[Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016

[al crouch]

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?
>> -- 
>> "Some People Drive, We Are Driven"
>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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