Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I just thought that nearly $200 for a 13x11" or $80 for a 10x8" book such as this would completely price me out of the market. Some people would pay but not many. I may be mistaken though. Phil Forrest On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:23:00 +0100 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information