Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you again, Geoff, for an extraordinary job. You've produced the finest edition by far; your successor has quite a standard to match. All best, Jim Shulman Wynnewood, PA -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2014 6:28 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] THE YEARBOOK I have done my best to explain and respond on this off list, starting at 6am on Christmas day here where I got a request for an urgent response and some comment that I found unreasonable. I have asked Roger to take any further discussion on this onto the list now. If anyone else wants to comment do please do so ON LIST too. The price difference is USD 13.01 with the different paper choice. To the best of my knowledge 'Premium lustre' is what Jim used previously before as well. I get nothing from the book whether there are 200 or five sold. The only beneficiary is Project H.O.M.E., Jim's charity. Everyone is free to choose whether they want to purchase it as always. I agree that the book is not inexpensive and I made a $14.99 eBook option available. Actually if people do not want to purchase the printed version in any version, you will be making a larger donation to them by purchasing the eBook. Blurb evidently pay any sales profit monthly. I have set that payment to be in USD via Paypal which is the cheapest by far way of receiving any profits on this. I shall transfer any payment made to me to Jim immediately by that method too. I did this to fulfill a promise I made to Brian and the list early in the year. I think I did a good job for everyone and the reactions so far have been almost uniformly positive except for this. I will not be offering to edit any future version of the book for the list should there be one. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 26 December 2014 at 06:32, Roger Rubin <vroger at gmail.com> wrote: > I am fairly sure I oughtn't answer a comment while p***ed off, but I > really have to take issue with Nathan's instructions: > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > > Geoff, thank you for doing the job. I suggest that you let the > complainers > > go and* f**k themselves in the attic* and leave things as they are. > > I > ordered > > the book the other day and cannot wait to see it. You should not > > have to spend any more time on complaints from sad anoraks. > > > > Merry Christmas! > > > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > At the outset I do not have an attic, and am generally not in need of > "f**king" myself. (further expletive opinions deleted). I have let > Geoff know privately that I consider almost $100 for this book to be > excessive and as far as I am concerned an unconscionable increase in > amount over the original price at which it was listed of $77.00. I > personally would like the option of choosing the paper it is printed > on (I understand that this is possible) and quite frankly, I am very > surprised at the vehemence of Nathan's stated opinion, *which I take > personally*. I have been buying the "best" version of the book since > 2007 and have never felt the need to criticize, but the price as it > stands is too high for me. Bests to all Roger Rubin (vroger) > > _______________________________________________ > 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