[Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

OK, tentatively then: hardcopy, and non-US orders will be handled by Blurb,
US softcover, and PDF will be handled by me directly.

That will probably get the lowest cost possible, at least for US people who
want soft cover.

MORE DETAILS later.

Thanks

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 5:20 PM, al crouch <al.crouch at earthlink.net> 
wrote:

> I echo Douglas' comments regarding the option of a hardback version of the
> book, if that can be made available. I understand the hardback would be
> somewhat more expensive than the paperback. In any case, many thanks,
> Richard, for your agreement to produce the book.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie>
> >Sent: Aug 27, 2016 6:59 PM
> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016
> >
> >Thanks for taking it on again, Richard.
> >
> >I have no objection to the sequencing which should be left to the decision
> >of the compiler/editor, but do wonder about the life of a paperback as
> >opposed to the hardback. I'd prefer the hardback option myself. As for
> PDF,
> >while it might suit some people, I'd prefer the tangibility of paper.
> >However, I may be a tad antediluvian in my thinking as I measure in
> >cubits...
> >
> >Douglas
> >Who finds it hard enough to get two good images these days, let alone
> three
> >or four. By all means, let people submit up to four images, but, if they
> are
> >doing so, they should be submitted a month earlier in preference order, as
> >they naturally increase the compiler/editor's workload. If everybody
> submits
> >images and there's a surfeit, then the images marked 4, and 3 can be
> culled
> >in that order, while the submitter's first two preferences can be printed.
> >
> >PS or is it PPS?: Editor should always be allowed four images.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 8:09 PM
> >Subject: [Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016
> >
> >
> >> There were some vote of confidence that my wife and I should again do
> the
> >> LUG book, for 2016.
> >>
> >> I know there were some complaints about our sequencing of the images.
> This
> >> part I would like to keep, unless there are too many objections.
> >>
> >> The big problem is that the cost of the book is too high. One
> possibility
> >> is that we go with softcover only and have a commercial printer handling
> >> printing in US and we will ship them out ourselves via Media Mail, which
> >> quite inexpensive. The commercial printer also gives a bit better
> pricing
> >> than Blurb. We have a couple web sites that take credit card or paypal
> so
> >> it's not an issue. People can also send checks.
> >>
> >> For non-US, we can still use Blurb. We should be able to find a size and
> >> soft cover option so that the one from the commercial printer and Blurb
> >> will look similar.
> >>
> >> PDF can be handled directly by us. Cutting down on cost and order
> problem
> >> as well.
> >>
> >> Nominally the book's profit goes to a non-profit. Perhaps we should
> change
> >> that and request an "entry fee" of $3-$5 where the entire fee goes to
> the
> >> non-profit.
> >>
> >> I am still NOT kin on limiting the gears or themes.
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >> --
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