[Leica] LUG Yearbook sales

Tue Apr 12 09:19:02 PDT 2016

Sorry, but I think that I have been mis-understood.

**IF** we are giving to charity per sale then the more sales the better. We have
among us an excellent set of photographers and that therefore the books should
be worth reviewing professionally. This in turn could be a route to generate
further sales, more exposure for members and a bigger ultimate donation to charity.

Peter

On 11/04/2016 09:22, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> How does that help? This is a POD project, so the costs are the same whether you sell one copy or a hundred. The major stumbling block seems to be that Blurb charges too much, and for guys like me the postage effectively doubles the price, though that has not deterred me from getting a copy as yet!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 11-Apr-2016, at 13:02, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:
>>
>> Can I just stick my 2p in?
>>
>> ...Is there someone on the group with REALLY good contacts into the photographic
>> publishing business? Perhaps what we need is to get it reviewed externally and
>> drum up some sales from people outside the group. In other words a bit of
>> judicious marketing.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>> On 06/04/2016 19:29, Ted Grant 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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