I've been following these two threads with great interest. A few things I'd like to contribute...
I'm hoping that some of the current authors of lace books are reading this thread and will consider the things we have talked about. As has been already brought up, I think it's important for the authors to be able to get the money that is due to them for their work. When books go out of print, the only ones who profit are the booksellers. As to formats, I've purchased books through lulu.com, a print-on-demand site, and have always been happy with the quality of the books I've received. I prefer a hard copy to an electronic copy, and lulu provides both. BTW, they currently have a few lace titles available. On the other hand, I think having the book available in a pdf formt has a lot of benefits, too. The first being the size. It can be put on a disk that takes up a lot less room than a book. The second is that instead of trying to photocopy or scan a pattern, which subjects the pattern to distortion, I can simply print out the page. The third is that you can zoom in and see details better. As to the idea of backing up data... Even though I use them I don't totally trust magnetic media such as flash drive/memory sticks or external hard drives. They seem to die too easily. I always back up on CD's or DVD's, depending on the size. There are archival quality versions that are made to last that use gold in their dyes and have scratch resistant surfaces. A bit more expensive, but worth it. I also like the idea of mailing a document to yourself and storing it in your web e-mail. However, be aware that some sites such as Yahoo will only keep a few years worth of messages. They automatically delete messages over a certain age..I think it's 3 or 4 years. My two cents. Peg in chilly Fairview Park OH...seems like a few days ago the Powers-That-Be flipped the great cosmic season switch and plunged us headlong into autumn. Have to dig out the cold weather clothes tomorrow. - 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
