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Subject: [Leica] LUG Book Update, and a Question for the Contributors
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Sat Jan 27 00:22:02 2007
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Sounds great Jim, please go ahead.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

Jim Shulman wrote:
> Evidently the success of the LUG book continues, according to blurb.com.
> It's one of their all-time successes, but what they find most interesting 
> is
> the concept of a collective book effort from a diverse (and widely
> dispersed) group.
> 
> Today I was asked by blurb.com if I would like to be interviewed by NPR
> (National Public Radio) about the LUG blurb.com project.  I said I'd be
> thrilled to describe the group, the project, and the confluence of
> technologies (high-speed web, digital imaging, and digital color printing).
> 
> 
> Blurb.com noted that there would likely be a spike of interest in the book
> and, "you might have a lot more people buying the book, which would make 
> you
> more money."
> 
> Ah, there's the rub.  The whole project has only been intended to be a
> non-profit activity.  I mentioned that to blurb.com (and think that they
> were a bit surprised.)
> 
> So, I have a suggestion for the group.  For the past week or so we've been
> discussing the ethics of photographing the homeless.  If there's an
> opportunity to sell books, why not donate the proceeds for homeless
> services? 
> 
> Looking at this optimistically, we might be able to raise a few hundred
> dollars from book sales (fifty more copies would probably be VERY
> optimistic).  For that reason, the donation would have the greatest impact
> going to one organization. 
> 
> My suggestion is that the profits go to Project H.O.M.E., a Philadelphia
> organization that's been providing housing, medical and vocational
> assistance to homeless women since 1989.  You can see more information 
> about
> Project H.O.M.E. at http://www.projecthome.org/  
> 
> If there are no objections about this from the book's photographers, I will
> change the retail price to $60 hardcover/$50 paperback on February 1, with
> profits going to Project H.O.M.E. That gives anyone on the LUG who hasn't
> ordered a copy a few days to do so for at-cost rates.  I will also ask
> blurb.com to donate their profits from the book sale for this as well (the
> PR alone should more than compensate them for the loss of LUG book 
> profits.)
> 
> And again, apologies to all who had to suffer through blurb.com's
> still-creaky fulfillment process. Evidently the finished product was worth
> the wait.
> 
> Best,
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
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-- 
Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema


In reply to: Message from johnbeeching at gmail.com (John Beeching) ([Leica] A few photos)
Message from jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] LUG Book Update, and a Question for the Contributors)