Wow, what a tirade! So sorry I failed to explain myself completely... Here goes... I tell the bookstore about the book - They decide, that in the interest of gaining new customers, they will order the book through the "proper channels" - Next - they take out a free add in the local newspaper stating that on "such and such " a date, local photographer "Shyrell Melara" will be at the store for a book promotion and signing - Hundreds of people flock to the store but only 20 or so can come in at a time - therefore, people are lined up outside and around the corner - Some of them buy more than one book, but I sign "only the one my picture appears in" - Ta Da - free publicity for the book store - RIT gets royalties - And free publicity for ME! Ooooo Ahhhhh... So maybe none of it will work out. But I still like being published and the more free publicity the better. Next time, just ask, okay? Shyrell --------------------------------- Melara Photography Studios Jonesville, North Carolina *Preserving Precious Memories* http://melarastudios.tripod.com --------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Written By" <written_by@xxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Brief update on book progress > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:09:50 -0600 > > > The problem is, and forgive me if I am wrong, but you have no "right" to > present the book to a book store. Again, forgive me, I mean no insult. > > If you did present it and they bought a hundred copies, who receives > royalty payments? And just so you will know, almost every bookstore > chain decries self-published books. If you are talking about a chain > operation. > > As far as I know, the idea was to create a book of list member's > photographs, offer it for sale through a POD "publisher" and not push > for sales outside of the group. If others start promoting the work, who > knows how much money could be realized. > > What happens if the book were to be "discovered" and it sold a few > thousand copies? Granted, this will not likely happen, but many odd > things could happen and one never knows. > > I did not read the rules, terms, and conditions, but it seems to me that > before the project reaches completion, those heading the project should > make it clear who gets what, if the book becomes popular. Suppose > Time-Life picked up the book and offered a nice advance? Again, not > likely to happen. > > I would hate to miss the opportunity to make a buck or ten, but it seems > to me that nobody is quite sure what should be done with the profits or > if there should be a profit. As I recall, the book is more or less > offered for free and making a profit is not the general goal. I have a > book on Lulu Press and it sells even though I am not and have never > promoted it. So I know that the sales of a few hundred copies of a book > can come from nowhere. > > I will admit that my fears are likely silly and I am often guilty of > jumping the gun and looking for the problems that will likely never > occur. But, one never knows what can happen. > > Bob > .. > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msncom > -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
