Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, I'm not Frank, but, checking the LUG Gallery, it shows 658 "items". Of course, some folks may have more than one gallery file. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 4/11/2016 1:44 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: > Frank, > Lugland has a population of 1,000? Where did that figure come from as > it seems surprisingly large to me? > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" > <red735i at verizon.net> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG Yearbook sales > > >> I am at the stage in Life where I do not want more "stuff". My Kids >> do not >> want to have to get rid of even more "stuff" after I am gone. A printed >> Book is "stuff". >> The PDF version is a perfect solution for me... the Charity gets the >> donation, I get to look at and study the images, and my Kids do not >> have to >> rid our house with more "stuff" (hopefully after I am gone...). >> >> For those that think a PDF version is somehow a downplay from a printed >> version, and therefore is some kind of ridiculousness, you are >> entitled to >> your opinion. >> >> I am saddened that no PDF 2015 version was/is not available. >> >> The World at large hardly is interested in a book of images that are in >> their own right non-thematic, non-consistent in quality, at a $100 price >> point, non-juried, from a group of photographers whose only >> connection to >> each other is a computer and a few Internet wires.. Publicity will >> get you a >> few curious people to buy one.... but asking the Editor to put out >> even more >> energy to promote to the world seems totally out of line. >> >> This is not rocket science... If the purpose of the Yearbook is >> still to >> donate to a charity, then let's get our "stuff" together and make >> sure that >> the roughly 1000 of us in LUG-Land make a suitable donation.... >> >> My suggestion: the solution is to charge a nominal fee ( cost from >> Blurb >> for PDF distribution plus the donation) for entering your 2 images >> into the >> book, for which, you automatically get a code for the PDF >> version.... At >> 100 Photographers submittals, and a charity donation of $5 each, the >> charity >> would collect $500, and those that want to "feel" the pages, can as well >> buy a printed version.... >> >> Or, if you prefer to not "force" the purchase of the PDF version, >> >> Just charge a Charity Fee for entry... the donation amount. >> >> The whole purpose of this project was (is?) to gather money for a >> charity. >> >> This is all about giving. Not Ego. >> >> I hope. >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >