There is a very affordable print on demand service called Kunaki<http://www.kunaki.com/> in NY that specializes in automated small run DVD burning. They burn data as well as movie files. When you add shipping via US Mail, the total per disc is around $5 (US only). $1 dollar for the disc and $ 4.30 for shipping.
I like that Kunaki would always be available, they even offer a publish-at-no-cost solution, which would let people order directly from Kunaki. Alternatively, I do have replicator and printer at home, and am willing to fill in short term for small orders. Chris Walsh 301-646-9065 [email protected] On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster < [email protected]> wrote: > On 12/31/2013 08:20 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 6:49 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As the person who creates the NA-DVD .iso, I have offered to burn and >>> media >>> print labels for the DVD[s] if people cannot download the file[s] for LO >>> installs. >>> >>> I have a printer that will print on the printable DVD media so it looks >>> professional. >>> >>> Right at this time, I have had a severe health setback and cannot make >>> these >>> DVDs for the next few months, or more. >>> >>> So, is there any USA person who might be willing to take the NA-DVD .iso >>> file, >>> 1- download it, >>> 2 - use the included label file[s] to print directly into the media, >>> 3 - and ship it to USA people who would like the DVD. >>> >>> I charge the person Priority mail rates and a fee for the media [etc.]. >>> So >>> this is not a free service. >>> >>> There are people who wants the DVD [4.1.4 or 4.0.6] right now, but I have >>> been in and out of the hospital and have difficulty going to the doctor >>> office, let alone the post office. So I could use a volunteer to do this >>> type of work. >>> >>> The NA-DVD project was designed to make the DVD available, in both a .iso >>> download file and a physical media that users could get access to. The >>> .iso >>> file part is on the LO server system, but the providing of the physical >>> media is the issue at this time. >>> >>> To be honest, if there was someone in Canada and the other English >>> speaking >>> regions that could do this for their regions/countries, it would be >>> welcome. >>> >>> So, with my health issues, I can no longer provide the burned/printed >>> media, >>> for the at least a month or two, or longer. >>> >>> So is there anyone in the USA who would be willing to make and ship the >>> physical LO NA-DVD project DVD[s]? >>> >>> Tim Lungstrom >>> >> >> Tim, sorry to hear about your health problems. Hope you improve as >> quickly as possible. >> >> All, this may be a good incentive for us to investigate commercial >> services that will burn, label, and ship single or multiple DVDs. For >> example, http://www.publishmymedia.com/index.html (Note: I know >> nothing about that particular service and have never used them; it's >> just an example of what's available.) No doubt some, or most, charge >> too much in upfront (setup) costs to be viable, but worth >> investigating I think. If I have time over the next few weeks, I'll >> investigate it myself. >> >> --Jean >> >> > I think some of these print on demand services we looked into and the > costs were not good for the single disc ordering. But that was last year, > > Also, every few months we have a new version of LO to deal with for a DVD. > Right now, the 4.1.x line is ready[?] to take over the distribution of LO > from the "stable" 4.0.6 version of the DVD. At least that is what it looks > like on the "lists". So if we make a print-on-demand service DVD available > for 4.1.4, it will be replaced by 4.1.5 or 4.1.6? > > As for just burning the DVD and handing them out. . . . Well, that is a > good thing to do for friends, but for businesses you need something more > professional looking. The DVD contains the label artwork so after you > download the DVD .iso file, you can burn the DVD onto printable media and > then use your media printing "printer" to print the "professional looking" > label. You can get a Canon printer that prints onto CDs and DVDs for under > $100 USD. I have two of them, but only use one. [ The other one does not > make it easy to print on media and was bought as a "spare" printer when I > need it.] Also Epson has printers that will print on DVDs. I have one > that does not print well anymore, but I keep it around for its standalone > FAX option. > > I bought my Epson Artisan 810 as my first DVD printer and when it kept > giving me an error message about the "ink pads are near end of life", well > I looked into buying a new non-Epson printer. I bought a Canon MG6220. It > is easier to use than the Epson was for printing onto a DVD. Then I has > the idea about getting ahead of the "game" and buying a "spare" printer. > That was a Canon 5420. It is no as easy to print onto DVDs as the other > one, but it will do if I have no other option. That printer is now on my > media "shelf" in my bedroom. That way I can use my laptop in bed and not > need to go into the other room to get any printouts. Some days that "walk" > is "difficult" to do. > > The real issue for the DVDs is the fact that some people have slow > Internet speeds and even downloading the Windows install files may take a > very long time for them. Some people may need a professional looking DVD > to present to their boss[es] instead of downloading the files from an > online source. So having a source withing your area of the world, where > the postage/shipping would not be too much, it a key. In the USA, I could > ship a DVD, by mail, from New York State to Texas for a small fee. But to > ship it across the border to Canada [one forth the distance] would make the > shipping cost be about $20 USD, for the Priority mailing I have boxes for. > If I went to "normal mail" the DVD "box" could take 6 weeks or more just > to go a few hundred miles to Canada, instead of a few days for 1500 > miles[?] to Texas and for much less shipping costs. Sending the box UPS or > FedEx would cost more since I would have to buy the DVD boxes, which the > post office supplies for free with Priority Mailing [if you order the boxes > online]. > > Yesterday, after some issues with the connection between here and Germany, > I uploaded the 4.1.4 .iso file to the "proper" server folder/directory and > now it it up to the mirror cycle [and other things] to get the file > available on the 4.1.4 DVD download page. It usually take a few days, but > it looks like it hit the system just right and it is online now. > > http://www.libreoffice.org/download/?type=box&version=4.1.4 > > I have been handing out my 4.0.6 DVDs, but [when I am well enough] I could > now hand out 4.1.4 DVDs. I have not tested it out on my Ubuntu desktop, > yet, but the small tests on Windows 7 seems to be fine. I have a problem > with Fonts, that is some versions of LO have trouble with someone having > over 400 font files installed and dealing with that number in the different > methods to edit the font used. Actually, with all of the different > internal font "styles", one package I have tells me that my 400+ font files > actually represent about 900 font names and style combinations. That is > what some version of LO has problems dealing with. I am slowing paring > down that list. 4.0.6 works fine, but the last real test for the 4.1.x > line has issues. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to- > unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
