Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True, if NO one participates, that makes my job easier! ;-) So I hope someone will participate! On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I admire your perseverence, but I shall not be participating. Just too > many changes from the project I initially joined a decade ago. My view is > that the project has had its day but that it is time to move on?for me, > anyway. Obviously, if others wish to submit and to buy the books, all power > to you! > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 Aug 2016, at 21:09, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > > 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> > > richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram > > <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>