From what I've been told, lace book authors and teachers do not become rich
from the endeavor. No lace book, and perhaps all lace books published in
the last 20 years has/have sold as many copies as the Da Vinci Code. But
both endeavors take a lot of hard work. If some way could be found for lace
authors to profit more than they do now, there would be more books. Which
would benefit everyone. Certainly this is one reason those high priced
second hand lace books are so aggravating. And I define high-priced as more
than twice the original price. If there were some way for the authors to
sensibly publish their own books and then print on demand as the need arose,
they would be better paid, and more likely to write more. Not all lace
books come under this category, but certainly enough do to warrant an
exploration of the possibilities. I've seen some books on Amazon where you
have to wait longer for the book because it is printed on demand. How do
they do it? Are lacemaking books out of that loop because of pictures and
prickings?
As for magazines, I am reminded of the little paragraph on the back of
J.R.R. Tolkein's original paperback books published in the US. It had to do
with copyright, and pointed out that I think Ballentine was the only
authorized publisher, and those with any consideration for integrity would
only buy from the authorized publisher. Squarely on the bottom of the back
cover where it would be hard to miss. Adding something like that to the
cover of a magazine or similar publication might, I say might, help deter
practices that eat into the already slim pockets of the publishers and
designers.
The more money we can get to our authors and teachers, the more classes and
reasonably priced books there will be. It's almost that simple.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it is the celebrated Memorial
Day, which stemmed from the Civil War, and is the day we honor those
military who died in service to their country. November 11 we use to honor
our living veterans. Chilly, in the 40's F early this morning, about 15-20
degrees F below normal. Highs should hit 70F, 19C by supper time.
Beautiful sun.
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