Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same here. Thanks for all these efforts, Jim. Looking at the 16 pages on blurb, you did a truly wonderful job. The proof is there: lotsa folks really want to have this book, me included. Thanks again, Philippe Op 6-jan-07, om 17:29 heeft Daniel Ridings het volgende geschreven: > Jim, > > On top of all of this ... just let me thank you one more time for all > the effort you put in to this. You are extending far more gracious > services than should be required of anyone. That UPS has a racket > going is not anything you could have known. We who live outside have > known this for a while. It has always mystified me why american > businesses use anything other than the reliable USPS. It is cheap, > efficient, interfaces with other international (not privatized) postal > services, also top class. A mystery. > > Anyway. Many thanks for your effort. I am going to try and get mine > through relatives. If that doesn't work, I will gratefully take you up > on your offer. But I would prefer to lessen the burden for you. You > have already done much more than enough. > > Daniel > > On 1/6/07, Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> It sounds like this is turning into paving crew for The Road to Hell. >> >> >From what I understand, blurb.com's International shipping now >> works: they >> are shipping to the limited menu of nations offered. >> >> However, from what some comments on the LUG indicate the >> International >> shipping costs are just shy of involuntary fornication. >> >> It was my goal to hold down costs for this to less than a Leica- >> branded 39MM >> UV filter (about $80 at the local shop). I can't do a thing about >> blurb.com's shipping charges. However, I can help somewhat on >> international >> shipping. >> >> SHIPPING OFFER FOR ALL THOSE OUTSIDE US >> For all those outside of the US who would like to purchase copies >> and have >> them shipped via the US Postal System, here's my offer: >> >> 1. Order your book(s)through blurb.com, but have them shipped to >> my home. >> My home address is available if you contact me OFFLINE at >> jshul@comcast.net >> 2. MAKE SURE THE PACKAGE INVOICE REFERENCES YOUR NAME! I don't >> want to play >> "guess the LUGger" when the books arrive. >> 3. I will contact you for your address outside of the US. Once I >> have that, >> I'll ship your book(s) via US Post Office. >> 4. Those who wish to pay for the US Post Office Fees can send me $ >> $ via >> paypal, or buy dinner when I visit your country, or you mine. >> Whatever. >> >> In the future, this kind of service will probably become something >> truly >> based for local production. A book like ours would up uploaded to a >> service, and your local printing company (a business that had the >> capability >> of producing the books) would get the files and create the book. >> Virtually >> all of the professional printers are now offering digital >> printing, so >> adding the bindery stage would be a natural extension. >> >> Best, >> Jim Shulman >> Bryn Mawr, PA >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >