[Leica] LUG & Blurb question

Mark Rabiner mark at rabinergroup.com
Sat Nov 29 15:59:21 PST 2014 

I was in the first two issues, Ted. Two pix each all taken with Leica
cameras. All taken the same year they were published.


On 11/29/14 6:57 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> AND FROM THE DARKENED HALLS OF THE PAST.................. A MAJOR
> BITE!!!!!!! And the quiet was deafening!
> 
> cheers,
> Dr.ted
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim Shulman
> Sent: November-29-14 3:26 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG & Blurb question
> 
> The way I think about it is that in order to proffer suggestions you
> should be a part of the yearbook.
> As in as a participant.
> 
> I checked the 2013 yearbook, and checked it twice.
> You didn't submit a thing.
> I checked the 2012 yearbook, and checked it twice.
> You didn't submit a thing.
> Same for 2011.  I didn't go back any further, but to the best of my
> knowledge the LUG yearbooks have yet to be graced by your images.
> 
> Did it ever occur to you, Mark, that you're part of the problem?  Geoff
> and, for eight years, I received lots and lots of suggestions, gripes,
> requests, and relatively few entries.  I noted that the people with the
> greatest number of suggestions, or gripes about the admittedly elementary
> submission guidelines, were almost never contributors.
> 
> So put up or shut up.  There's still about a half-month to submit your
> images.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of Mark Rabiner
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 1:12 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG & Blurb question
> 
> They way I think about it is if you're going to do something why not let
> more than just a few people see it? I love books I'm about to hit some
> bookstores this afternoon made a list checking it twice but for every
> person who reads and looks at paper there's thousands who are getting the
> same words and pix as pixels.
> I love PDF 's. I think the guy you invented them should get the Noble
> Peace prize. If I'd gone to the trouble to layout a photo book such as
> this it would drive my crazy not being able to press the "make PDF button"
> in the end. If you think about it the preview software which lets people
> peek into the book on the website has kind of done that.
> I think when people know ahead of time that the layout will be
> electronically disseminated few if any would have a problem with that. If
> they do let them rot in their own hells.
> People want to  see their book on their iPad's  and iPhones.
> More importantly they want to never put their iPad's and iPhones down.
> They want to keep staring at them.
> Let them.
> 
> That said I don't think the reason behind a LUG book such as this is to
> make money. How many extra copies did they sell does anyone know?
> If there really is a market for a book such as the LUG Yearbook than in
> electronic form I'd wager that market would be 100x.  ... To 1000x.
> 
> 
> On 11/28/14 11:15 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I did a test convert of another non-related photobook that I edited
>> and published an eBook version as a test. I don't have my iPad with me
>> to check as yet, but it looks like it should work fine on IOS devices,
>> not just iPads.
>> When you buy you get a download link in a mail to be opened on the
>> device where you want to download it. In other words, one download, one
> device.
>> I shall report in when I get that test on on my (first) iPad which
>> went to a family meber who will like to have that particular book.
>> 
>> My intent introducing the eBook this year was to broaden the sales
>> while each copy (print or electronic) will generate exactly the same
>> markup for Jim's charity. As a glass half full approach I hope that
>> people will enjoy having the printed volume on their shelf to enjoy
>> and perhaps add an eBook to their order.
>> 
>> However, I have no connection with all eight books that Jim did with
>> us of course, except to be in them all.
>> I would note that it does require some work to convert each book and
>> then publish it.
>> Of course it is entirely up to Jim on whether this option (not always
>> available) is worth doing and if he wants to be pushed out of
>> retirement to work again on any of those eight!
>> For whatever my opinion is worth, I thinks it's a big ask on Jim after
>> eight years of a lot of work for us all.
>> 
>> Don't blame me, Jim, sorry. I hope my decision for THIS year will mean
>> more copies sold than we would have otherwise and more money to your
> charity.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>> 
>> On 29 November 2014 at 13:12, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com>
> wrote:
>> 
>>> Looking at a post today and a question was asked about the proposed
>>> e-book version of this years book.
>>> 
>>> What I am wondering, is if the previous years books can be changed in
>>> Blurb to add an e-book option?
>>> 
>>> It would be a way for folks to add to their collection at a
>>> reasonable cost, plus add some more to the donation funds.
>>> 
>>> Any ideas, Jim?
>>> 
>>> Jay
>>> 
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