Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/13

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Subject: [Leica] Maybe of interest?
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:14:02 -0500
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Actually, Douglas, that is illegal. At least in the USA, there are laws
regulating when a creditor can harass a debtor, how often, what times of
day, etc. Bankruptcy makes it illegal to EVER contact the debtor again for
a debt that has been discharged by the court.

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On 11/13/14, 7:54 PM, "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

>Ted, that's terrible. If the publisher is still active, even if he/she is
>working in a burger joint, I wouldn't let them forget what they did to
>you.
>
>Of course, if your friends around the world knew the phone number of the
>head of the defunct publishing house, they might remind him/her of
>his/her 
>failings.....say once a month for a year.... in the middle of the
>Canadian 
>night....
>
>Douglas
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
>To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 8:49 PM
>Subject: [Leica] Maybe of interest?
>
>
>> MAYBE OF INTEREST? Collector's copy book!
>>
>> Many LUG members during past years have purchased one or the other of my
>> coffee table size hard cover all B&W Leica available light shot books
>>on 
>> the
>> MEDICAL PROFESSION..
>>
>> 1/ "This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler."
>>
>> An edition of 250 copies with a leather hand bound cover special
>>edition.
>> All author signed and numbered copies. Plus another edition of a 1000
>>with
>> standard dust jacket cover over regular cover.
>>
>> 2/ Re-published: "DOCTOR's WORK. The Legacy of Sir William Osler."
>>
>> Recently I was browsing "USED BOOK" internet locations looking for any
>>of 
>> my
>> 8 published books with various publishing house's during past years.
>>When 
>> I
>> discovered two copies of the "Leather hand bound Special Editions?"
>> READY???
>>
>> One listed as "SPECIAL COLLECTOR COPY.... hand signed & numbered....
>> "$2000.oo." USA dollars! The other $3000.oo! :-) Jeeeeeeeeeeesh if only
>>I
>> had a half dozen copies??????????? :-) :-)
>>
>> In any event I thought you might be interested with the end part of this
>> publishing adventure?
>>
>> The publisher made a major sale of copies to the American Medical Assn.
>>I
>> mean bigtime sale! My royalty cheque in USA funds was to be for
>> $60,000.oo!
>> Yep absolutely honest! HOWEVER!! :-)
>>
>> OH and before I get to the final lines...... Converting that amount to
>> Canadian dollars at the time it would've amounted to??? "80,000.oo!
>>Yeah I
>> know yer all breathing deep and thinking all kinds of nice things etc!
>>
>> HOWEVER? The publisher put himself into receivership and I received
>> NADDA!!!!! NOT A PENNY!!! :-(
>> Nor a penny for my near ten years of photo production time in between
>> regular paying assignments about the world.
>>
>> To say the least we shed a few tears!
>>
>> Have a nice day CREW! :-) If you don't smile at this yer going to be
>>sick 
>> as
>> a dog!!!! :-( :-( :-( AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!
>>
>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted :-)
>> And every word is true!
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Replies: Reply from ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka) ([Leica] Maybe of interest?)
In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] FF: purple one)
Message from ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter) ([Leica] FF: purple one)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] FF: purple one)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Maybe of interest?)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Maybe of interest?)