Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Man offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] OUR OWN > If you do special edition, add a 6x8 or 8x10 print, and you can really > raise > the price.< Hi richard, Once again proving that even though I've been in this crazy world of photography for 60 years and 8 books published, the idea of offering a print with each purchase never occured, nor did anyone ever suggest it. So good Sir thank you as I will be having a Christmas book sale earlt December and will see if this can add to sales. thanks again! cheers, Dr. ted :-) > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:25 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Craig offered: >> >> ps...Best advice of the night--in a brief lull in the action, Elliott >>>> leans over to me and says, "Always sign books--that way they can't >>>> return >>>> them." Love it!:) << >>>> >>> >> Hi Craig, >> Thank you for that one and thank you Elliot. I've never heard that one >> before and will start using it each time I sell any of my books from now >> on. >> Although it's done when people purchase directly from me in any event. >> >> Another thing for your next book. If possible, have 250 or 500 copies >> made >> with a special "Hand bound leather cover." This block of books are sold >> as >> special editions signed and NUMBERED!" Big difference in sales and >> price. >> >> On my first medical book the publisher had 500 copies produced in this >> fashion. And given it's considered a classic B&W book to start with >> coffee >> table size 14.5" X 14.5" they sold for $250.00 and sold out immediately. >> >> As they are no longer in print their value has increased. I saw one for >> sale at $325.00 not too long ago on the internet. So that's another idea >> for >> the next one. So why are you sitting there still? ;-) Move your butt! :-) >> >> cheers, >> ted >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Semetko" <csemetko at gmail.com> >> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 9:01 PM >> Subject: [Leica] OUR OWN >> >> >> >> Dear Ted, >>> >>> Thanks so much for the congratulations! And for the years of highly >>> informative and entertaining posts! >>> >>> I smiled as I read your words, because I experienced all those feelings >>> exactly as you described them. All those crazy neurotic concerns swept >>> away >>> with each signature from the sharpie. >>> >>> And I laughed out loud when you asked what's the next book. That's the >>> first thing Elliott asked me! You guys are gonna kill me! The first one >>> took >>> ten years! Please-- you gotta give me a minute to enjoy this one!:-)) >>> >>> Seriously, thanks, Ted. I am already thinking of the next one, and >>> you're >>> right--not I gotta get off my buttooshki and get cracking! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> ps...Best advice of the night--in a brief lull in the action, Elliott >>> leans over to me and says, "Always sign books--that way they can't >>> return >>> them." Love it!:) >>> >>> >>> On Nov 14, 2010, at 11:01 AM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote: >>> >>> Hi Craig, >>>> A great big congratulations!! >>>> >>>> There isn't anything like a book signing to make a guy feel "It was >>>> worth >>>> all the blood, sweat and effort to make this book possible!" A signing >>>> creates wonderful internal feelings of joy that I think is matched only >>>> by >>>> the birth of a child in one's family. >>>> >>>> It washes away the hours of print making, worrying over composition and >>>> layouts! Along with the many other mental concerns that come with >>>> shooting a >>>> book or assembling the material for one. >>>> >>>> Now that you have this under your belt in beautiful fashion! What is >>>> the >>>> next one? ;-) Like don't just sit there young fella, let's have some >>>> action >>>> lad and get cracking! :-) >>>> >>>> cheers, >>>> Dr. ted :-) >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information