER, right on the package-- where on earch can I buy some- I've already looked online. HELP?!?!?!??!?!?!

Answer 1

Go to Costco, BJ's, Office Depot, Office Max, or Staples. Buy paper in reams (500 sheets). It will say 20-lb bond.

Answer 2

What they want you to avoid is using the cheap, flimsy stuff - you know, the generic printing paper you can find at Office Max and stuff.

I have two sets of printer paper - the cheap stuff for printing my rough drafts and the 20lb or more bright white paper, the high quality stuff that is easy on the eyes, thick and durable.

Don't sweat the particulars of the "bond" definition. Just use sturdy, bright white paper for submitting your work to editors and agents. They aren't THAT particular and if they are, then they are focusing on the wrong aspects of writing.