Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:40 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: > Steve, > > Easier said than done. I created the book using blurb.com's > proprietary > software. In order to upload it to another site, I'd have to > rebuild the > book using another company's different free software. > > Let's see, 186 pages, 86 photographers, resizing 160+ pictures, > copying > captions... > There ARE limits to my generosity <g>. scratch that, seemed like too good of an idea at the time... and we all do very much appreciate your work on this... so we can be patient, > That noted, UPS will probably fix the problem. more power to them.... thanks Jim.... Steve > > J > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Steve > Barbour > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:35 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Helping Blurb's Management > > > On Jan 4, 2007, at 3:31 PM, Jim Shulman wrote: > >> Luis, >> >> Thanks for the information on the US Postal Service. Unfortunately, >> blurb.com has elected not to use the US Postal Service for their >> shipping, >> either domestic or outside the US. >> >> Evidently blurb.com wishes to maintain an exclusive relationship >> with UPS as >> their shipper. >> >> It's not uncommon for US companies to have exclusive shipping >> arrangements, >> possibly because the exclusivity gives them better shipping terms, or >> because the shipper has a financial interest in the organization. >> I don't >> know if either--or neither--is the case with blurb.com. >> >> However, as a former direct mail guy, I can tell you that it's lousy >> business to disappoint or turn away customers because of shipping >> restrictions. When I ran a direct mail catalog, I'd do anything >> possible to >> ship around the world to customers. When one shipper posed a >> problem, I used >> another option. In short, if clients were paying, I was shipping! >> >> Apologies again to the group for this problem. I specifically >> selected >> blurb.com because they indicated that they shipped worldwide to most >> countries on the LUG roster. If I'd known that this silly issue >> would have >> held up shipments, I'd have produced the book elsewhere. > > > Jim, > > perhaps you should simply upload it to another site...Steve > > >> >> Best, >> Jim Shulman >> Bryn Mawr, PA >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Luis >> Ripoll >> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 5:19 PM >> To: 'Leica Users Group' >> Subject: [Leica] Helping Blurb's Management >> >> Maybe someone of you, or Jim... can reccommend to Blurb's >> Management this >> easy way: >> >> http://ircalc.usps.gov/ >> >> I hope this helps... >> >> Saludos desde Barcelona >> Luis >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information