[Leica] LUG Yearbook sales

[Leo Wesson]

Re: the cost of the LUG book...the number of pages increases the
price...why not go to just one page per contributor? If you wanted 2
images, you could gang them on one page....

Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI Gerry,
>
> What about the electronic copy?
>
> Leo Wesson
> Photographer/Videographer
> 817.733.9157
> www.leowesson.com
>
> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:55 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
>> At the risk of upsetting so many here, and of getting a thousand emails
>> back, I am sorry but it is just too damned expensive for what it is. I
>> happily contribute every year but for the price it just is not worth the
>> money!
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>> > On 8 Apr 2016, at 03:38, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Give'em Hell Ted!  I've got mine, and to those who have not bought one,
>> you
>> > can't find another photobook a good as this one anywhere, for anywhere
>> near
>> > this price.  Your'e missing out on some really great photography.
>> >
>> > Gene
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Crew,
>> >> Given I've been a submitter and buyer (AND YES A LOUD MOUTH PAIN IN
>> THE ASS
>> >> TO SUBMIT PHOTOS EACH YEAR!) Thank you to those who did very much!
>> >> And from the beginning buying usually two copies, (3 copies the past 2
>> >> years
>> >> for self and my two sons.)
>> >> I find the sales for 2015 absolutely disgusting in numbers!
>> >> What is it with obviously so many of you that you take your photos and
>> have
>> >> no concept of the wonderful feelings when you open the cover of a
>> "BOOK!"
>> >> And WOW!!!!!!!!! "MY PICTURE! COOL BABY! " :-)
>> >> When my first newspaper front page photo was published the first thing
>> I
>> >> did
>> >> was give my dear wife Irene a "GREAT BIG HUG!" Not because she was my
>> wife?
>> >> Well yes also!
>> >> But because she bought the camera, "ARGUS A2 35mm" as a birthday gift,
>> 27
>> >> May 1950 (I still have it!) that started my wild and wonderful 60 year
>> >> published life under almost every possible condition and location
>> around
>> >> the
>> >> world !
>> >>
>> >> Do you know the 2015 LUG year book? When they arrived I shed tears
>> because
>> >> it was "and is the best book of all PUBLISHED" to date!
>> >> NO NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE OTHERS!
>> >>
>> >> It's the look, as each editor has had a go at producing it, it has
>> been a
>> >> form of book "Growing experience!"
>> >> No different than each of us..... "As we've grown-up and matured
>> >> photographically we each in turn have improved! Well that's been the
>> plan
>> >> all along! :-? And in most cases it's true.
>> >> But back to my tirade on books purchased?
>> >> Now that Richard (Editor 2015) and my "quiet suggestion?" I really
>> couldn't
>> >> in a gentleman's manner have written my raging truth of how I
>> feel/felt!
>> >> :-( :-( :-(
>> >> So let's see how many of you want the thrill of a lifetime? Certainly
>> as a
>> >> photographer at whatever your level, seeing one of "YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS"
>> >> published in the 2015 book? Trust me, if you're a total devotee to the
>> >> wonderful fun of photography? Why wouldn't you purchase a copy?
>> >> Open the pages until you find yours, then wet your pants with
>> incredible
>> >> excitement! PARTICULARLY IF IT'S YOUR FIRST PUBLISHED IN A BOOK
>> >> PHOTO!!!!!!!!
>> >>
>> >> Do all these CAPITALS look like I'm mad? NOPE NOT AT ALL!
>> DISSAPPOINTED,
>> >> VERY DISSAPPOINTED!
>> >>
>> >> I'm just passing on one of the thrills in a photographer's life!
>> Looking at
>> >> a published photo you took! And it happens every time you are
>> >> published."WOWIEEEEE!!!
>> >>
>> >> So Richard or someone? Would you please re-post the BOOK ORDER
>> INFORMATION,
>> >> thank you very much. Why? Well maybe, just maybe? After this "gentle
>> >> dissertation" :-) The CREW or some might buy a few more copies.
>> >> thank you all!
>> >> cheers,
>> >> Dr. ted Grant CM
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On
>> Behalf
>> >> Of
>> >> Douglas Barry
>> >> Sent: April-06-16 8:14 AM
>> >> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> >> Subject: [Leica] LUG Yearbook sales
>> >>
>> >> Doing a rough total, it seems there were 72 submitters to the
>> yearbook, but
>> >> only 29 sales of the actual book. I've just looked through the yearbook
>> >> again and at the many fine photographs in it. I have to admit that it's
>> >> surprising that only 40% of submitters actually bought the book.
>> >>
>> >> Douglas
>> >>
>> >>
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