Re: [lace] Books on Demand

2011-09-15 Thread Catherine Barley
Cynce Williams wrote: Subject: Re: [lace] Books on Demand I just looked for your book on AllBooks. Compare textbook prices on new and used college textbooks http://www.allbookstores.com/ Prices range from $450 to $700 USD. Cynthia Hi everyone I've just checked out

Re: [lace] Books on Demand

2011-09-15 Thread Lora
A bit late chiming in but I know a few authors who have used lulu.com as far as I know their print on demand is possible in colour you submit a PDF and choose from multiple formats. The return if I remember correctly is quite good too Of the two people I know who have used it, one who writes

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2011-09-15 Thread Joy Beeson
On 9/13/11 1:51 PM, Jean Nathan wrote: . . . the author could photocopy the book, . . . Provided, of course, that the publisher has released to him the copyright on the *typesetting*. Otherwise, one is stuck with starting with the material sent to the publisher -- if you kept a copy after

[lace] Books on demand

2011-09-15 Thread Jean Nathan
A word of caution for those producing and selling their own books. In the UK, you are classed as self-employed if you do anything to earn money yourself, even if you already have a job. Under the age of 60 I had to apply for exemption from self-employed National Insurance contributions, firstly

Re: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-14 Thread pam
Hi Catherine and All A photographer friend of ours recently e published a book of photos telling the story of his first year living in Spain. The quality of the printing is superb, even the ´paperback´version. I´ve just checked and the company does have offices in both the UK and USA so

[lace] Books on Demand

2011-09-14 Thread Catherine Barley
Good morning everyone Thank you all so much for your views and I bow to your superior knowledge, which is way beyond my limited computer skills at present. However, I will follow up all the advice given. The response so far has been very positive but my main concern is that as my book went to

Re: [lace] books on demand/backing up files

2011-09-14 Thread AGlez
Hi Bev and all, After having lost very important data several times because I forgot to backup, I am using now a program which backs up automatically. You can download it for free at http://www.rdcomp.net/ It is called EZBack-it-up. You can make the backups to an external hard disk or to a

[lace] books on demand

2011-09-14 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
There is so much information in your book, Catherine, that I am sure a black white copy would be fine. People are after your knowledge, and ability to pass on that knowledge, rather than look at coloured photos!!! I think getting the information out there is more important, so I say yes to black

Re: [lace] Books on Demand

2011-09-14 Thread Cynce Williams
I just looked for your book on AllBooks. Compare textbook prices on new and used college textbooks http://www.allbookstores.com/ Prices range from $450 to $700 USD. Cynthia On Sep 14, 2011, at 2:33 AM, Catherine Barley wrote: Good morning everyone Thank you all so much for your views and

Re: [lace] Books on Demand

2011-09-14 Thread lynrbailey
. This is four in a row, and has made me feel a lot better. -Original Message- From: Catherine Barley catherinebar...@btinternet.com Sent: Sep 14, 2011 3:33 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Books on Demand Good morning everyone Thank you all so much for your views and I bow to your superior

[lace] Books on Demand/Lace Book Prices

2011-09-14 Thread Jacquie Tinch
. -Original Message- From: Catherine Barley catherinebar...@btinternet.com Sent: Sep 14, 2011 3:33 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Books on Demand Good morning everyone Thank you all so much for your views and I bow to your superior knowledge, which is way beyond my limited computer

Re: [lace] books on demand/backing up files

2011-09-14 Thread bev walker
Hi everyone and Antje Yes this is a really good idea. The control panel on my desktop has backup settings, and a timer. I rely on it :D You are right, it is peace of mind On 9/14/11, AGlez antje.gonza...@gmail.com wrote: After having lost very important data several times because I forgot to

Re: [lace] Books on Demand/Lace Book Prices

2011-09-14 Thread bev walker
Good idea to check ebay. For the exercise, I did this, at ebay.ca and international sellers just now, to find only one listing of a book by Catherine Barley, Venetian Gros Point Lace in the UK. In North American and Australia there was a handful of needlelace related titles by other authors.

Re: [lace] Books on Demand/Lace Book Prices

2011-09-14 Thread Jeriames
Thoughts from a Lace Library owner: Over 1,000 book titles under Lace category! During the past 40 years, none cost just $1. Most cost well over $25. At the IOLI in August, I bought 19 books from a dealer, at an average price of $47 per book!!! I have usually paid what specialty lace

Re: [lace] Books on Demand/Lace Book Prices

2011-09-14 Thread lynrbailey
about, that badly, I want to keep it. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where it is still a beautiful early fall day. -Original Message- From: Jacquie Tinch laceandb...@aol.com Sent: Sep 14, 2011 11:18 AM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Books on Demand/Lace Book Prices

[lace] Books on Demand/Lace Book Prices

2011-09-14 Thread Jane Partridge
In message a702b.3f811916.3ba24...@aol.com, jeria...@aol.com writes If copies flood the market, what does that do to the value of a library accumulated book-by-book? I have not found an educational organization that is interested in receiving the library as a gift! I think it then depends

[lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread Catherine Barley
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

Re: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread corinne jones
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 catherinebar...@btinternet.com wrote: Dear

RE: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread Karen Zammit Manduca
Barley Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 4:10 PM To: lace Subject: [lace] books on demand 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

Re: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread bev walker
Hello Catherine and everyone I think it would be timely to make your book available again either as BoD or eBook, pdf. For the latter you could go with colour. The information on the floppies should be stored to current media storage (e.g. a memory stick) if possible. Maybe you've done that

[lace] Books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread Jean Nathan
There is one possible way round the problem of books which were produced before the advent of windows and digital photography, i.e. on a typewriter and with diagrams cut out and glued on to a page - yes we did used to have to that! If the publisher has released the copyright back to the author,

Re: [lace] books on demand black and white.

2011-09-13 Thread lynrbailey
@arachne.com Subject: [lace] books on demand 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

Re: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Saving info from floppy to a current form of storage is very necessary if the data is important, but a memory stick isn't the most reliable way - a hard drive or CD/DVD is better, and/or upload to a remote server somewhere. Brenda On 13 Sep 2011, at 17:12, bev walker wrote: I think it would

Re: [lace] books on demand

2011-09-13 Thread Anna Binnie
I hope I'm not just repeating what others have said. I feel that books are a precious resource and need to be protected. Paper books are great but expensive to produce and keep in stock. Ebooks in whatever form are excellent as well. May I suggest that authors keep a master print copy of

Re: [lace] books on demand/backing up files

2011-09-13 Thread bev walker
Hi everyone I'd like to move the topic forward, to talk about backing up g It is a good idea to have several places and means of storage for important files (any file is important if you don't want to lose it!). I have just increased the external drive for the weekly computer back up to 500 GB.

[lace] Books on demand

2010-06-25 Thread Janice Blair
Alex wrote: I have been planning to reprint my torchon book and following the letters about Books on Demand I traced one of the machines to Blackwells, 100 Charing Cross Rad, London, UK and went to visit them. The operator was very helpful and I am tentatively thinking about using them to reprint

[lace] Books on demand

2010-06-23 Thread Alex Stillwell
Dear Arachnids I have been planning to reprint my torchon book and following the letters about Books on Demand I traced one of the machines to Blackwells, 100 Charing Cross Rad, London, UK and went to visit them. The operator was very helpful and I am tentatively thinking about using them to

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2010-06-23 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hello Alex Please keep us all up-to-date on whether you are going to reprint your book, and when. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK I have been planning to reprint my torchon book and following the letters about Books on Demand I traced one of the machines to Blackwells, 100 Charing Cross

Re: [lace] books on demand?

2010-06-13 Thread martina . dewille
Hello, DH has published his cook book via Books on Demand about 10 years ago and it is still selling. Martina in Bavaria, Gemany On 2 Jun 2010 at 13:32, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All! While standing in line at Barnes Noble, I overheard a conversation regarding books on demand.

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2010-06-03 Thread Lorri Ferguson
We have one of these machines in the Pacific Northwest of Washington State. When it began it was noted in a newspaper article that it was only 1 of 4 in the world, that was last year. Do you know how many you might have in the UK. Lorri Here's an explanation:-

[lace] Books on Demand

2010-06-03 Thread Dmt11home
A quick browse of the internet reveals that google books does have some kind of an agreement with the Print on Demand, Espresso Book Machine. The September 2009 Library Journal article says the following: Google and _On Demand Books_ (http://www.ondemandbooks.com/,) (ODB), the maker of

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2010-06-03 Thread Linda Walton
Lorri Ferguson wrote: We have one of these machines in the Pacific Northwest of Washington State. When it began it was noted in a newspaper article that it was only 1 of 4 in the world, that was last year. Do you know how many you might have in the UK. Sorry - I've no idea. Blackwell's in

[lace] Books on demand

2010-06-03 Thread Alex Stillwell
Dear Arachnids Books on Demand sounds very interesting. I have been planning computer printing and comb binding my Torchon Drafting book as I doubt if I would get sufficient sales for a 1000 book print, but this sounds interesting. I have had a look at the web site for Blackwells and it sounds

[lace] books on demand?

2010-06-02 Thread hottleco
Hello All! While standing in line at Barnes Noble, I overheard a conversation regarding books on demand. I'd never heard of this concept so asked the attendant. Apparently there are publishers who receive (paid in advance!) orders from BN, print the book send it to the store for pick up.

Re: [lace] books on demand?

2010-06-02 Thread bev walker
books on demand is also the name of company. I bought a couple of bobbin lace books from Barbara Fay that were from BOD. It is an economical way to publish small quantities, as for a niche market (such as lacemaking!). On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:32 AM, hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All!

Re: [lace] books on demand?

2010-06-02 Thread Linda Walton
hottl...@neo.rr.com wrote: Hello All! While standing in line at Barnes Noble, I overheard a conversation regarding books on demand. [snip] This has worked really well for some textbooks I've wanted. I've bought at least three on this scheme, (probably more, can't remember). The price

[lace] Books on demand

2010-06-02 Thread Dmt11home
I wonder if this is related to the Google books project to digitalize books that are out of print and unlikely to be reprinted. If someone orders an out of print lace book, and/or one of our authors on the list gets a royalty for such a reprint, it would be interesting to hear about it. So

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2010-06-02 Thread bev walker
I don't think so. It is another publishing option, has been around for awhile. lulu.com is another (someone wrote about the 'lulu' site to arachne a while back). On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM, dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: I wonder if this is related to the Google books project to digitalize books

Re: [lace] Books on demand

2010-06-02 Thread Linda Walton
Here's an explanation:- http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/editorial/browse/espresso.jsp It's about Blackwell's The Espresso Book Machine, but I believe other booksellers have the same arrangements; I've had some through Amazon. Linda Walton. - To unsubscribe send email to