[Leica] Blurb and book update: depression

[nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)]

I definitely think you should enter the FOM2 book, Alastair.

And many thanks from all of us I'm sure for all the hard work you are  
putting into this project.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 25-mrt-2008, at 0:35, Alastair Firkin wrote:

> Do we enter LUG year books and should I enter the FOM2 book? Comments?
>
> Update on the book: I worked over easter for the book and hospital:  
> ended up about 50:50 ;-) I thought I was finished and began to make  
> test pdf's and prints only to find far too many quality issues.  
> These are being addressed image by image, so its slow, but worth it.
>
> In addition, Blurb have asked those with big books to delay  
> publication due to binding issues mainly out of Holland: This is  
> not really the reason I"ve been held up, but perhaps there will be  
> less grief, as the book is the largest Blurb produce: 11 x 13 and  
> over 320 pages.
>
> The index is nearly complete: I've put together as many homepages  
> as I can for the 143 involved: if you have a web address you would  
> like included in the index of the book please let me know.
>
> Helen seems to have forgiven me for running into "her" time: she  
> has even been proof reading the book which will improve the look. I  
> thank Greg Rubenstein for proof reading the text and being very  
> helpful. Blurb suggest a test book before ordering copies and I  
> will do that. When I put it up I will order a book for me and proof  
> it. If you want to proof read a pre-release copy let me know, but  
> there are no discounts for that and I would prefer checking it over  
> before general release given the amount of effort that has gone  
> into it.
>
> Keep smiling
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
>
> --- jshul@comcast.net wrote:
>
> From: "Jim Shulman" <jshul@comcast.net>
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] If The LUG Yearbook Wins, It'll Pay for the LUG  
> Convention
> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:09:37 -0400
>
> Just entered it
>
> http://www.photographybooknow.com/
>
> And if not, I've dumped thirty-five bucks on worse things.
>
> Perhaps others on the list would want to try their hand as well.
>
> Incidentally, if you're using nice original old-ish Leica lenses do  
> consider
> getting a CLA from Sherry Krauter.  She just did my early 70s  
> Summicron 35
> and Summilux 50--the difference is just sensational, and it was  
> under $100
> each.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
>
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