Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Only if you change their status, or if Blurb goes the way of all flesh. That's the beauty of cheap digital storage: it can sit on their servers indefinitely. Jim -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert Meier Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:52 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: American Jim's book is still available on Blurb: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/957257 Do Blurb books ever go out of print? Robert On May 11, 2011, at 10:25 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Jim Shulman said: > Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: American > > >> You're not the first to mention this to me lately. Actually, I've >> had >> about four people say something similar, and one professional >> designer >> volunteer to put the whole thing together. >> >> In the case of Kyle's book, it was the guns that attracted the >> publisher. >> They knew a hot button--and he got them at the right time as they >> were >> (slightly) shifting their emphasis from collector books to art. >> In my >> case, I don't think that Ben and Jerry's can compete with Smith and >> Wesson.<<<<<<< > > Hi Jim, > > You maybe right on the guns vs. Ben & Jerry's? However in this case > you have to "show no mercy take no prisoners" and get it in front > of the same publisher and or other publishers if necessary. If at > worst he says... "Sorry not us!" > > But before you show him, have a couple, if not a few other > publishers lined up that you can call the minute you walk out of > his office if he says , "Nope not us!" If you do not have that > situation in hand first, you'll come out discouraged and down ! > And that means you've got to start digging for publishers all over > again while in a down mental state of.... "it's never going to > happen etc!" A couple of other publishers in place on your list and > you're right on their case to have a look. > > I believe there's great potential here for a book! First make about > ten to a dozen big prints... 11X17 paper or 13X19, real smashing > good ones. Burn everything on a disc and take both with you. > Handing the publisher a half dozen or so "REAL PRINT PHOTOGRAPHS" > works like magic! Today they're so accustomed to looking at > everything on the screen that when holding a real print photograph > in hand for many, is a whole brand new exercise of enjoyment of > looking at photographs instead of the "same old screen!" > > Any questions? The door is open. :-) > cheers, > ted > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> Nevertheless, I'm starting to cull..and shoot..and shoot. >> >> Best, and many thanks again! >> Jim >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> tedgrant at shaw.ca >> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:49 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: American >> >> Jim Shulman SHOWED: >> Subject: [Leica] PESO: American >> >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/american+sm_001.jpg.html >> >> Good morning Jim, >> Given the years of looking at your incredible captures of a >> particular >> segment of the American population as we see in these two. Have >> you ever >> considered doing a book? "THE AMERICAN'S! A sub-culture!" Or some >> title >> along those lines? Oh it should bring some hell-fire anti- >> comments .... " >> THAT ISN'T WHAT WE ARE LIKE ETC ETC!" But any controversy good, >> bad or >> ugly >> is great! It's super publicity and helps sell thousands of >> copies. :-) And >> >> my friend that is the name of the game in publishing a book..... "the >> hoped >> for major dollar return for your efforts! Like it or not! " >> >> If we look at Kyle Cassidy's fabulous book "Armed America" as a >> sample in >> the population, why not show this completely other side of the >> culture >> coin?" >> >> It's a natural, probably occurs every weekend somewhere in the >> USA. But >> you >> appear to find the characters not so far from home, that if it >> were a book >> >> with a travel advance from the publisher it would allow sites far >> from >> home. >> If necessary. Although hardly appears to be so in the collection >> so far. >> >> In your collection too date I'm sure you could put together a hundred >> images >> in about a 24-48 hour time frame and have it ready for publication >> without >> >> to much effort. It isn't like you are fabricating the images as >> they're >> right out in the open for the world to see. And being out in >> public, all >> these people are fair game having their pictures taken unbeknown >> or not. >> >> And if not a book, a smashing great exhibition at MOMA in New York >> would >> draw thousands, I'm sure. I'd have these two characters as the cover >> picture >> and lead image for promotion of any exhibition or book publicity. >> >> Just a passing thought on a book, as we've seen a never ending >> array of >> like >> "CHARACTERS" over the years! >> >> Actually a shot at Kyle's publisher might be the first one to hit >> on!? >> I'm >> sure Kyle could at least get you in the door for a first show and >> tell >> discussion rather than going in cold ? >> >> PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT! >> >> Cheers, >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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