Although I am willing to be corrected if I am wrong, as far as I know the only
legal copies of Pat's Introduction to Milanese Lace are in paper form as either
the hard or paperback books. Although she would be delighted if the publishers
would agree to another reprint, she hasn't given
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From: Alex Stillwell alexstillw...@talktalk.net
Subject: [lace] out of print book
I have persued Print-on demand but they were definitely not interested.
Their
requirements for the format of the pdfs was so unusual that none of my
computer expert friends could
I have been away and therefore not followed all of this conversation. Can I
ask a question please?
Is it not possible to put these books into pdf format and accept payment
sending them via the internet and then the individual lacemaker could print
off as much or as little as they like. That
Re: Supplying as pdfs.
My pdfs are very large and I have no idea how I can send such a large file.
Also there is the problem of scale. The majority of domestic printers will
not print the prickings the exact size. How do I prevent someone from relaying
her pdf to someone else? At least with a
I am very interested in this initiative, an internet group of authors to
exchange ideas on the respect of printing and other areas as copyright.
Best wishes
Carolina
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Carolina de la Guardia
http://www.carolgallego.com
Getting books published/printed is getting more difficult and I
Would a pdf saved on a read-only cd format work? There must be
protective software available otherwise the coupon sites that restrict
you to one or two printouts wouldn't work.
In message
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Karen M. Zammit Manduca
Subject: Re: [lace] out of print book
Is it not possible to put these books into pdf format and accept payment
sending them via the internet and then the individual lacemaker could
print off as much or as little as they like. That way you have control of
the book matter and the prices
Jane Partridge wrote:
Subject: [lace] Calling all lace authors
Would a pdf saved on a read-only cd format work? There must be protective
software available otherwise the coupon sites that restrict you to one or
two printouts wouldn't work.
Seems a good idea to me but I know nothing about
Although it would still involve posting, it might be easier to download the
PDFs onto a CD/DVD or even a memory stick of some sort because as was
mentioned, the complete books are large files to send and download.
There is always the risk of people sharing them whether in book or
electronic
Thank you Jacquie! I own the little blue book from Lace Guild UK--woo hoo!!!
The Intro book was listed in Louise C's bibliography, hence my search.
BTW--L-o-v-e those little books!!! I have several others. Good job Lace
Guild. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
iPhone
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Paypal would be an excellent solution to payment. The problem is the
unscrupulous. We want the author to be paid the royalty, at least. Copying
of books and prickings has been around since Xerox was first a company, but
having a pdf file opens up to putting the book in the public domain, and
Hi All,
In regard to pricking size, I would love it if the designers would
constantly use a scale beside their prickings, or give the dimensions of the
pricking so we could more accurately represent the design they have created.
This is one of the nice points about Janice Blair's prickings and a
On the whole lacemakers are honest people.
Quite true. But no group is free of dishonest members. See the unscrupulous
vendor of a memory stick with 20 scanned books on it. In this situation it
only takes one.
lrb
My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members,
please ignore
On 5/25/13 7:38 AM, Jane Partridge wrote:
Would a pdf saved on a read-only cd format work? There
must be protective software available otherwise the
coupon sites that restrict you to one or two printouts
wouldn't work.
That's called DRM, Digital Rights Management, and it has
been proven to
Sorry, I didn't mean to mislead anyone.
Lynn said:
See the unscrupulous vendor of a memory stick with 20 scanned books on it. In
this situation it only takes one.
It wasn't a vendor, it was a student offering it to me as a gift. That was why
I specified it was offered to me, not that I saw
An i.d can be imposed on the download. That works sometimes too well, as
one of our Arachnes has found out (good luck sorting that out, Ilske)
I think lace ebooks would be cost-effective for all concerned although the
price of paper these days is at a good price. Just a thought, a large
Sorry, I try to trim my posts before I write, so I don't forget, so in that
particular case I was working from an imperfect memory. But you still show
that there are differing attitudes about copyright in various countries. I
know this because way back when I first joined Arachne, probably
FYI, Pam Palmer is a tatter, who has previously authored a Shire
Publications booklet on the history of tatting. That same booklet is now
available as a print on demand book. I don't know if Pam had a lot to do
with that, or if it was the publisher who did it. Maybe you all need to
chat with
I've got the Aussies iphone and it isnt behaving hence the reply which just
sent itself before id finished or removed the original post (sorry Avital).
i was trying to say that studies that i have recently been reading for work
have shown that whilst people download illegally they often then
Sue
That is what I do with my books. But it is a question of who owns the
copyright, and whether a contract with a publisher gave them the sole right to
disseminate. Some authors sell the copyright to the printer, as well as
handing over the text.
Lorelei
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Alex
I solved the problem of huge pdf files by breaking the books up into parts.
My torchon lesson book has 2 parts, both between 4 and 5 mb. My torchon
pattern book is in 4 parts, each about 5-7 mb. I send each part attached to a
separate email. If the files are larger, some servers shut down
Alex
I forgot to say, there are ways to get the printer and software to print the
patterns at exact size. I create my files in microsoft WORD. For an image
you can specify the exact size the image should appear, in millimeters, and
you can tell the software to absolutely maintain that size.
To
Jane
If one puts the book onto a read only cd, you can't print the patterns, and
the patterns are the point.
Lorelei
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paypal is how I handle the money part of selling my books. The buyer doesn't
need a paypal account, but the seller does need to have one. Paypal lets you
create an invoice, which it sends to your customer. The customer can use any
standard credit card to pay the invoice. Paypal notifies
Whilst .pdf files can't be changed (unless you have the full version of Adobe
Acrobat) in content, layout etc they can be scaled. Just try printing out a
large .pdf file and watch what your printer dialogue tells you. We all know
the problems of BL patterns being reduced/enlarged.
On 25 May
I'd like to chime in on the printing issue.
A problem can occur if the pdf pages are A4, and the print paper is North
American letter size, but most print software gives the option of printing
at original size. It will mean the bottom or top of the page is cut off,
not a sacrifice unless a crucial
I have the nook reader and use both the nook and kindle app on my iPhone. I
love reading on my phone because I can read in the dark but love the nook
book (black and white flat no glare) during the day. Yes I have the Nook
clip on lights for reading in the dark but they do glare and the batteries
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