Hi Cathy I would be happy to buy a copy in black and white rather not have a copy at all, especially as I have just taken up needlelace again after a very,very long break.
Corinne In Sunny Sussex On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Catherine Barley < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Lacemakers > > I have been discussing with Alex Stillwell the possibility of re-printing > my > book Needlelace Designs & Techniques - Classic and Comtemporary as I have > received numerous emails during the last twelve months or so, asking if I > can > help locating a copy. Unfortunately I can't but have bought the odd > second-hand copy when I've seen it at a reasonable price and have passed it > on. One generous supplier at a lace day recently sold me a copy at a > little > less than the original price, saying that they couldn't possibly sell me a > copy of my own book at the asking price. I won't disclose their name, but > they know who they are! Amazon are asking ridiculous prices! > > Alex tells me that Books on Demand here in the UK only print black & white > but > as my book does have some colour plates, I am wondering whether it would be > worth all the time and effort involved, as I wrote this book before the > days > of Windows and digital photography? All the information is on the old type > 'floppies' and colour reproductiion is from transparancies, so one can > begin > to imagine the time and effort that this would involve, and I have no wish > to > go down that road if nobody wants to buy a copy because there is no colour! > The majority of the illustrations are B & W and a few are white lace, but > with just a coloured background. If I were able to get copies printed in B > & > W do you think anyone be interested in purchasing a copy? > > I'd really appreciate your views on the matter. > > Many thanks > > Catherine Barley > UK > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
