Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you do special edition, add a 6x8 or 8x10 print, and you can really raise the price. 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. ]