The way the digest works is that it sends out messages once the 'file'
reaches a certain size. It was created in the days when most people were
paying by the second for downloads. Some still are, which is one of the
reasons we are asked to trim our posts. If you were to even attempt to
list every author and supplier you would probably exceed this limit and
may end up with no room for the messages themselves!
Technology moves on, and I expect the membership of Arachne has been
fairly stable for the last few years - meanwhile we are seeing many new
lacemakers on Facebook (there are several pages devoted to lacemakers, I
follow two of them), who are asking questions about suppliers. Again the
no advertising rule applies, but it is easy to find a link to someone's
web page when that supplier is also in the group following the page.
By putting such a list on Arachne, I think you would be preaching to the
converted - most of us know who the reliable suppliers are.
Jeri has done sterling work in the past by posting reviews of new books
on Arachne. You will also find reviews in most of the major lace
organisation journals, and if you join the organisation in your own
country you can usually borrow books from their library for the cost of
postage. The journals also carry some advertising for suppliers, and
there are usually links to suppliers' pages from the organisations'
websites.
Again, these organisations would be too many to list in terms of
"cluttering up the digest", but if someone wants to know which
organisations have members in their country, they can always ask a
specific question here!
Finally, I will mention that The Lace Guild has recently brought a new
book out. But as I'm 'connected', I'm waiting for someone who isn't on
the Exec to comment on it!
In message <6EFCD7C18C8F4867924CEA2264F0CA91@Salex>,
[email protected] writes
Hi Arachnids
. A list of book suppliers at the end of each Digest should
including authors who are self-publishing to make it easier for lacemakers to
access their books. This may encourage others to self-publish and we will have
more books available. I am happy to share my experiences of self-publishing
with any budding authors.
--
Jane Partridge
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