[Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016

[geneduprey2015 at gmail.com (Gene Duprey)]

I also pr?f?re a hard bound edition.

Gene


On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
wrote:

> OK, tentatively then: hardcopy, and non-US orders will be handled by Blurb,
> US softcover, and PDF will be handled by me directly.
>
> That will probably get the lowest cost possible, at least for US people who
> want soft cover.
>
> MORE DETAILS later.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 5:20 PM, al crouch <al.crouch at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I echo Douglas' comments regarding the option of a hardback version of
> the
> > book, if that can be made available. I understand the hardback would be
> > somewhat more expensive than the paperback. In any case, many thanks,
> > Richard, for your agreement to produce the book.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie>
> > >Sent: Aug 27, 2016 6:59 PM
> > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016
> > >
> > >Thanks for taking it on again, Richard.
> > >
> > >I have no objection to the sequencing which should be left to the
> decision
> > >of the compiler/editor, but do wonder about the life of a paperback as
> > >opposed to the hardback. I'd prefer the hardback option myself. As for
> > PDF,
> > >while it might suit some people, I'd prefer the tangibility of paper.
> > >However, I may be a tad antediluvian in my thinking as I measure in
> > >cubits...
> > >
> > >Douglas
> > >Who finds it hard enough to get two good images these days, let alone
> > three
> > >or four. By all means, let people submit up to four images, but, if they
> > are
> > >doing so, they should be submitted a month earlier in preference order,
> as
> > >they naturally increase the compiler/editor's workload. If everybody
> > submits
> > >images and there's a surfeit, then the images marked 4, and 3 can be
> > culled
> > >in that order, while the submitter's first two preferences can be
> printed.
> > >
> > >PS or is it PPS?: Editor should always be allowed four images.
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > >Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 8:09 PM
> > >Subject: [Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016
> > >
> > >
> > >> There were some vote of confidence that my wife and I should again do
> > the
> > >> LUG book, for 2016.
> > >>
> > >> I know there were some complaints about our sequencing of the images.
> > This
> > >> part I would like to keep, unless there are too many objections.
> > >>
> > >> The big problem is that the cost of the book is too high. One
> > possibility
> > >> is that we go with softcover only and have a commercial printer
> handling
> > >> printing in US and we will ship them out ourselves via Media Mail,
> which
> > >> quite inexpensive. The commercial printer also gives a bit better
> > pricing
> > >> than Blurb. We have a couple web sites that take credit card or paypal
> > so
> > >> it's not an issue. People can also send checks.
> > >>
> > >> For non-US, we can still use Blurb. We should be able to find a size
> and
> > >> soft cover option so that the one from the commercial printer and
> Blurb
> > >> will look similar.
> > >>
> > >> PDF can be handled directly by us. Cutting down on cost and order
> > problem
> > >> as well.
> > >>
> > >> Nominally the book's profit goes to a non-profit. Perhaps we should
> > change
> > >> that and request an "entry fee" of $3-$5 where the entire fee goes to
> > the
> > >> non-profit.
> > >>
> > >> I am still NOT kin on limiting the gears or themes.
> > >>
> > >> Thoughts?
> > >> --
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> > >>
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