Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, I do not find the Blurb cost excessive, but I will happily buy the book from whatever provider you choose. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Dec 15, 2011, at 10:18 PM, Phil Forrest wrote: > Nathan, > The cost of this book through blurb would be either about $80 for a > 10x8" or more than twice that for a 13x11". It's a niche book that may > not appeal to a wide audience though I certainly want it to sell and > those prices seemed quite high for on-demand printing. If I use a > different printing service and print a run of 30 copies of the 10x8 I > can drop the price significantly. > > Phil Forrest > > > > On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:56:54 +0100 > Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > >> Looks great, Phil. But I don't understand your comment about Blurb >> being prohibitively expensive. If not Blurb, then what is the >> printing service that you want to use? >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> On Dec 15, 2011, at 8:42 PM, Phil Forrest wrote: >> >>> As many here know, I was an independent duty combat photographer in >>> the US Navy attached to NMCB-4 (Hoorah Seabees!) from 2003-2005. In >>> August of 2004 I deployed with the 'Bees to Fallujah, Iraq and >>> worked to show the infrastructure work the battalion was doing. We >>> worked with the deployed battalions of the 1st Marine Division as >>> well as US Army combat engineers among others. I was in-country >>> from August, 2004 until the first week of January, 2005. >>> >>> This last few months I have been working on compiling a book of >>> photos that I took with my Leicas while there (my work camera was a >>> Nikon D2h.) It's finally done and I'm putting this out to hopefully >>> generate a buzz to get a sense of the viability of doing a first >>> print run of at least 30 copies. As the book is 166 pages, the >>> single-print cost on Blurb.com is prohibitive for the would-be >>> buyer and I don't want to price the book out of reach. >>> >>> So here it is: >>> http://issuu.com/phil_forrest/docs/fallujah_a_photographers_perspective >>> >>> Feel free to let me know what you think of it and next week I think >>> I'm going to begin taking orders. >>> >>> Thanks all! >>> Phil Forrest >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >